Posted: 11/3/2013 9:06:42 PM EDT
| No luck on a search. I've seen skeleton hammers on 1911s and Hi powers. Some of the metal looks awful thin. I was wondering what would happen if the firearms fell just right on the wrong surface if the hammer would crack. Has anyone read of this happening? Thanks. |
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Any skeletonizing of a hammer weakens it.
It's a trade-off between having a lighter or what an owner thinks is a more attractive hammer, and strength. Also, some makers use MIM hammers which are even more prone to breaking. Some of the more radically skeletonized hammers are pretty easily broken. |
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Most of the non-competition Commander hammers are OK for most usage.
The IPSC guys can take the whole lightweight thing a little too far. Regular shooters don't need that kind of hammer. I've got a McCormick hammer on my Commander that's 25,000+ rounds old . It hasn't failed. |