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Why do some pistols have a hole in the hammer, such as the 1911?...
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Old 09-13-2009, 02:26 PM
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Why do some pistols have a hole in the hammer, such as the 1911?
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Old 09-13-2009, 02:33 PM
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thier supposed to be quicker. Thier is supposed to be less delay in the hammer striking the firing pin. plus it looks cool, and it makes the gun a tad lighter. same with the target trigger.
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Old 09-13-2009, 02:34 PM
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My brother has installed those on both his 1911's.
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Old 09-17-2009, 05:45 PM
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Yeah, it technically lightens them, but the weight difference is negligible at best.

Mostly, it's just asthetics...nowadays, it's pretty much expected on any non-GI 1911.
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Old 09-21-2009, 05:28 PM
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Was there some kind of lanyard hole on the grip of the mounted cavalry handguns from back in the day? I'm not well versed in those guns, so I could be WAAAAY off target here.
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