"Drop in" 1911 parts

[Mark-II]

I've been looking hard at my SAM 1911 omega and figuring out what bugs me about it, other than it shooting high.

The grip safety has a large memory bump and what I can only call a generous overbite where it even overrides the MSH some.

After shooting a 1911 with the classic A1 grip safety I realized just how damned painfully uncomfortable that blasted SAM is

I know I've read about guys buying "drop in" match hammer and sear kits, but I forget what product line it is.

What's my best bet for a grip safety that won't require much in the way of fitting?

This pistol has a commander style hammer if that matters.

I'd be good with putting even a 1911A1 style part in there. I don't need beavertails

 

[Hitzy]

I just ground down the bump and cold blued it....much easier then fitting a new one. BT will require fitting somewhere....

 

[Colquhoun]

Not much in a 1911 is 'drop in'....but you might want to check out EGW stuff.
Smith and Alexander also make a nice grip safety you might like...although not drop in.

 

[RobertMcC]

Only parts that was truly drop in, In my SAM was Springfield Milspec GI and I went sear, safety, spring, disco.

 

[Phat Eagle]

It's a 1911... That means everything needs some fitting!

 

[Mark-II]

Thanks guys. I've done a bunch of research myself in the last day as well.

I don't want to mess with the stock part. Not 100% on whether I'm keeping this one, so I'd like to keep the dicking to a minimum. No one likes paying for basement bubbary.

The safety from my Remington R1 drops right in, but of course the hammer won't clear it. Today I bought a commander style rat-tail type safety from a member here, so we shall see how that goes. I'm not averse to a bit of filing here and there.

Thing is I'm figuring out what I do and don't like, and I don't particularly like beaver tails. Those, I figure, only do anything positive for folks who double fist their guns, riding their thumbs as high as possible. Now the 1911 was designed as a cavalry arm, so I shoot it one handed as it was intended to be, making the classic profile a better choice.

Plus, with my hands about the only pistols I can 2-hand comfortably are big slabby Glocks

Next time I order from Brownells I'm picking up a few stones and a sear jig. I'd like to learn how to do my own basic trigger job.