Deacon Stone Sass#58681 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Or lowering the hammer spur. I'm looking to see who can do the work and what it cost to have it done? Thanks for the info. Deacon Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiowa Kid, SASS #69870L Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Or lowering the hammer spur. I'm looking to see who can do the work and what it cost to have it done? Thanks for the info. Deacon Stone Sent you a PM with pards info that does it. KK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Lassiter did a set of mine. And they are perfectly done. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlesnake Slim Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I bought mine here on the wire from Rosie. I am very happy with them, they retain a very traditional look while providing for easier one-handed shooting. You might check if she has any more or can bend yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Stephen D Hill, SASS #56151 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 If they don't have any already done, Rosie's husband Choctaw Silver Wolf will do yours if you send them to him. Did mine and i'm completely satisfied!! Cheap too!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Woodrow Cahill, SASS # 54363 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Not to throw cold water on anyone's enthusiasm here, but wouldn't that be an illegal mod? I took a look at the Handbook (Page 4, Hammers section) and couldn't find anything that said you could recontour a hammer. Replacing them is OK (SBH on Vaqueros), renotching them is OK, but bending them? Or has there been an updated ruling that hasn't made it into the PDF version of the Handbook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastmaster Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Not to throw cold water on anyone's enthusiasm here, but wouldn't that be an illegal mod? I took a look at the Handbook (Page 4, Hammers section) and couldn't find anything that said you could recontour a hammer. Replacing them is OK (SBH on Vaqueros), renotching them is OK, but bending them? Or has there been an updated ruling that hasn't made it into the PDF version of the Handbook? Shooters Handbook, January 2012 is pretty fresh. You got a point there CWC, if it ain't listed then you can't is how I remember it. Could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Stevens SASS#55996 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 That barn door is wide open. With manufacturers creating their own version (running iron to name one) it's kinda hard to call that illegal. But whatever you do for the good of mankind don't mix bisley parts with non bisley parts,that would be the end of the world as we know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Fe River Stan,36999L Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Page 3 Shooters Handbook All parts may be smoothed, reprofiled, polished, deburred, or replaced provided they are not prohibited in these Covenants. Wouldn't bending the hammer spur be considered re-profiling? Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Its my understanding that it IS LEGAL because it is only profiling the existing hammer in a position of hammers that already exist.....like the SBH hammers. The only difference is in its width. While we are on the subject, it is also legal to 'narrow' a SBH hammer to be the same width as the rest of the hammer body. ALSO, if memory serves me correct, Lassiter does not BEND the hammers. HE cuts them and welds them back in a lower position. Mine are perfectly done and the cut and weld are perfect. Ya have to look REAL CLOSE to see where the work was done. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastmaster Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Page 3 Shooters Handbook All parts may be smoothed, reprofiled, polished, deburred, or replaced provided they are not prohibited in these Covenants. Wouldn't bending the hammer spur be considered re-profiling? Stan Don't forget to read the second paragraph of Shooters Handbook, page 3. just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Hello Pard, I've considered having it done to my Plainsman guns and specifically asked PWB about it. The rule Stan quoted covers it. It is legal. You could PM Ol' No. 4; he does it. Regards, Allie Mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugscuffle Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I did my own and they came out pretty good. I say pretty good because I would do them a little bit differently next time, but more about that latter. I used a propane/oxygen torch that I picked up a the local Lowes store, a dremel tool and a small hammer. The hammer was the mistake. I first took some of the metal out bottom of the curve just in front of the hammer spur. This facilitates bending the hammer spur down. Then, using some aluminum angle stock to protect the hammer I put it in a vice. The aluminum angles also serve as a heat sink to prevent the sear notches on the hammer from getting too hot and loosing their temper. As aditional protection forthe sear notches I wraped the lower part of the hammer in cloth and wet it down well. During the heating process I kept adding water to the cloth to be double sure that the notches were protected. I then heated the hammer spur with the torch and tapped the hammer spur down with the hammer. Next time I'll use a channel lock pliers to do the bending. The hammer worked really well to bend down the hammer spur, but it peened the checkering on the spur down to nothing. I had to recut the checkering with the dremel tool and it came out as very crude. To me it seems to work even better, but it aint pretty! Anyway, after that it's just polish it up a little and re-install. Here is a link to some photos of the before and after. http://imageshack.us/g/600/dscf4214t.jpg/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Stone Sass#58681 Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 Btt I Emailed each and every person mentioned. I guess everybody is busy and they don't want any work. Is there anybody else who might do the work? Thanks Deacon Stone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Btt I Emailed each and every person mentioned. I guess everybody is busy and they don't want any work. Is there anybody else who might do the work? Thanks Deacon Stone Patience Grasshopper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugscuffle Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Patience Grasshopper. Sorry pard, but I love to work on my guns and I will work WITH another shooter on his/her gun, but there are too many ways of making a friend into an enemy for me to take in work for someone else, not to mention the potential liability issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain SASS# 3182 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 That barn door is wide open. With manufacturers creating their own version (running iron to name one) it's kinda hard to call that illegal. But whatever you do for the good of mankind don't mix bisley parts with non bisley parts,that would be the end of the world as we know it. The Duke carried a Colt made with a mix of Colt & Bisley parts..... If the Duke could do it............. Just saying!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 "Reprofiling" a revolver hammer has been legal since the approval of the (modified) Ruger Montado at the 2008 TG Summit. The regs re: Bisley hammers & grip frames have NOT been rescinded. The Territorial Governors voted to leave those restrictions in place. "Just sayin'" that some of y'all might benefit from a more thorough study of the "SASS Firearms Covenants" (SHB pp.3-10). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROSIE Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Or lowering the hammer spur. I'm looking to see who can do the work and what it cost to have it done? Thanks for the info. Deacon Stone SilverWolf, is a very on lowering hammers, his email is; jamessykes44@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pit Bull Tex Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Rosie,mine should be there tomorrow,Something for you in the box also.Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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