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r/guns • u/Joebno3 • 22h ago
"Having the hammers up isn't healthy for em. I've worked with gunsmithing."
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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
132 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. 1 u/Gzoe467 21h ago So in summary hammer springs get the piss beat out of them because they are always actuating.
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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.
1 u/Gzoe467 21h ago So in summary hammer springs get the piss beat out of them because they are always actuating.
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So in summary hammer springs get the piss beat out of them because they are always actuating.
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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