[hammie]

@Aguila Blanca & Hawg: If you have just emptied the revolver, or you are checking an empty revolver, why is it harmful to lower the hammer from half cock? All you have to do is raise the hammer enough to free the half cock notch from the sear, and then lower the hammer, with the trigger held to the rear. And for another scenario, what if you're loading six cartridges in a revolver with colt type lock work, and it has a transfer bar? One could make an argument that it is safer to lower the hammer from a shallower position. Of course, the better and safer argument is to always lower the hammer on an empty chamber, even with a transfer bar (which is what I always do).

I'm not trying to be argumentative. Just trying to learn.