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pocketman

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hey folks,can i just chop the spur off the hammer of my j-frame and then just smooth the corners or is there more to it and should have a gunsmith do it?
 
"...can i just chop the spur off the hammer of my j-frame and then just smooth the corners..."

It worked out fine for my wife's when I did that to hers.

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Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!
 
You can do it......just take your time, depending if you plan to have the pistol changed for dbl action only, you can with care cut lines in the top of the bobbed hammer which will allow you to still use the single action feature.....fubsy...
 
Pocketman. Yes. Chop it and smooth it. As for checkering the top of the hammer for single action: It's a offense to Smith, Wesson and the Almighty to thumb cock an S&W.

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Archie
 
Archie,

Are you sure Gaston would be offended??!! :D

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Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!
 
Some folks like to leave bout an eighth of an inch of lump where the spur was, gives a tad more weight to the hammer. Lock time will be faster and primer strikes probably won't change. Recommend lightnin the trigger rebound spring and with a little fluf n buff the Js can be fast as any autoloader with AIMED fire.

Enjoy your J, Sam, 36 a foot from hand.
 
I had the thumb spur on my Chiefs Special shaved off and the gun still works fine. The gun can still be cocked but it is NOT safe to try doing it. Use the gun as a double action revolver only. I alos suggest treating the exposed metal on the hammer with a bluing pen or the like since the exposed metal won't be case hardened.
 
Sheez, I had to take the sideplate off my J Frame to see the Hammer. Think I should still cut them groves in it? :eek:

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God made us in his own image.
Thomas Jefferson made us free.
John Browning made us equal.

Without Browning, we might not know about the other two...
 
Obviously you shouldnt, of course you do know that not all j-frames are shrouded?...lol...
I carry a shrouded j-frame so I dont need them either...and I have carried a J-frame and a Detective special with that modification....(and we didnt even have to think about taking the side plate off..lol...)and to help you further understand there is even a J- frame made with the shroud that allows for single action use...of course that option is something you would never use...ok, then dont use it.....
btw, Im using the term shrouded to mean that you dont have access to the hammer(thats with the side plate on..lol)....ON the topic of shroud's Colt use to make a factory part which you could attach to your favorite Detective special....
Did you bugger up the screw's taking your sideplate off?... ..fubsy..
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by fubsy:

Did you bugger up the screw's taking your sideplate off?... ..fubsy..[/quote]

No, but I did buy the gun new and it's the ONLY Smith I own without buggered up screws. A while ago, I went out and bought a bunch of sideplate screws to put on used guns after I've cleaned them up.

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God made us in his own image.
Thomas Jefferson made us free.
John Browning made us equal.

Without Browning, we might not know about the other two...
 
PocketMan,

Actually, the answer to your question is a qualified MAYBE.

Some of these guns are pretty sensitive to changes in the mass of the hammer. I've seen several cases where J-frames so modified would no longer reliably ignite one or more types of ammo.

The fix for that, though, is also pretty simple, a more powerful mainspring to give the hammer more speed.

If you DO decide to do this to your gun, run at least 100 rounds of your favorite carry ammo through it BEFORE you start relying on it.

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Beware the man with the S&W .357 Mag.
Chances are he knows how to use it.
 
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