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Posted: 2/7/2009 8:50:48 AM EDT
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What is the reason that the hammer has a tail on it?
I've seen speed-hammers that were flat,and the instructions for the JP trigger I have say to remove the tail on the standard hammer. |
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What is the reason that the hammer has a tail on it? I've seen speed-hammers that were flat,and the instructions for the JP trigger I have say to remove the tail on the standard hammer. That part of the hammer is used in auto-fire as it interfaces with the auto-sear. The hammer has the artifact shape. It is not required, however, for supporting the semi-auto fire function. The lower receiver for civilian models does not have the auto-sear nor support for it. Some semi-auto trigger third party designers will often eliminate the "tail" to reduce hammer mass, increase hammer acceleration and speed for a given spring force, and reduce "time to lock". |
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