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The Hammer Strut Support is now available on Amazon.com and GunBroker.com as well as at EBACO.com and Volquartsen.com as well as at our own HammerStrutSupport.com website, and is in Guns magazine, American Handgunner magazine, Field and Stream magazine, NRA Shooting Illustrated magazine, and...

The Hammer Strut Support is now available on Amazon.com and GunBroker.com as well as at EBACO.com and Volquartsen.com as well as at our HammerStrutSupport.com website, and is in Guns magazine, American Handgunner magazine, Field and Stream magazine, NRA Shooting Illustrated magazine, and next...

The Hammer Strut Support is for those that could use a little help with their pistols. Not everyone is good at everything. We all can't be good at fixing everything, like guns, cars, washing machines, air conditioners, IPhones, computers, motorcycles, etc., etc. There is just too many things...

I agree, that if you do follow the Ruger Manual and do everything perfectly, every time, you will not have a problem. But, even Ruger seemed to think that enough people do have a problem, that they designed the MK 4 to eliminate the problem. Not everybody is as gifted as you in this area, and...

The Hammer Strut Support (HSS) will ensure the mainspring assembly is always re-installed quickly, correctly and easily into Ruger Standard, MK I, MK II, MK III pistols and the AMT Lightning Pistols. The HSS will physically prohibit incorrect installation. The HSS is the size of a dime, and is...

You can identify the 1970-1974 Ruger MK I models by their serial number. Their serial numbers start with 10-xxxx or 11-xxxx or 12-xxxx. The Hammer Strut Support fits and works perfectly on all other Ruger Mk pistols (Ruger Standard, MK I, MK II, and MK III) except the 22/45 versions and the...

Like new, in box, Crimson Trace LaserGrip for Ruger LCR (LG-411). $150 including shipping to continental USA. [email protected] https://www.dropbox.com/s/lpldnsypfxnmsuj/LG-411%20a.JPG?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/u11yduapdu1shrs/LG-411%20b.JPG?dl=0...

Sorry I did not get it patented and manufactured earlier. But, it still works with the Majestic Arms Kit. :)

45Flattop, Thank you for the info. We are compiling a database on the HammerStrutSupport.com website, on the "Compatibility" tab, and have added your info to it. So far, the confirmed years for non-compatibility for the Hammmer Sturt Support are Ruger Standard/MK I from 1970 to 1974. The...

The Hammer Strut Support (HSS) for Ruger MK pistols (except 22/45 & MK IV) was modified by a customer to fit a Volquartsen 22/45 pistol. Pictures are below. The only modification to the HSS was to grind the narrow end (the top) to be shaped like an axe-head sharped on one side only. The grind...

That hammer strut support costs less than one hour of ammo.

A very good review article about the Hammer Strut Support was just published in the Dec 2017/Jan 2018 Handguns magazine, page 12. also, for more info: HammerStrutSupport.com

A very good article about an aid to easily reinstalling the hammer mainspring assembly into the pre-MK IV Ruger MK pistols was just published in the Dec2017/Jan2018 Handguns magazine, page 12. It is about the Hammer Strut Support (HammerStrutSupport.com)

Update for Ruger Standard and MK I pistols In response to more questions through our website from people wanting the HammerStrutSupport (HSS) for these older Ruger pistols: The HSS may or may not be compatible with Ruger Standard or MK I pistols. These were manufactured from 1949-1982. In these...

Update for Ruger Standard and MK I pistols Hammer Strut Support (HSS) may or may not be compatible with Ruger Standard or MK I pistols. These were manufactured from 1949-1982. In these years, there were variations or manufacturing inconsistencies in the location of the sear spring retaining...