Who likes bobbed hammers on carry revolvers?

[hoser]

How many of you remove the spur off your hammers on carry revolvers? Pros and cons? Pix?

 

[rkrcpa]

I got tired of my elbow banging into the hammer spur.....

So I had it removed and never looked back.

 

[hoser]

Did you just remove it or does someone make these pre-bobbed hammers? I'm thinking about doing this and also replacing the adjustable with a fixed rear.

Is cylinder and slide the only ones who make a fixed replacement rear sight?

 

[rkrcpa]

I had it removed by a gunsmith when I had it in for tuning. It's DAO also, I didn't want the possibility of a cocked hammer without a hammer spur.

 

[sheriffoconee]

Did you just remove it or does someone make these pre-bobbed hammers? I'm thinking about doing this and also replacing the adjustable with a fixed rear.

Is cylinder and slide the only ones who make a fixed replacement rear sight?

here is another fixed sight
Smith and Wesson K, L, and N Frame Sights

 

[hoser]

These look promising too...with benefit of adjustability!
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[paragon1]

M60-7.

A tad heavy for the pocket, but I think it is a little easier than a centennial.

 

[vytoland]

my S&W model 64-5 NY-1 came spurless from the factory. accurate, reliable and easy to carry in an early model don hume holster.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

Bobbed hammers are an aid in some situations. For those wanting to try this I recommend purchasing another hammer to alter, keeping the original intact. This way if you decide that this is not for you the revolver can be easily restored to stock condition. Also, altered handguns suffer greatly in resale value.

 

[ArmyCop]

I like my S&W 642 with no hammer mostly for the ability to pocket carry without worry of the hammer "snagging" during the draw.

 

[Bell Charter Oak Holsters]

No Exceptions For Me

All of my carry revolvers have bobbed hammers. All my combat shooting is done double action. That's all she wrote.

Cheers;
Lefty

 

[ab4ka]

I like the idea of the bobbed hammer for carry, but I got my 638 so I'd have the benefits of a shrouded (no-snag) hammer for DA shooting but I could thumb-cock it if I wanted to. That being said, anytime I shoot it I always shoot DA anyhow. I've thought about bobbing the hammer on my 686 for when I carry it, but I still shoot it enough SA that I'm not quite ready for that yet.

 

[Dogguy]

All of my carry revolvers save one are J-frame Centennials--442, 642 and an original 640. The other one is a Ruger SP 101 and it has the factory spurless hammer and is DAO. I pocket carry most of the time and a hammer spur is not anything I want to deal with.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Most of my carry guns have bobbed hammers. I agree with the idea of removing the SA notch, as a fairly good defense against a phony claim that the revolver was cocked prior to an AD, but in fact I have not removed the SA notch from all of my bobbed hammers. I have no intention whatsoever of ever cocking a bobbed hammer, and I am old and cranky and don't care that much what other people think. In fact, I don't remember at the moment which bobbed hammers have SA notches and which don't, because it makes no difference to me.

My 2" M15 with bobbed hammer and Rogers grips is one of my more accurate revolvers. DA can be quite accurate.

I am reminded of the tourist in NYC who asked a policeman how to get to Carnegie Hall. "Practice, son. Practice!"

 

[Old cop]

I had a pro gunsmith bob the hammer on my Colt Cobra for $65 and the Range Officer from my former PD did it on my model 37 before I retired. Beautiful job and the guns shoot as good as ever. Go for it.

 

[bronco45]

I have a 3" 65 with a bobbed hammer and it is a joy to carry and a great DA.

 

[jimonfly]

325NG

I purchased a 2nd hammer from Brownells for $55 and bobbed it myself. Thought about removing the SA notch but haven't yet. I originally wanted to attach a small ring so I can still use SA. The reason for removing it was it printed pretty heavily under my shirt, as it is an everyday CC.

 

[chp]

I like a boobed hammer better than the
Centenials. Just my humble opinion . . .

 

[6thtexas]

The Model 60 I de-horned on my own.

The Security-6 hammer I replaced with a spur-less Speed-6 hammer

 

[bronco45]

Always like the profile of the SS spurless hammer. Nice gun and good lookin leather.

 

[ENGINE18]

Aside from my 638 Bodyguard, I have a M64 w/a 2-inch barrel with a bobbed hammer done by a gunsmith in Glendale, Arizona. It still retains the SA notch.

He also installed a lime-green insert in the front sight, blackened the base of the rear fixed sight, chamfored the cylinder charge holes, poliched the trigger, and did an awesome DA action job.

I'm so used to the 638, that I don't carry the 64 that much, but it makes one heck of a nightstand gun with 158grSWCHP+P loads!

 

[dewingrm1]

I really like bobbed hammers. I had my model 60 on the sale forum for a while until I decided to bob the hammer. I really like it now and don't plan on selling it. I attached a picture of my 60 along with my favorite carry holster.

 

[bigswedegml]

What holster is that dewingrm1?

 

[dewingrm1]

What holster is that dewingrm1?

I'm not sure who manufactured the holster. It's not marked. I received it years ago from a NY police officer. It works great for appendix carry.

 

[NE450No2]

I bobed the hammer on a S&W Mod 60, for the wife.

I prefer a Bodyguard... And have used one for over 40 years.

I also fitted a bobed hammer to a Mod 58 I had, when I carried it in an upside down shoulder holster.

 

[Two Guns]

My S&W Model 37 has a factory bobbed hammer and so does my Ruger GP100.

 

[GKC]

I guess I'll be the odd man out here, because I don't care for a bobbed hammer on a revolver with an external hammer. Now, I do have a 642; it has an internal hammer and is DAO, but that is the way it was made and it is just fine for pocket carry.

It's just my opinion and my preference, but a DA/SA revolver with an external hammer just doesn't look right when the hammer has been bobbed.

 

[RedBerens]

I've got two. On a defensive revolver, it's going to be fired double action only, so the SA option is mot really necessary. Plus it is one less thing to snag.

 

[6thtexas]

I like them bobbed. I'm not worried about any resale value as these are staying with me.

 

[ContinentalOp]

I had the hammer on my 65 bobbed when I had a DAO action job done on it. My 64 came with a factory bobbed/DAO hammer. All my self-defense revolvers are DAO. Any future carry revolvers will be either DAO or converted to DAO; if it has a hammer spur it will be bobbed.

The bobbed hammer is good for concealed carry as there's nothing to snag on when carrying or drawing.