Hammer messed up?

One could measure the hammer/nipple clearance with a few strips of shim stock and a micrometer.... or even paper would work. My guess is that the clearance will vary (and maybe considerably) from nipple to nipple. Both from variances in nipple length and the location of the face on which they lock out on the cylinder.

Yes folks I had a cocked revolver pointed at my sternum to take the pic now where's my Darwin award?
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I would have just claimed to have used the camera's timer function! :)
 
I'm not planning on touching the hammer face itself. The ring is so off-center it bulges out the side of the hammer (along the edge where the side meets the face) just a tad. I was thinking I'd smooth that side edge out
 

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I'm not planning on touching the hammer face itself. The ring is so off-center it bulges out the side of the hammer (along the edge where the side meets the face) just a tad. I was thinking I'd smooth that side edge out
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Hmmm, I would have expected the nipple impact ring to be on the right side of the hammer not the left side. I had assume your 1858 had the typical "lean" of the hammer to the left side as it sits in the frame slot. This issue has caused, for some, either slight contact of the hammer with the left side of the frame or a significant problem, a "bounce" of the hammer off the frame. The case with slight contact will often show "scrape" marks on the left side of the hammer.

In the following pictures you can see where this particular 1858's hammer nose was hitting the left side frame and causing a ding. In addition, you can see the hammer was rubbing on the left side of the frame. This was an Uberti made 1858 that I returned to Cimarron primarily because the barrel was off canter.

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However, in this example the nipple impact ring will be on the right side of the hammer not the left like your 1858. It would appear that your hammer is actually leaning to the right side and therefore the nipple impact ring will be on the left side as your diagram indicates. I assume your lock works timing is good? The bolt is engaged in the cylinder stop when the hammer falls, right?

There is a way to shim the hammer so it sits in the middle of the frame slot. It probably won't take long for someone to come along and point out where you can purchase the shims. I seem to recall the shims are sold by MidwayUSA and made for the ROA.
 
I would have had to get in front of it to set the shot up anyway.
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Set the timer, then get on the safe side of the revolver and point it at the camera. OTOH Hawg, I saw a pic of you once and I'm pretty sure you could take a .44 ball to the sternum. :D
 
When you're trying to get a shot of a very small area with a camera that doesn't take good close ups anyway that might be difficult. Where'd you see a pic of me anyway? There's a few around but not that many. That was a .36 anyhow. Wouldn't hurt much.:D:D:D:rolleyes:
 
When you're trying to get a shot of a very small area with a camera that doesn't take good close ups anyway that might be difficult.
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Yeah... I been there. Now I got the fancy digital SLR and tripod.... and I still can't get a good pic most of the time. :)

Where'd you see a pic of me anyway?
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Thought it was on here somewhere. Long-hair, large biceps, mean lookin' bad-boy biker dude? Looked like maybe an old pic.

That was a .36 anyhow. Wouldn't hurt much.
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That's like a paintball for a guy like you. :D
 
Thought it was on here somewhere. Long-hair, large biceps, mean lookin' bad-boy biker dude? Looked like maybe an old pic.
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Oh yeah, me on my Harley. Forgot about that one. Yeah that was an old pic from back in the 80's. I'm just a long haired mean lookin old fart with guns now.:D
 
I'm just a long haired mean lookin old fart with guns now.
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Well, that narrows it down....to just 90% of the TFL membership.

Wouldn't it have been a whole lot easier to just remove the cylinder for the picture?
 
Wouldn't it have been a whole lot easier to just remove the cylinder for the picture?
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Would have been but then I wouldn't have gotten any comments on it.:D I'm not as anal about safety as a lot of people are. I'm safe but I don't go overboard with it. Honestly I don't see how some people get out of bed in the morning let alone drive to work. I thought about loading the chambers and leaving it uncapped for the pic but didn't want to go to the trouble.:D
 
Would have been but then I wouldn't have gotten any comments on it. I'm not as anal about safety as a lot of people are. I'm safe but I don't go overboard with it. Honestly I don't see how some people get out of bed in the morning let alone drive to work. I thought about loading the chambers and leaving it uncapped for the pic but didn't want to go to the trouble.
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Couldn't agree more.
 
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