thumb safety - The Firearms Forum

01-22-2007, 12:14 AM

I have a plain jane Springfield 1911 a1. I bought it about 4 years ago. I am a lefty and wanting to put on a Ambidextrous thumb safety. I looked at a bunch of thumb safeties on the Midwayusa website and there is a bunch to chose from and a big difference in price to. Is there one better than the other? I am going to be getting into competition ( IPSC) shooting. Would it be easy to change it out my self or should I take it to a gunsmith? thanks
Karl K. Atkins
Anderson, CA.

mtnboomer · 01-25-2007, 11:12 PM

Most require some amount of fitting to the particular gun. There are some "pre-fit" ambi safeties out there that are supposed to be nearly 'drop in' installation.

Shooter45 · 01-26-2007, 03:41 AM

Since you have never fitted a thumb safety and you want to shoot competition, take your 1911 to a GOOD pistolsmith.

01-22-2007, 12:14 AM	#1
Kardar2 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	thumb safety I have a plain jane Springfield 1911 a1. I bought it about 4 years ago. I am a lefty and wanting to put on a Ambidextrous thumb safety. I looked at a bunch of thumb safeties on the Midwayusa website and there is a bunch to chose from and a big difference in price to. Is there one better than the other? I am going to be getting into competition ( IPSC) shooting. Would it be easy to change it out my self or should I take it to a gunsmith? thanks Karl K. Atkins Anderson, CA. -->

01-25-2007, 11:12 PM	#2
mtnboomer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oklahoma by birth. America by the grace of God. Posts: 649	Re: thumb safety Most require some amount of fitting to the particular gun. There are some "pre-fit" ambi safeties out there that are supposed to be nearly 'drop in' installation. __________________ The cost of freedom, is eternal vigilance. The cost of bondage, is your life. - mtnboomer Support the Second Amendment - Join the NRA! > http://www.nra.org < Oklahoma State - #1 - GO POKES!

01-26-2007, 03:41 AM	#3
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,752	Re: thumb safety Since you have never fitted a thumb safety and you want to shoot competition, take your 1911 to a GOOD pistolsmith.