Jimping a 110

[eveled]

Metalhead, nice to hear from you! Too often the OP, asked a question, then goes MIA. Dealing with flood damage must be exhausting.

The finger groove was made with a sanding drum in a drill press. I bought a whole set for under $10 at harbor freight. I picked the one that was the diameter I wanted then just pushed the knife into it.

300bucks, I'm not really worried about replacing the blades again, it took 30 years to wear out 2 knives, now I have more 110's in the EDC rotation, I doubt I'll live long enough to wear out another. It is something to think about though.

I paid $35 for my first 110, and $27 for my last one. The $35 was two days pay at the time, the $27 less than an hour's pay now. Crazy to think about.

[zp4ja]

It's not for checkering wood, rather for checkering metal. Here is the other project.
Same file, used in two directions to get the little diamonds.

I put the knife in a vise wrapped in a business card. Then carefully filed being sure to stay in the grooves. The trick I learned is you really need to commit to the first pass to get a set of nice deep grooves to follow, then you can be gentle. The knife is a lot harder than the gun hammer. The file makes multiple lines with each pass, so spacing is not an issue. It will make aprox 1/2 inch of lines, then you can move over a couple of rows to make the area wider, while riding in the grooves you already made.

Nice thing is, If you do it yourself you can make it as deep as you want it. The file cost more than a new 110, but it was worth it.

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Just curious. It appears that you cut the “hammer spur” off the hammer before you “checkered it”. Is that correct? Most wheel gun hammers have pretty good grip on the spur by default or “stock” factory. My assumption is that you added checkering because you cut the hammer spur off for increased hammer speed or anti snag concealed carry. Mind sharing the details of this?

Jerry

[eveled]

It's an old school trick. A real bobbed hammer, doesn't have a single action notch, so it is DAO Double action only.

Ruger made hammers like mine for the old Six Series revolvers., They called it a speed hammer. The hammer spur is gone, but the single action notch is still functional. The checking allows the hammer to still be cocked for single action shots.

You start the hammer back with the trigger then use your thumb to cock it.

It is a controversial modification. So I can't recommend it.......

[Metalhead]

Eveled, I had forgotten I posted this; several months must have gone by without a reply. I'm glad you picked up on it. I just ordered one of those checkering files, and maybe a few swigs of bourbon will help give me enough courage to start tearing one up. I like your old school hammer trick too. I've never committed to bobbing the hammer off my snub nose because I like having the option of shooting it slingle action. This looks like a way to have your cake and eat it too. Maybe another project for the list.

[eveled]

Metalhead, you are very welcome. Nice to hear from you.

It turned into a fun thread. Be sure to post pictures, and if you do the hammer, be sure to remove it from the revolver, and use a padded vise.

[Legend]

Hi eveled ,
If I used a mini file for this , how easy do you think it would be ? I would really like to try it on my 112 but I am cautious not having tried it before as to achieving a straight file cut !

[eveled]

I think it would be very difficult with a single file. The checkering file takes care of the spacing and makes sure the rows are parallel.