vgdvc Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Hello. I was about to order another EGW lightened hammer to fit with an EGW sear in my STI but then saw the Koenig Shooting Sports lightened hammer. Has anyone had experience with both for comparison? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 I like the EGW hammer, but I've had three break at the spur over the past five years or so. They do replace them for free, but it's still a hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 (edited) EGW makes them both. The EGW is 0.1gr heavier than the Koenig. The EGW is always in stock; the Koenig not so much. I have both and honestly cannot discern any functional difference between them. Edited August 6, 2019 by zzt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Yeah, the business end is the same on both. Just different design on the spur and slight weight advantage for the Koenig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgdvc Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Thanks for the responses. Can't see why the Keonig is about $25.00 more from the same vendor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgdvc Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 57 minutes ago, ltdmstr said: I like the EGW hammer, but I've had three break at the spur over the past five years or so. They do replace them for free, but it's still a hassle. Did EGW give any insight as to why this happened..... repeatedly? Did you have failures on the same or multiple guns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Different guns. They said the earlier hammers were weaker due to the size of the cuts on the spur and that the current production the cuts are a bit smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramnj Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 2 hours ago, zzt said: EGW makes them both. The EGW is 0.1gr heavier than the Koenig. The EGW is always in stock; the Koenig not so much. I have both and honestly cannot discern any functional difference between them. I have both too and can’t tell the difference between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrussell Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Have always used the Koenig hammers on all my guns; best I have found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardust tommy Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 I like them both with a STI sear (with a true radius) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheers623 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 They’re both great. Only real difference I’ve noticed is the tuning-fork ring with every shot you get with the Koenig! Also, I assume Doug gets some small consideration for the use of his name on the hammer. That might explain the price difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11MM Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I have used both and both are quality hammers. The first production run of the Keonig hammers were to thin and cracked. Once they fixed that issue they have been bullet proof for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtecpaoche Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 13 hours ago, cheers623 said: They’re both great. Only real difference I’ve noticed is the tuning-fork ring with every shot you get with the Koenig! Also, I assume Doug gets some small consideration for the use of his name on the hammer. That might explain the price difference? I noticed that sound. It definitely sounds different than any other hammer but you only really hear it during dry fire or when you hammer down on an empty chamber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assaulter Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 I broke an egw spur also. I think they have since beefed it up a bit. They also said to not nitride it because it makes it brittle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranoel Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I been using Extreme Engineering Lite Speed for several years on a few guns. No breakage, no cracks, not even showing any wear on the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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