Hammer weight on a 64

[Armen]

I'm building up a model 64 into a target piece. Have a Clark bull barrel, a nice set of grips, a BoMar style sight rail, etc.
The gun has the stock skinny trigger and hammer. While I agree that the target trigger and hammer feel better than the skinny ones, I have to wonder about hammer weight. On most semi-autos the shooters seem to go with the lightest hammer possible to cut down on lock time. Assuming the hammer is heavy enough to pop the primer, wouldn't the same rules apply to a wheelgun? There is a guy on Gunbroker that has NOS target hammers and triggers, and I'm going to buy a trigger from him. Just wondering if I'm going backwards in fitting a heavier hammer.
thanks,
-Armen

 

[OKFC05]

Is this target gun to be used in any particular type of sanctioned competition, and if so, which?

 

[Armen]

Target only

Not to be used in competition, just killing paper at the local range.
Truth is, I like working on them as much or more than shooting. Fun to take a bullet hose and turn it into a target piece : )

 

[scooter123]

IMO a lighter hammer is preferable for another reason, Ignition. Everything that I've read indicates that primer ignition is a result of Kinetic Energy transfer. So, a lighter hammer will move faster than a heavier hammer when driven by a particular mainspring. Since Ek is a result of Mass time the Velocity SQUARED, it seems that a lighter hammer will result in an increase in Ek. BTW, back in high school a simple Physics experiment proved this out, a lighter weight "stiker" on a simple ball catapult resulted in the ball traveling further than when a heavier striker was employed.

IMO, you should keep that skinny hammer and if your only shooting in double action you may want to bob it.