Buy another hammer on Ebay.

by Scott Ambler, Thursday, May 15, 2014, 14:09 (3851 days ago) @ cas

S&W is picking up shipping both ways along with the repair. Thankfully, the gun is covered under Lifetime Service. Interesting note, Smith no longer supports the forged hammers and triggers. A call asking to buy a new hammer nose to install will be answered with a "no". They will not install a new hammer nose if one just sends back the hammer, covered under warranty or not. They insist on the entire gun. Unless they perform a miracle and really make a believer out of me, I imagine this 629-4 will become trade fodder.

CAS...

I have several N frame hammers who's hammer nose's are now like gold. I can keep putting new hammers, but if the gun keeps breaking the hammer noses it makes for a expensive temporary repair.