Revolvers and transfer bars

[Guest Jamesmb]

Hi

Do all revolvers or most made within the past 15 or 20 years have transfer bars with the firing pin inside instead of the firing pin on the hammer?

[The Rabbi]

I think the answer is yes.

[Guest Jamesmb]

I take that back, I think Rossi makes them still with pin on hammer, though dont know how good Rossis are. Seems funny to me without the firing pin on the hammer, but what do I know.

[Guest db99wj]

My Rossi .38 that I bought in Sept 1994, manufactured in Dec. 1993, has the firing pin on the hammer.

[Guest nj.piney]

i have a 5 year old s&w model 37 that has the hammer mounted pin and a 2 year old

model 637 with a frame mounted pin.

[Mike.357]

I much prefer the transfer bar. Can load six that way and not have to worry so much about the empty cylinder thing.

[Guest nj.piney]

mike, if you look in front of the hammer there is a bar that comes up between the hammer and firing pin to prevent the hammer from contacting the pin unless the

trigger is fully pulled. even my 1975 s&w model has this.

[Mike.357]

mike, if you look in front of the hammer there is a bar that comes up between the hammer and firing pin to prevent the hammer from contacting the pin unless the

trigger is fully pulled.

isn't that what I was referring to?

[Guest nj.piney]

not sure mike, the s&w model 36 has a hammer mounted firing pin which could contact the cartridge in a fully loaded cylinder. s&w uses a firing pin block to prevent accidental contact.

in a frame mounted firing pin with transfer bar the firing pin is spring loaded to prevent accidental discharge in a fully loaded cylinder. not sure about other makes. you know it took five minutes to type this out with two fingers. got to figure out what those other 8 fingers are supposed to be doing.

[Mike.357]

in a frame mounted firing pin with transfer bar the firing pin is spring loaded to prevent accidental discharge in a fully loaded cylinder. not sure about other makes.

just like both of my Rugers

[Guest nj.piney]

correct, both excellent sd weapons.