Nickel Plated/Nickel Boron/Nickel Teflon Hammers?

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Hey, so while looking at some replacement triggers, I saw that some come with a Nickel plated/Nickel Boron/Nickel Teflon/etc hammer.. I was just wondering if there were any benefits behind Nickel plating a hammer or not. Is it better to go with one (BCM PNT) or to go with one without (ALG ACT)?

Thanks

BTW the above triggers are just examples, not necessarily the two I am set at.
 
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ken158 said:
There are NO factory nickel plated hammers or triggers
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Correct, at least from S&W's offerings, but I am looking to replace my fire control group and was wondering if there was any advantages to going with one with a Nickel plated hammer or not.
 
no, but there are a number of silver colored slick coatings used on bolts and trigger assemblies. nickel boron or nickle teflon are 2. not the same as nickel electroplating, but an understandable confusion.
 
Racer X said:
no, but there are a number of silver colored slick coatings used on bolts and trigger assemblies. nickel boron or nickle teflon are 2. not the same as nickel electroplating, but an understandable confusion.
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but would they make a difference at all? what's the purpose of them?
 
they are usually wear resistant and very slick. Makes cleaning a bolt carrier assembly easier, and trigger assemblies smoother and they wear slower.
 
I've seen nickel boron and nickel teflon assemblies but not just nickel with the exception of pins. I'm sure they're just fine but I wouldn't pay any additional expense unless the complete assembly was a good upgrade with quality springs, polished contact points, etc.
 
I don't know what the Rockwell hardness of the various platings mentioned are. Or the relative lubricity (how slippery they might be) in relation to the base metal.

The advantages, if properly selected and applied, are that the surfaces are harder and/or have less sliding friction than the plain steel part. So, they wear longer and may require less effort to move. The best of these types of plating make a bond with the base metal at the molecular lever making them highly resistant to chipping and peeling.

Having said all that, if you buy quality trigger group parts, any significant difference will be largely in your mind.
 
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I have alg act in both of my ar builds and I like the triggers. A pnt that came in a lpk had some take up before breaking so I replaced it. The ACT is a good trigger for the money. Unsubstantiated internet rumor is they make the bcm pnt.
 
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