Henry Mare's Leg .357 hammer spur broke off

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I broke the hammer spur of the hammer of my HML.

Will it affect primer ignition reliability? There's enough left of the spur to #### or lower the hammer.

I've bought stuff from Henry US direct so I figure I can order a replacement hammer. Is installing it a gunsmith job ir can I do it myself?
 
geologist said:
I broke the hammer spur of the hammer of my HML.

Will it affect primer ignition reliability? There's enough left of the spur to #### or lower the hammer.

I've bought stuff from Henry US direct so I figure I can order a replacement hammer. Is installing it a gunsmith job ir can I do it myself?
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Was going to pipe up an say that it shouldn't be too complicated. But didn't want to go off half cocked! šŸ˜‰ I'd just do it myself.

Shouldn't affect ignition I wouldn't think. Quite a bit of mass still there.

Henry is a stand up company and they should send you the part pretty quick.

https://www.henryusa.com/own-a-henry/henry-instructional-video-series/big-boy-h006/
 
Not to mention that you have a lifetime warranty on a Henry. I would expect them to either tell you where to send it for repair, or send you the hammer so you can replace it yourself if you prefer. This assumes that the spur was not broken through misadventure and broke under normal use.
 
straightshooter said:
Not to mention that you have a lifetime warranty on a Henry. I would expect them to either tell you where to send it for repair, or send you the hammer so you can replace it yourself if you prefer. This assumes that the spur was not broken through misadventure and broke under normal use.
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It snapped off in transit. It was wrapped in a good gun sock and was inside a steel Holmak cabinet.

It looks like a casting, I would have thought that it would be forged.
 
Henry USA will make it right......:)

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geologist said:
It snapped off in transit. It was wrapped in a good gun sock and was inside a steel Holmak cabinet.

It looks like a casting, I would have thought that it would be forged.
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Sintered metal I would expect. Done right, it is a good process, but in a high strength application, proper processing is critical. Forging or investment casting are superior, but much more costly.
 
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