Hammer Change on Bisley, Rarely done, except by me!

[Lastmohecken]

I am sure it been done before, but I have never seen it. I changed out the Bisley hammer for a Blackhawk hammer. I bought my first Ruger Bisley way back there, when they first came out, and found out pretty quick that I hated the Bisley hammer, but I did like the grip, pretty good. On my first one, I installed a Super Blackhawk hammer and kept it, and shot it a lot for a few years, then ended up letting a friend deal me out of it. And another friend of mine has it now.

But anyway, I recently purchased an almost new Stainless Bisley and thought I would give that hammer another chance because, I see so many custom Bisley's that still have that hammer on them, even after extensive work has been done to them. But I just don't get it, it doesn't work for me, in fact, I find it dangerous even, because the hammer lays so low when cocked. I like the taller hammer because the Bisley hammer is too low and hits the web of my shooting hand, when I am shooting the gun fast, and trying to cock it with my off hand thumb, and I don't want to waste time repositioning my hand for every shot. I want to choke up on that grip and keep firing. And that's the way I have always done it. Here's a few pictures.

Ruger Bisley, Hammer change.jpg

[Lastmohecken]

Here's a comparison view showing both hammers This shows how much lower the Bisley hammer comes back, and I find that after the first shot, recoil has caused my hand to slip up on the grip and I can't cock the gun with my off hand, unless I first reposition my shooting hand back down on the gun, but I like the ability to shoot fast, by just staying choked up on the grip and keep cocking the gun and firing. And even just cocking for the first shot, that Bisley hammer lays so flat that the angle of the hammer always challenged me, to safely cock it, without my thump slipping off of the hammer if it was wet or sweaty, etc.

Ruger Bisley Hammer change compare.jpg

[TedH]

I like it!

[Lastmohecken]

I like it!

Thanks, I have searched the net and Youtube quite a bit to see if anyone has done this, also, but have never seen it. Which surprises me, because I see people swap Blackhawk and Super Blackhawk hammers all of the time, plus that other hammer style, that I can remember the name of, which some cowboy action shooters use.

[Lastmohecken]

Another picture or two, one shows the web of my hand and the extra clearance the Blackhawk hammer gives me. I think I like it better than the Super Blackhawk hammer I used before, on a previous Bisley. As you can see, the Blackhawk hammer still gives me some clearance, on my hand, even though I am choked up pretty high on the grip. I can't do that on a Bisley hammer.

Ruger Bisley hammer change, web of hand.jpg