Revolver guys question

[noharleyyet]

Do you keep the cylinder under the hammer vacant?

 

[JohnCushman]

I don't

 

[jabber]

In the house, no. On the road, yes.

 

[Nameless Range]

It's my understanding that keeping the chamber under the hammer empty is a carry-over from the single-action days when firing pins rested on the primer when the hammer was down. A blow to the back of the hammer could cause discharge. Nowadays they have hammer blocks.

 

[Biscuit Hunter]

On my Old Model Blackhawk, yes. On my New Model, with the transfer bar, no. On any modern double-action, I wouldn't, either.

 

[Beartooth83]

only for a few seconds when I'm reloading it

 

[RUT JUNKEY]

Nope. .never. It depends on what you are carrying I would guess, older. . maybe. . .newer. . .nope.

 

[Biscuit Hunter]

It's my understanding that keeping the chamber under the hammer empty is a carry-over from the single-action days when firing pins rested on the primer when the hammer was down. A blow to the back of the hammer could cause discharge. Nowadays they have hammer blocks.

This is it, exactly.


Ruger with a transfer bar.





Ruger without a transfer bar.





With the hammer down on an empty chamber.

 

[sbhooper]

Older guns that had no safety features needed that to be safe, as you could set off the round by hitting the back of the hammer. Not so with modern revolvers. There is absolutely no need to keep it empty unless it is an old one.

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

In the holster, they are all full.

When I have it in the center console it is loose, so I actually keep the next chamber in sequence empty, so I would have to squeeze twice for boom. It is a transfer bar gun, so no worries about smacking the hammer.

 

[mtmuley]

Always fully loaded whether in the woods or carrying concealed. mtmuley