Air Arms Owners Club

Having had some enforced time to spare I have been looking at various sites. Can someone explain what the advantage of a sling shot hammer is? In my simple mind, it delays, albeit minutely, the actual firing. Looking forward to responses from the gurus.

PB

In theory the hammer cannot "bounce" against the firing valve and make it open again to release more air.

It's carried along until the carrier is brought to a stop. The small hammer then continues to strike the firing valve. Hopefully it will strike just once as there is no spring to cause a bounce. The small hammer operates by inertia.
There are mallets that work on a similar principal where the head of the mallet is filled with shot. This deadens any bounce.

Theoretically you should get better air usage and hence more shots.

ATB
Ray.

Thanks Ray. That explains it very well - corr, clever stuff.

There's a youtube clip Phil.