What is that screw in the trigger on the Hammerli 100 series

C. Perkins · Post by **C. Perkins** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:29 pm

When ever I see a Hammerli 100 series pistol picture there is this long screw and nut through the trigger...

What is it for ?

I just gots to know...

Clarence

renzo · Post by **renzo** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:57 pm

That model had the possibility of setting the trigger release at very low weights (I've seen such pistols firing by pointing them upwards, only by force of the trigger blade's mass).

For such cases, the screw you see was used to increase the "weight feeling" on the finger's tip, as the contacting surface was decreased fron a plane to a single point.

Some shooters I knew used that screw (even sharpening it to a point) when shooting in very cold weather to increase sensibility, the same way some othre shooters add 30 o 40 grams to avoid unintended firings when the fingers are somewhat "desensitized" by low temperatures.

Also, the right grip on those Hammerlis came originally with the wood almost completely covering the trigger blade from the side (the index finger resting all the way against the wood), and that screw (bent to protrude outwardly to the right) allowed for a better purchase of the trigger.

C. Perkins · Post by **C. Perkins** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:36 am

Renzo;

Very interesting.

Thank you for the explanation.

Clarence

renzo · Post by **renzo** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:37 pm

Didn't know if my explanation about the grip "covering" the trigger was clear enough, so I searched for a caption of one so you could see it directly.

Cheers!