Extended safty on 1911

[Snow Bird]

I have a 1911 and want to put an extended safty on it. My question is will that affect the trigger job? Will it have to be fitted at all? Thanks in advance.

 

[Dan1612]

Some are drop in, the good ones are fitted. IIRC, it shouldn't affect trigger pull. If it does, take it out and put the old one in. A stone should be all you need for fitting, just go slow and easy.

As with anything 1911, Wilson Combat is the only real choice.
http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Thumb-Safeties/products/92/
http://youtu.be/Rd5m-Adc97o

 

[Snow Bird]

Dan I know you love Wilson Combat. I am suprised you didn't notice that mine had Wilson Combat sites on it. Those were the good ones when I bought mine years ago. My how things have changed over the years. Might be time to upgrade those to.

 

[Dan1612]

I thought they were Bomar, I know everyone started copying them after a while.

If you want the install done right, talk to 1911Junky, he might even have one in stock.

 

[donr101395]

I fit a couple of safeties in the last few months including one in the Kimber I got from Dan. Two of them were Ed Brown ambi-safeties into Springfield Armory guns and the one in the Kimber is a Colt. All required fitting. I used a 6" double cut fine file and it took me about 45-60 minutes of slow going and constantly re-checking the fit so as to not take too much.
I disagree with Dan on Wilson safeties because I don't care for the wider profile they have vs. the Ed Brown. It's a difference in preference not quality; both are quality parts. That is my complaint with the Colt safety as well. It will be replaced by an Ed Brown eventually. I put the Colt in because I had it available in my box o' goodies and so I could get some holster and range time with it.

 

[Dan1612]

Don's right, I like the fat wide ones because I have wide fat thumbs.

 

[joe]

I was going to install a new one on my Colt but chickened out & brought it to the smith at Alabama Holster company in Daphne. He is supposed to be 1911 specialist. It should be finished this week. Cost was $60.

I will buy a cheap one to practice with one day but I did not want to waste $60 if I screwed it up.

http://www.alabamaholster.com/retail-shop/

 

[Snow Bird]

Nope Dan they are Wilson Combat from25 years ago. Think I'll have someone install when I figure out which one I want..

 

[donr101395]

Think I'll have someone install when I figure out which one I want..

That is really the way to go if you don't feel comfortable doing it and there isn't a thing wrong with not feeling comfortable doing it. I've seen a lot of what started as really nice guns messed up because someone thought owning a kitchen table and a dremel tool made them competent to smith their guns.

 

[TraderDan]

That is really the way to go if you don't feel comfortable doing it and there isn't a thing wrong with not feeling comfortable doing it. I've seen a lot of what started as really nice guns messed up because someone thought owning a kitchen table and a dremel tool made them competent to smith their guns.

Ha ha everyone knows you need that swivel head vice with the suction cup sticker and a ball pean hammer too.