1911 Grip Safety Problem

Kevin M.

Kevin M.

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I was out at the range today with my Kimber Custom Target II 1911, when I experienced a problem I have never had before.

If I held the grip safety in only part of the way, the hammer would drop when the trigger was pulled, but it would not ignite the round. It was not dropping to half ####, it was going fully down. It would not hit or mark the primer in any way.

If I held the grip safety fully in, it would fire every shot, and the primer strike would be the normal depth.

The gun is nearly stock, with about 1500 rounds through it, and the only real changes are an ambi safety and new grips.

Ammo is my own rolls, but I am positive they are not the problem.



I feel it is a problem with my leaf spring, but I am not sure.

What is wrong, and how can I fix it?

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What I used to do is modify the finger of the grip safety so that while it would still work, it would release with any pressure on it.

Then I just said frig it, and began pinning the beast.
 
The Kimber grip safety releases the hammer and releases the firing pin safety, therefore, you might be depressing the grip safety enough to allow the hammer to fall without releasing the firing pin safety. I don't know how you'd fix it, but that sounds like what's happening. Personally I'd ditch the irrelevant firing pin safety.
 
The grip safety was designed to be held fully in while firing. If you have a proper handhold while shooting, it will never be partially in, but always fully in.
 
The grip safety on a 1911 Colt or any of it's copies is the answer to a question no one ever asked. Pin the grip safety in the down position and forget about it. Carry your pistol in condition 1. i.e. Locked and cocked and when necessary draw, release the safety catch and squeeze the trigger. Your pistol will fire every time.

A secondary safety is not only pointless, it's a danger to you, if you need you pistol in a real emergency.

Harry
 
Harry Eales said:
The grip safety on a 1911 Colt or any of it's copies is the answer to a question no one ever asked. Pin the grip safety in the down position and forget about it. Carry your pistol in condition 1. i.e. Locked and cocked and when necessary draw, release the safety catch and squeeze the trigger. Your pistol will fire every time.

A secondary safety is not only pointless, it's a danger to you, if you need you pistol in a real emergency.

Harry
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your part right. however the grip saftey on a 1911 is a non issue, as long as you hold the gun it is deactivated andthus not a danger to you in an emergency draw and fire situation. after all, the 1911 was desighned to be a quick and effective way side arm
 
Depending on which game you are playing, pinning it also makes the firearm unusable for certain disciplines where all safeties must be functional.
 
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