You can't take the transfer bar safety out.................it won't fire without it as it is an
interface that closes the gap between the hammer and the firing pin. The hammer is machined so it
can't hit the pin by itself.....ergo......slipped hammer and no trigger movement means no bang!
I also figured out that my misfires were caused by the sheet metal transfer bar occasionally "wandering"
under the firing pin (its an intentionally loose fit inside the frame) and when the trigger is pulled, which normally moves the bar up into firing position, it jams it
under the pin instead. No interface = no bang.
I need a hammer not made for a transfer bar safety. This gun has been made by two or three different manufacturers during the last decade or two so I wonder if it was ever made without that feature?