1911 .45 grip safety ?
hello,I've got a question for the 1911 experts or anyone who owns one.My question is what would it take to switch from a standard G.I type grip safety to a beavertail grip safety? would I need to take the gun to a gunsmith or is this a job that I could do in an afternoon ? thanks in advance.
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I think that's going to depend on what 1911 you want to convert and with what parts. A lot of stuff is not "drop in" even if it's supposedly compatible. For instance, it surprised me that I could just put a GI trigger from the '40s into my Auto Ordnance 1911A1, I think I just got lucky
I will pull mine out and see if anything is obviously 'in the way' so to speak
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on mine, I see nothing external that would be an obvious problem...but internally, I think you definitely need the right mix of parts, but I am simply a fan of the 1911, not a guru0 -
I've got a Rock Island Armory G.I .45 and I wanted to change the grip safety to a beavertail one so I wouldn't bloody my hand everytime I shoot it. 0 -
You can get a "Drop-in" grip safety from Brownells....but most if not all will require fitting to the trigger for optimal performance and safety...(Brownell's part #965-429-100 is an example)...Most drop-in's also require a "Commander" style hammer... Consider having a gunsmith do it for you if you're not so inclined to that kind of work. The jig for altering the frame isn't that much and will give you more "comfort" options with the install...BUT IT PROB. ISN'T SOMETHING YOU WILL GET DONE IN AN AFTERNOON UNLESS YOUR VERY LUCKY... 0 -
Hello First off a bevertail safety is NOT for everyone .#1 a person with out much MEAT/FAT on their hand may never even touch a bevertail grip safety I for one have very skinny hands and am never even close to getting HAMMER BITE from even an early 1911 grip safety. #2 they are not legal modification for a pistol to shoot DCM/CMP matches. #3 most will need you to alter the frame[:(!][V] #4 most will need you to replace hammer this will alter trigger pull most likely. and also MAY force you to replace and fit another thumb safety[:(!][xx(]. and finally #4 The grip safety will need to be fitted to insure it both works when you are not GRIPPING the pistol as well as allowing the trigger to move to allow the pistol to fire when you are gripping the pistol without dragging on the trigger BOW. Long story short not worth the trouble unless you have a hand that gets hammer bite. Don't do it just for the fact it LOOKS NEAT. "Praise The HARD-BALL gun" 0 -
Perry Shooter: I've got pretty big hands so I'm sure the beavertail is probably going to be for me and what you're saying is I'll need to not only replace the grip safety,but I'll need to replace the hammer and trigger as well.Well so much for doing it myself.thanks 0 -
I had my local gunsmith take a hair of the back of my hammer on my Rock Island. Cured the hammer bite problem. You could do that yourself, just don't take alot off. 0 -
What's wrong with installing the 1911A1 grip safety?
That doesn't bite.
On the HiPower where you're stuck with no grip safety to extend, the spur hammer bites but the ring style doesn't.
A ring style hammer with the standard A-1 grip safety may well work for you.0 -
The Rock Island Armory .45 IS a 1911A1 copy made in the Philippines.
Wilson makes the least ugly drop-in beavertail. They have one version for the Colt Government Model and one for the Colt Commander. If your RIA is a faithful copy of the G.M., the beavertail should go on with only filing of the operating arm to engage the trigger, no cutting on the frame of the gun. You will have the choice of replacing the hammer with a burr type, which I consider a gunsmith job, or you can grind off the spur of the factory hammer until it clears the beavertail.0
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