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Post by bula on Aug 27, 2019 9:04:09 GMT -5
I think the new hammer an improvement in looks. Also for serious field use, a plus. Am thinking cold weather, gloved use. Also think ScottH is onto something. I've no wish for a 357max, but BFR a likely route to new ones and resurrection of a much missed cartridge.
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Post by frankenfab on Aug 27, 2019 9:13:38 GMT -5
That hammer looks much better than the new one, which is ugly as s**t. The wide spur hammer even makes the new weird looking grip look better!
I'll second the question, is this the same as the old BFR hammer?
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Post by 98redline on Aug 27, 2019 13:18:44 GMT -5
I just talked to the custom shop about adding one of those hammers to my pending build. (~2 more months and counting)
The wide spur hammer is not part of the build for normal production guns and it is something you need to request from the custom shop.
According to them, it is almost identical to the original hammer design and was brought back due to customer request.
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Post by boster on Aug 28, 2019 15:45:09 GMT -5
The new hammer in photos above is exactly like the hammer on my 8 year old .475.
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Post by clintsfolly on Aug 29, 2019 9:04:43 GMT -5
Looks very very close to my old wide hammer on my BFR.
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Post by whitworth on Aug 29, 2019 9:43:03 GMT -5
The new hammer in photos above is exactly like the hammer on my 8 year old .475. It's a bit different. The new one is on the right, the old one on the left.  |
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Post by Encore64 on Aug 29, 2019 19:41:43 GMT -5
The old ones were the best I've seen. Have four BFRs with them and will never part with them.
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Post by whiterabbit on Aug 30, 2019 11:54:21 GMT -5
I am OK with the new wide spur. It was a terrible decision to get away from that hammer design. The changes between old and new are minor enough for me not to worry about it. I too will never part with my BFR, and if I ever get a new one, it WILL have the new hammer!
Lots of good decisions from magnum research lately. I hope they see results in terms of revenue as positive feedback.
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Post by rangersedge on Aug 30, 2019 12:34:01 GMT -5
I have never owned a BFR gun so I have to ask, is it normal for the hammer to not fill the slot by the upper ears of the grip frame or at least come close to matching the contours? I'm not trying to be snide, I just have not seen a close up picture of that part of one before so I don't know if that is normal for these guns or not. I too wonder why they don't... |
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Sept 4, 2019 0:49:10 GMT -5
Hey Whit, think I could order a couple of those wide spur hammers to install on my BFRs from MRI?
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Post by Yetiman on Sept 6, 2019 19:57:02 GMT -5
Like everywhere else, what is old becomes new again lol.
I like my BFR with it's original hammer and the new style sight.
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Post by 45bbh on Sept 11, 2019 19:40:00 GMT -5
First BFR I bought had the Super Blackhawk hammer on it along with a Ruger branded rear sight. I always assumed the BFR used to use the SBH hammer, I know they ended up changing it, which I didn't like, so I'm glad to see the wide spur hammer back. Is this an option or will all BFRs ship from the factory with them?
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Post by 98redline on Sept 12, 2019 14:58:08 GMT -5
First BFR I bought had the Super Blackhawk hammer on it along with a Ruger branded rear sight. I always assumed the BFR used to use the SBH hammer, I know they ended up changing it, which I didn't like, so I'm glad to see the wide spur hammer back. Is this an option or will all BFRs ship from the factory with them? From what they told me, it is an option from the custom shop. Production guns will still get the other hammer. |
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Post by bradshaw on May 17, 2020 8:57:48 GMT -5
Obviously, the wide-spur BFR hammer is a straight lift of the Ruger Super Blackhawk hammer. Never heard a silhouetter complain about the Super Blackhawk hammer spur. For fast draw----hardly the issue here----Bill Ruger’s Blackhawk variant of the taller Colt Peacemaker spur is faster.
I do find it confusing to call the BFR “banana” gripframe a “Bisley,” since the Bisley's operative feature continues the arc of single action frame down to the butt. Necessitating concealed grip frame screws. The BFR banana gripframe mounts in standard Colt single action fashion.
David Bradshaw
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Post by whitworth on May 17, 2020 9:33:36 GMT -5
Obviously, the wide-spur BFR hammer is a straight lift of the Ruger Super Blackhawk hammer. Never heard a silhouetter complain about the Super Blackhawk hammer spur. For fast draw----hardly the issue here----Bill Ruger’s Blackhawk variant of the taller Colt Peacemaker spur is faster. I do find it confusing to call the BFR “banana” gripframe a “Bisley,” since the Bisley's operative feature continues the arc of single action frame down to the butt. Necessitating concealed grip frame screws. The BFR banana gripframe mounts in standard Colt single action fashion. David Bradshaw I think it’s safe to say Ruger’s Bisley is also an interpretation. |
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