1911Prof Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) Well after a few inexplicable light strikes, my 929 stopped working completely, barely striking the primer. Initially I thought it was the firing pin, but it turned out to be the hammer. Is this ever typical? Edited April 20, 2019 by 1911Prof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecmc Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Contact Apex , see if they'll replace it. Haven't seen that before , on an aftermarket hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomar83 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Wow! What would possibly cause the hammer to break like that? How damaging is dry fire with out snap caps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Wow! What would possibly cause the hammer to break like that? How damaging is dry fire with out snap caps?Probably a small defect in the steel reated a stress riser causing it to crack.Dry fire should be no issue without snap caps should be able to do hundreds of thousands of cycles. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolguy Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Most likely a defect in the steel that went undetected. Normally this will not happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911Prof Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 I hope this is the answer to a nagging problem with intermittent light strikes that I have had for a while. I put the original, (now carmonized) hammer back in the gun, and it runs like a top. I had a few again right before the hammer completely gave way so now, fingers crossed, that problem is solved too. Just as a side note, do we owe Carmoney royalty every time we say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolguy Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Now you just have to say (generic) reduced weight hammer... Just kidding. I don't think Mike cares if someone says "Carmonized" hammer. He is justifiably proud of this contribution to the revo world and should be remembered for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysrracer Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Super glue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan454 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 "Carmonize" will forever live on and be part of his legacy. If we gave out awards for contributions to the revolver world, he'd certainly get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911Prof Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Well, got off the phone with Apex and they are sending me a new hammer kit. They are great people to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg K Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, 1911Prof said: Well, got off the phone with Apex and they are sending me a new hammer kit. They are great people to deal with. I had no doubt that Randy would take care of this. Edited April 23, 2019 by Gregg K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskys2 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 A big YES Randy Lee at Apex is a stand up guy. We all need to treat him right too, you know patronize his business and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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