My ambi safety broke on my 1911 and I needed a new one. I was going to go to the smith, but YouTube made it look simple enough, so I thought I'd give it a try.
I thought I was going to need to fit it, but it went right in, so I didn't do any actual filing. Everything looked and felt fine at home: the safety moved up and down fine, and prevented the trigger from actuating when engaged. But at the range, under fire, every round I send reengages the safety, which is obviously a problem. This does not happen when I manually cycle the slide.
My only thought is that the safety came filed down *too* far, permitting the safety to move under recoil, but I'm not an expert, so I don't really know.
I was hoping my fellow high roaders might be able to enlighten me. Any help would be appreciated!
I thought I was going to need to fit it, but it went right in, so I didn't do any actual filing. Everything looked and felt fine at home: the safety moved up and down fine, and prevented the trigger from actuating when engaged. But at the range, under fire, every round I send reengages the safety, which is obviously a problem. This does not happen when I manually cycle the slide.
My only thought is that the safety came filed down *too* far, permitting the safety to move under recoil, but I'm not an expert, so I don't really know.
I was hoping my fellow high roaders might be able to enlighten me. Any help would be appreciated!