45 Dragoon
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mh2000, when you're pulling on a hammer, it's not just the mainspring giving resistance. You have to add in hand, trigger and bolt spring tension. The gun with the lightest main can still have the heaviest hammer draw. That's why you check hammer draw weight AFTER your done with the action.
(Just trying to help you with your "scientific" tests!! Lol!!)
I understand keeping a Colt (orig.) in stock configuration, but these guns we enjoy are built with parts pulled out of a parts bin, many of which are vendor supplied, assembled and function tested. Not a lot of "love" (the "special " ingredient!). Though a very heavy mainspring may help keep a cap on the nipple, a post is a limiting device that keeps them out of the action. Not only does it pull caps out that are blown into the slot, it also stops them from going any further than the post. Also, a very heavy main masks a lot of things that will go undetected and later replaced rather than fixed.
An 8lb.hammer x 6 shots = 48 lbs. moved.
A 4lb. hammer x 6 shots = 24 lbs. moved. (This thumb will still smile after a hundred rounds or so!!)
Mike
(Just trying to help you with your "scientific" tests!! Lol!!)
I understand keeping a Colt (orig.) in stock configuration, but these guns we enjoy are built with parts pulled out of a parts bin, many of which are vendor supplied, assembled and function tested. Not a lot of "love" (the "special " ingredient!). Though a very heavy mainspring may help keep a cap on the nipple, a post is a limiting device that keeps them out of the action. Not only does it pull caps out that are blown into the slot, it also stops them from going any further than the post. Also, a very heavy main masks a lot of things that will go undetected and later replaced rather than fixed.
An 8lb.hammer x 6 shots = 48 lbs. moved.
A 4lb. hammer x 6 shots = 24 lbs. moved. (This thumb will still smile after a hundred rounds or so!!)
Mike