MTSCMike Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I bought the APEX hammer for my 625 and it is an awesome hammer but I wanted to see if I could bob the MIM hammer so it would look as nice as the APEX when installed...gotta love the Dremel! The APEX hammer: My "Bob-Job" (cell phone pic)...I'll post another when it is installed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopalong Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Nice Job Mike, Now just bring that to the Memphis CHarity Challenge in November. Hop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepkool Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Nice job, How dose it work? How do you like the apex? did you install a new firing pin kit also? Thansk Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSCMike Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Nice job, How dose it work? How do you like the apex? did you install a new firing pin kit also? Thansk Kevin Haven't tried the bobbed MIM hammer yet. Love the APEX. I also installed the XP firing pin from APEX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
practical_man Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Very nice work. Can't wait to see it in the Revo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicycle Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Was that 100% dremel work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSCMike Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Was that 100% dremel work? Nope...bench grinder to get it close then dremel the rest of the way. But I beleive I can do the next one with just the dremel. The grinder almost cost me the hammer! It was UGLY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzShooter Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Very nice job. Better than I've done. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicycle Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Nice work keeping the face you ground square. Looks good. I wish my 625 looked that way. Just not bad enough to buy the Apex hammer or cut on another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSCMike Posted August 19, 2012 Author Share Posted August 19, 2012 Nice work keeping the face you ground square. Looks good. I wish my 625 looked that way. Just not bad enough to buy the Apex hammer or cut on another one. Thanks...that was why the grinder nearly cost me the hammer. It was no where close to square after grinding! All the squaring work was done with the dremel and I almost ran out of material. Should be able to talk to the fellow who might want to try this in his 625 tomorrow. If he wants it I will get pics of the installed hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSCMike Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Got the bobbed MIM hammer installed on my friend's revolver...I have no control over the "butt ugly" grips he has on his gun but the hammer works GREAT. I may try to do more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon11 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Hammer looks nice. Besides the looks of the grips, do you like the texture. What kind of grips are those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Hammer looks nice. Besides the looks of the grips, do you like the texture. What kind of grips are those? He said it in the post, "Butt Ugly Grips". They must make the ones for the PC guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I bought the APEX hammer for my 625 and it is an awesome hammer but I wanted to see if I could bob the MIM hammer so it would look as nice as the APEX when installed...gotta love the Dremel! The APEX hammer: My "Bob-Job" (cell phone pic)...I'll post another when it is installed: That is awesome. One question, though. Why did you not grind it flush with the frame? I'm sure there's a reason I'm not aware of.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSCMike Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 (edited) Hammer looks nice. Besides the looks of the grips, do you like the texture. What kind of grips are those? Texture is nice, color sucks and they are way too fat for my hand. I think he had them custom made. No clue who did it. Edited August 30, 2012 by MTSCMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSCMike Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 That is awesome. One question, though. Why did you not grind it flush with the frame? I'm sure there's a reason I'm not aware of.Thanks! Well first...I actually let a friend of mine do the rough grinding because I don't own a grinder. He overshot the mark a tad and was out of square. VERY ugly. I had to "save" it with the dremel but almost ran out of material and it made the lower portion more recessed than I had intended. Second, I used a french curve to find the curve of the frame and transferred it to the hammer outside the gun so I guessed at the proper location. It was supposed to be more close to flush. Third, "flush" on a 625 is a moving target. The hammer sits differently in the gun when the trigger is pulled. The nose goes deeper into the recess and the rear (lower) part rises up a bit. So you have to pick between flush at rest or flush at the end if the trigger stroke. If I do another I will mark the hammer while in the gun and shoot for flush at rest. It was a learning experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 That is awesome. One question, though. Why did you not grind it flush with the frame? I'm sure there's a reason I'm not aware of.Thanks! Well first...I actually let a friend of mine do the rough grinding because I don't own a grinder. He overshot the mark a tad and was out of square. VERY ugly. I had to "save" it with the dremel but almost ran out of material and it made the lower portion more recessed than I had intended. Second, I used a french curve to find the curve of the frame and transferred it to the hammer outside the gun so I guessed at the proper location. It was supposed to be more close to flush. Third, "flush" on a 625 is a moving target. The hammer sits differently in the gun when the trigger is pulled. The nose goes deeper into the recess and the rear (lower) part rises up a bit. So you have to pick between flush at rest or flush at the end if the trigger stroke. If I do another I will mark the hammer while in the gun and shoot for flush at rest. It was a learning experience Yes, thanks, that makes sense. I guess you can always take a little more off if you wanted, and maybe make it faster in the bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mild Mike Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I'm considering buying a similar hammer from Apex for my 625 JM. Did the Apex hammer require any fitting to function properly or was it a drop in application? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leas327 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 The good thing about making a hammer bob match the frame is... if you screw it up just Carmonize it and pretend you were going to do it all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSCMike Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'm considering buying a similar hammer from Apex for my 625 JM. Did the Apex hammer require any fitting to function properly or was it a drop in application? The Apex requires the older style sear which requires fitting. If you currently have MIM parts you will need the "kit" from APEX with the sear, pins and springs required for installation. It's not expensive at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Nice looking work. Why do you call the hammer "Bob" though? Reading the thread topic I just had to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSCMike Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 Nice looking work. Why do you call the hammer "Bob" though? Reading the thread topic I just had to ask. OK...so this Grasshopper walks in a bar and the bartender says "Hey, we have a drink named after you." and the grasshopper says "You have a drink named Bob?" So that's why I named it Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slflr Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Nice looking work. Why do you call the hammer "Bob" though? Reading the thread topic I just had to ask. I call my hammer Mjölnir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberiad Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I'm considering buying a similar hammer from Apex for my 625 JM. Did the Apex hammer require any fitting to function properly or was it a drop in application? The Apex requires the older style sear which requires fitting. If you currently have MIM parts you will need the "kit" from APEX with the sear, pins and springs required for installation. It's not expensive at all. APEX will also install the parts and fit the sear for a small fee. Scott offered to do this when I talked to him about the hammer via email. Since it was worth the extra cost to me I had them do it. It terms of fitting, it dropped in to my 686 SSR with no work at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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