Ruger SP101 hammer swap

[woodsie57]

Son in law just picked up a SP101 with the "bobbed" hammer, double action only. Could the hammer be swapped to allow single action option, or are there internal differences you can't see?

 

[partyboy6686]

Im pretty sure you can buy a standard spurred replacement hammer and swap them out. Look on youtube for a video that shows you how to disassemble the SP101 and replace the hammer.

 

[woodsie57]

Thanks Pboy! Was hoping that was the case

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

If the gun is a DAO model - having a new hammer won't automatically make it DA/SA. You'll just have a DAO with a standard hammer.

There's some fiddling with the innards needing done to convert it back to DA/SA.

I have no idea what that'll entail.

(At least I don't believe that just some other kind of "notch" on a standard hammer will alter the inner workings...)

-J-

 

[Manatee]

Yeah. It's an easy swap. You should be able to get the hammer directly from Ruger.

 

[Bosshoss]

I don't work on Rugers revolvers anymore because they won't sell parts to the public. That's the way it was a couple of years ago.

 

[warthog]

I'vr ordered parts for my Rugers and they sent them to me free of charge.
They didn't even tell me that if I did it I would void my warranty.

I have had them tell me no in the past but they don't seem to care now. I even got a birdshead rear frame for my Super Single Six (.32 H&R Mag) so I could change the looks to what I wanted and have something unique since they put those sorts of rears on shorter barrels and mine has a four inch bbl.

This was last year FYI so perhaps you can give it another try.

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As for the OP, this should be straight forward, switch the hammers and you should have what you want.