I do as well but not that heavy. I do however make another type of hammer, which I call FIFH and it is metal construction but with four nylon tip set screws that ride in the air tube. They work equally as well as an MDS hammer but are much heavier. Mine come in around 74 g. PM me if interested. You can check out my posts on the FIFH hammer in the This forum.
Not at that weight ... I was ONLY doing 20 / 26 gram for regulated .177 & .22 guns.
Quote from: Motorhead on May 24, 2017, 08:31:46 PMNot at that weight ... I was ONLY doing 20 / 26 gram for regulated .177 & .22 guns.What's the heaviest you are able to make an MDS Hammer?
Quote from: PeterL on May 24, 2017, 11:54:59 PMQuote from: Motorhead on May 24, 2017, 08:31:46 PMNot at that weight ... I was ONLY doing 20 / 26 gram for regulated .177 & .22 guns.What's the heaviest you are able to make an MDS Hammer?As the architect of the MDS Marauder hammers .... Those weights specific to caliber / application is it.Actually QUIT selling hammers to the self tuners well over a year ago, so got nothing to offer you.Scott
Way out of my league that heavy, kinda kills the purpose. Scott is the innovator of the mds hammers. David
Quote from: Rocker1 on May 25, 2017, 07:45:24 AM Way out of my league that heavy, kinda kills the purpose. Scott is the innovator of the mds hammers. DavidWell....it doesn't "kill" the purpose for me. However, my purpose is to use a heavier hammer plus a lighter spring with the W.A.R tss for max fpe. I'm currently running it the opposite way at 79fpe for 7 shots with an extreme spread of 15fps just fine but would like softer cocking ability. In order to tame the violence so to speak. I've used several different kind of hammers but prefer the nylon best because of no gauling and no lubrication required. So, it doesn't "kill" the purpose in my case. Peter
Quote from: PeterL on May 25, 2017, 09:39:04 AMQuote from: Rocker1 on May 25, 2017, 07:45:24 AM Way out of my league that heavy, kinda kills the purpose. Scott is the innovator of the mds hammers. DavidWell....it doesn't "kill" the purpose for me. However, my purpose is to use a heavier hammer plus a lighter spring with the W.A.R tss for max fpe. I'm currently running it the opposite way at 79fpe for 7 shots with an extreme spread of 15fps just fine but would like softer cocking ability. In order to tame the violence so to speak. I've used several different kind of hammers but prefer the nylon best because of no gauling and no lubrication required. So, it doesn't "kill" the purpose in my case. PeterI would look into the Nylon button version of stock hammer if I were you...would put you right at 80 grams dressed?? Pretty sure there is a guy who even makes that hammer I just can't recall his name. GL.For 70-80 FPE I would recommend a hammer between 50-60 grams which WAR's I believe weighs right in between. JMO
Id switch to a balanced valve like Dons and go with standard MDS hammer. DONE!
I can vouch for the F.I.F.H. hammer from SynRodSteve as I have used one. It slides very smooth and equals stock weight.If for some unlikely reason that doesn't work out, another option is the F.A.M.E. mod which will also eliminate hammer galling, but it does require some modification to the breech. DIY F.A.M.E. Build
While I don't know if this will work for you, I have added a 1/4-28 bolt to MDS hammers for use as a spring guide, that replaces the striker, which does add some weight to the hammer. You can cut this so the striker impact is recessed and give you some additional throw, as well. Just a thought.
Quote from: FuzzyGrub on May 25, 2017, 01:34:47 PMWhile I don't know if this will work for you, I have added a 1/4-28 bolt to MDS hammers for use as a spring guide, that replaces the striker, which does add some weight to the hammer. You can cut this so the striker impact is recessed and give you some additional throw, as well. Just a thought.I do currently run the striker recessed within the hammer for more throw. So, I have thought about that route but if I could get a heavier non gauling hammer, the cocking force would be lower and so would fill pressure at or very near to the same power. Definitely a big thank you for the idea though. Peter
Quote from: PeterL on May 25, 2017, 01:59:30 PMQuote from: FuzzyGrub on May 25, 2017, 01:34:47 PMWhile I don't know if this will work for you, I have added a 1/4-28 bolt to MDS hammers for use as a spring guide, that replaces the striker, which does add some weight to the hammer. You can cut this so the striker impact is recessed and give you some additional throw, as well. Just a thought.I do currently run the striker recessed within the hammer for more throw. So, I have thought about that route but if I could get a heavier non gauling hammer, the cocking force would be lower and so would fill pressure at or very near to the same power. Definitely a big thank you for the idea though. PeterI think you said you are using a TSS, so this wouldn't work, but I run the guide back through a slightly modified HS adjuster and end cap. This keeps the hammer straight in the tube and reduces any galling. I have used two springs on this, but the inner one is only adjustable via shims. ie not as convenient as the TSS.