Jon Merricks Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 At the SC Sectional I was near Frank G. when he was DF in the saftey area and very time he pulled the trigger and the hammer would fall it would make a ting type noise. Almost like a bell or echo. What was that? Why does it do it? Kind of cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Jon, Did you notice if it was a Doug Koenig(spelling?) hammer? Those things make a tingy sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2alpha Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 C/S ultralight hammers ping when they are dry fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Koenig hammers definately make a ringing sound, even in live-fire. That was one of the first things I noticed when I got my new blaster (see: Shred 3). I'd guess that any hammer with a similar 'tuning-fork' design would act similarly. I've also noticed lately that cracked 38 Super brass makes a distinctive ringing sound on hitting something hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 [thread drift mode on] Shred, my usual practice to separate 4.0"SW cracked brass from uncracked ones is, after having tumbled them, pick up a handful (8/10) and have them tingling in my hand: if I hear something like "sdleng" instead of "tling" I'm almost sure I have in my hand a cracked brass, that a quick glance will immediately discover. I think that brass, in this department, is very similar to bells: if it sounds bad, it is defective. [thread drift mode off] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Merricks Posted June 5, 2003 Author Share Posted June 5, 2003 I'm not sure about the hammer. It was the xtreame pistol he make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L9X25 Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 In addition to the hammer design, the strut length and FP stop plate tightness play a big role too. Some guns have short struts that do not hold the hammer firmly against the FP stop plate and they make a strange "tinging" noise when dry fired too. The hammer basically bounces off the firing pin and stop plate and is free to vibrate without tension. Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 my doug keoing hammers don't ring and my alarm on my watch doesn't ring either..wait a minute...oh that's right, i lost that part of my hearing... lynn jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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