ruger single six hammer question

countryfied252 · January 13, 2013, 09:46 PM

I was wondering if I am walking through the woods and my hammer gets caught on a branch and gets pulled half way back and is then released, will the gun go off or will the transfer bar not allow the hammer to come In contact with the bullit unless the trigger is pulled?

comn-cents · January 13, 2013, 09:49 PM

Only if the trigger is pulled will the hammer hit the firing pin.

rclark · January 13, 2013, 10:27 PM

Yep, no problem.... Just verify it yourself

. You can see the transfer bar position in all stages of pulling the hammer back and letting it back down

(without touching the trigger) .

Bob Wright · January 13, 2013, 10:59 PM

You've got to have your head way up in the clouds not to notice a branch tugging at your hip with enough force to raise the hammer of a Single Six.

Likely the safety strap will prevent any lifting. If there is no safety strap, the gun would likely be knocked from your holster.

Bob Wright

Doyle · January 13, 2013, 11:18 PM

What Bob said - plus, most any decent holster will have a retention strap that goes over the hammer.

Rifleman1776 · January 14, 2013, 10:29 AM

It is a mechanical thing. Although I am a fan of the transfer bar it still is mechanical and subject to faults and failures. Depending on that 100% for safety is not wise, IMHO. It SHOULD protect against unintentional fire. I disagree that one must have his head in the clouds for an unintentional cocking while in the woods. It happened to me during a deer hunt with a SA revolver that did not have a transfer bar. I didn't discover it until I was back in camp. I later switched to a full flap for that gun. For my SS I made my own holster that covers the hammer but is still open top and easily accessible. I often wonder why commercial holsters are not offered this way. Great design, if I say so myself.

And simple.
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GeauxTide · January 15, 2013, 09:13 PM

Easy, don't carry any sidearm without a snapped strap covering the hammer. The branch will be pulling you, not the pistol.

January 13, 2013, 09:46 PM	#1
countryfied252 Member Join Date: May 13, 2012 Posts: 31	ruger single six hammer question I was wondering if I am walking through the woods and my hammer gets caught on a branch and gets pulled half way back and is then released, will the gun go off or will the transfer bar not allow the hammer to come In contact with the bullit unless the trigger is pulled?

January 13, 2013, 09:49 PM	#2
comn-cents Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2008 Location: Pac.N.W. Posts: 1,770	Only if the trigger is pulled will the hammer hit the firing pin. __________________ Be Smarter Than A Bore-Snake!

January 13, 2013, 10:27 PM	#3
rclark Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 1,247	Yep, no problem.... Just verify it yourself . You can see the transfer bar position in all stages of pulling the hammer back and letting it back down (without touching the trigger) . __________________ A clinger. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Single Action .45 Colt (Sometimes improperly referred to by its alias as the .45 'Long' Colt or .45LC). Don't leave home without it. Ok.... the .44Spec is growing on me ... but the .45 Colt is still king.

January 13, 2013, 10:59 PM	#4
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 1,244	You've got to have your head way up in the clouds not to notice a branch tugging at your hip with enough force to raise the hammer of a Single Six. Likely the safety strap will prevent any lifting. If there is no safety strap, the gun would likely be knocked from your holster. Bob Wright

January 13, 2013, 11:18 PM	#5
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Bradenton, Fl Posts: 4,125	What Bob said - plus, most any decent holster will have a retention strap that goes over the hammer.

January 14, 2013, 10:29 AM	#6
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,834	It is a mechanical thing. Although I am a fan of the transfer bar it still is mechanical and subject to faults and failures. Depending on that 100% for safety is not wise, IMHO. It SHOULD protect against unintentional fire. I disagree that one must have his head in the clouds for an unintentional cocking while in the woods. It happened to me during a deer hunt with a SA revolver that did not have a transfer bar. I didn't discover it until I was back in camp. I later switched to a full flap for that gun. For my SS I made my own holster that covers the hammer but is still open top and easily accessible. I often wonder why commercial holsters are not offered this way. Great design, if I say so myself. And simple. Oops, pic didn't attach. Try again. Apparently the forum will not allow posting of a pic more than once. The holster link can be seen in this thread: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=417292

January 15, 2013, 09:13 PM	#7
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 2,918	Easy, don't carry any sidearm without a snapped strap covering the hammer. The branch will be pulling you, not the pistol.