MattTheHat
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I've got an unused Essex stainless receiver that I've cut for a grip safety using the Wilson cutting guide. I'm reasonably sure the left and right tangs are cut true and to the same length.
I notice when I install the thumb safety, the grip safety is shifted slightly counter clockwise (as viewed from the rear). The shifting is very slight, but it's visible to (probably over critical) eye. I would assume this means the left tang is still a bit oversized, but again, the cut looks very true and to the same depth as the right (at least when judged against the cutting guide).
I guess the other possibility is that the hole for the thumb safety pin may have been machined at a slight angle. As unlikely as that seems, I honestly think that might be the problem. I need to get some long pin stock and a small square to investigate further.
So, my question is, whether or not any of you have ever run across a thumb safety pin hole machined sat a slight angle?
Any other ideas?
-Matt
I notice when I install the thumb safety, the grip safety is shifted slightly counter clockwise (as viewed from the rear). The shifting is very slight, but it's visible to (probably over critical) eye. I would assume this means the left tang is still a bit oversized, but again, the cut looks very true and to the same depth as the right (at least when judged against the cutting guide).
I guess the other possibility is that the hole for the thumb safety pin may have been machined at a slight angle. As unlikely as that seems, I honestly think that might be the problem. I need to get some long pin stock and a small square to investigate further.
So, my question is, whether or not any of you have ever run across a thumb safety pin hole machined sat a slight angle?
Any other ideas?
-Matt