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Posted: 11/23/2003 11:08:24 AM EDT
| Are there really any benefit to these? Do they have anyplace in tactical weapons or are they just for benchrest. What's the big deal with a faster lock up? Inquiring minds want to know, especially about JP's low mass hammer. |
| I've used the JP hammers for a long time. I like them and have had no problems at all. I think they are a better quality part than the stock standard AR hammer & trigger parts, they have a better feel and a clean break when I use them, and the slimmer shape also makes it easier to clean around the trigger & hammer parts in the lower receiver |
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Faster lock time means that there will be less time between you pulling the trigger (actually, tripping the sear) and the round actually firing, because the hammer strikes the primer faster. In a match situation, this can help the shooter shoot more accurately because it gives less time for the shooter to move the gun off-target before the bullet leaves the barrel. This may give an already-expert shooter an extra bit of edge, but it has NO PLACE on a duty weapon. Many people with these hammers have had problem with light primer strikes and failed ignition, particularly (as you would expect) with military loads that use less sensitive primers. Unless your rifle is on a solid bench on a nice rest, supported at both ends, you're controlling your breathing, and so on, you'd never get any positive benefit from this. In a defensive/duty/tactical situation, you're shooting offhand, probably after moving (maybe even running), and certainly with your blood pumping. How is faster lock time going to make a difference anyway? -Troy |
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