How about some 1911s

[tark]

Custom I helped build in '91. I had just started working for Les. He was still with Springfield Armory at the time. That "idiot scratch " in the second pic as a cat hair. Springfield frame and slide, Nowlin barrel, Bo-mar sights. McCormick hammer, safety and sear. Can't remember who made that extended slide stop. I did the checkering and polishing . I caught some flak for putting the "Baer Custom" etch on it. It was finished during my last week working for the Armory. Ransomed at just over an inch @ 50 yrds.

 

[tark]

Right, leather strips.

Wouldn't it be easier to remove the grip safety and grind (or file) off the tail. A lot less unsightly as well.

 

[Kevin Rohrer]

I know Mr Jordan is held in reverence, and I'm far from the expert in such matters. I'll just say that I've never viewed a a 1911's grip safety as an obstacle to overcome.

Bill Jordan was a master w/ the double-action revolver, but I am not aware that he ever made the transition to the single-action auto. If not, his practical knowledge of the 1911 would be minimal and should be discounted.

 

[Howland937]

Doesn't the beavertail grip safety with the memory bump solve this problem ?

I'd say it does for me, but I don't recall having any issues working the standard grip safety.
I honestly don't see the merit of a grip safety hold-down, unless being able to hold a 1911 upside down and firing with your pinky is a necessity.

 

[JTQ]

Doesn't the beavertail grip safety with the memory bump solve this problem ?

Not always.

Some folks won't ride the thumb safety, the normal method taught to grip the 1911, because they say they can't consistently depress the grip safety with that grip.

It's not an issue I have, but I'll take their word for it. Not all guns work for all.

 

[DR505]

 

[Spats McGee]

I got a 1911 a few years ago that had a set of Pachmayr grips on it. It was a rubber one-piece set of grips, designed to wrap around the front strap. It was also installed backwards. I have heard (but have no independent knowledge) that doing this was a fairly common way to keep the grip safety pressed back in maybe the 1980s.

 

[UncleEd]

One method of keeping the grip safety down
is install a pin through the rear of the back
strap area and the safety.

Then for stripping the gun down, of course,
you must punch out the pin much like one does
the mainspring housing pin.

 

[Reinz]

The speed bump was huge improvement in 1911 handling for me.

When you have hand nerve damage, muscle tissue will slowly start to waste away. My palms in the thumb area have flattened out completely and a high grip will not reliably activate a traditional thumb safety for me.

The bump made all the difference!

 

[Zerodefect]

Doesn't the beavertail grip safety with the memory bump solve this problem ?

It helps. But most 1911 grip safeties are set way too safe.

Remove the safety. Note the protrusion that blocks the trigger.

I recommend cutting a V notch in the top of that protrusion so that the grip safety can be easy removed from the pistol without removing the main spring housing. This is great for lubing the trigger parts.
V Cut:


Then file down the bottom of the protrusion until the safety allows the trigger to move with the slightest grip movement of the grip safety. You can test this hammer down and hammer back.

Then I bend the grip safety spring back. For a firmer spring action.

 

[DTL]

I had a Colt Combat Commander years a go and loved it. But the examples here are truly outstanding, and the history behind many is something to be proud of and respected. I applaud those who kept and preserved them.

 

[Skylerbone]

Always meant to have more, like any other firearm I enjoy but kids and bills come first.


SS Series 70 reissue, 100 year Anniversary XSE, S&W E-Series

 

[bannockburn]

Skylerbone

A fine assembly of 1911s you have there sir! Like the grips too!

 

[Skylerbone]

Unfortunately Sarge no longer makes stocks, again I always intended to buy more.

 

[ontarget]

My latest addition. I hated the orange grip panels so I sanded, burned with a torch, and restained them. Looks much better now. 45 ACP

 

[JR24]

Only have three 1911s left (woah, that's crazy) and two near 1911s.



But, truthfully, I rarely shoot them anymore. I pretty much always reach for the HK45C when shooting .45, I shoot it just as well or better.

The Wilson comes out semi regularly when I want to shoot 9mm.

 

[DR505]

 

[GunnyUSMC]

 

[DDDWho]

 

[DR505]

 

[ontarget]

^^^^Pretty^^^^

 

[bannockburn]

DR505

Yowza!

Love those grips!

 

[Jimster]

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One of the most awesome photos in this thread! Wow!!

 

[DR505]

A pair of 10mm handguns...

 

[WC145]

A few of mine-