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    Question Polishing Hammer Face

    Any data (or personal experience) on how much the face of an AR hammer can be smoothed and polished? I have been searching but cannot find verifiable info as to the hardness of the hammer and if this proceedure would be an issue.

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    Stop and ask yourself: "why?"

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    I see nothing gained doing this...

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    Quote Originally Posted by foxtrotx1 View Post
    Stop and ask yourself: "why?"
    Then, on the other hand, one could ask - why not?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gem1950 View Post
    Then, on the other hand, one could ask - why not?
    I would ask for you to really think what you're going to gain by polishing the face of the rifle's trigger. Could you name three advantageous reasons to do such a thing? I cannot.

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    I've messed around doing it before just for fun, and I cannot find a single benefit.

    Quote Originally Posted by bleaman225 View Post
    I would ask for you to really think what you're going to gain by polishing the face of the rifle's trigger. Could you name three advantageous reasons to do such a thing? I cannot.
    It gives you practice with stoning, it kinda looks cool, and you might get .001 % less friction as the bolt passes over it. Does that count?
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    Trigger components are surface hardened. Grinding, polishing or sanding them is usually a bad idea because without the hardened surface they will fail.

    And as the other members have said, you will gain nothing by doing so.
    Quote Originally Posted by 308sako View Post
    But I must advise that trigger time will do more than shopping time.

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    Gee, in a world where it is common practice to improve function in semi autos by polishing hammers, bolts, slides etc. my original question seems reasonable - to me anyway. I was hoping for (expecting) something other than rhetorical questions in response. Oh well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Servo View Post
    Trigger components are surface hardened. Grinding, polishing or sanding them is usually a bad idea because without the hardened surface they will fail.

    And as the other members have said, you will gain nothing by doing so.
    If the trigger group parts are not to be touched because of the hardened surfaces then why is the sear surface of the trigger ground sharp in two areas?
    Last edited by Gem1950; 10-05-13 at 08:39.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gem1950 View Post
    Any data (or personal experience) on how much the face of an AR hammer can be smoothed and polished? I have been searching but cannot find verifiable info as to the hardness of the hammer and if this proceedure would be an issue.

    Thanks
    Honestly man, I have polished triggers ... not.much is really gained. Not to change the thread but if you want a better trigger get an ALG if you want a really good one get a ssa. Don't dick around with this shit .. risk is not worth the gain. Not for 65$ anyways...
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