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Alrighty,
I took my SA WWII to the range again today and put another 100 through it. Happy to say that even with a relatively high hold, I got almost NO hammer bite. All I have is a tiny little scratch that doesn't even hurt, so I figure that if that's all I got after 100 rounds, I should be pretty good to go.

Anyway, if I decide to get this thing "built", I'm probably going to go with a spartan build and leave the stock grip safety. However, the stock internals gotta go. Are all the aftermarket spur triggers the same length as the SA? I like the looks of the EMC wide spur hammer. The other option is a rowel type commander hammer. I assume they don't have the "reach" of a spur hammer? I LOVE the looks of a commander hammer on a 5" 1911.

Any thoughts?

Were I getting bit even once, I'd be having my hammer spur trimmed. There's not a lot of difference between manufacturers, other than wide spur and standard spur. Thewide ones may be more prone to biting, depending on your hand. Rowel hammers are a good option, but the tang of the grip safety must be cut for a clearance notch on the top. Hope this helps.

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Never had problems back in the 60's with the dreaded hammer bite when shooting with the Navy teams. But...I was a lot younger. As you age and the padding in your hands thins, you'll appreciate the wider "beaver tail" type grip safety. I like the Brown...you may like others. Not too hard to fit. Need some hand tool skills and good eye sight, but if you shoot, both should be available. That is a good platform to learn on. Brownell's can help you on that. JMHO

The best way to tell would be to buy a new spur hammer and compare the two. You can carefully soften the edges on the underside of the spur a bit for extra insurance.

By the way, are you talking about the newer style spur hammer or the old school WWI and II style?

On the newer spur hammers I just lop four notches off the end of the spur and reprofile the tail of the spur to the original profile. The old ones take a bit of care to shorten correctly.....but you can round the lower edge fairly easily.

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