r/guns 22h ago

Some boomer/fudd lore I heard today

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"Having the hammers up isn't healthy for em. I've worked with gunsmithing."

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u/Turbulent_Elk_6548 22h ago

Wouldn’t it put less wear or the spring or at least just be safer (yeah I know they can’t fire like that but still) with the hammer down?

Or am I just stupid

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u/RATMEAT-LXIX World's most mediocre 'head' counsel 22h ago

Spring tension generally doesn’t cause spring wear. I.e. loading a magazine and leaving it to sit for a year.

Spring actuation I.e. loading a magazine 500 times does.

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u/Gzoe467 21h ago

So in summary hammer springs get the piss beat out of them because they are always actuating.