[cpdiii]

Anybody that would remove the grip safety from a 1911 or rubber band it down is an idiot and should not have a pistol.

[absolootezer0]

Anybody that would remove the grip safety from a 1911 or rubber band it down is an idiot and should not have a pistol.

some guys shooting idpa, ipsc, or pins do it on their race guns. supposedly shaves off a few tenths. but then, those guys train with their pistols like that probably more in a week than most of us do in a year. doing it for that reason is like pro bench shooters or pro cowboy shooters lightening trigger pull into the ounces, or a pro trap shooter using a release trigger. its intentional, its someone who trains extensively. but a guy that doesn't train daily like that is an ND waiting to happen.

[Double Tap]

Back 20 years or so it was fairly common practice to pin the grip safety on a 1911. Dumb idea, but fairly common.

[RogueIsland]

Anybody that would remove the grip safety from a 1911 or rubber band it down is an idiot and should not have a pistol.

IIRC, John Moses Browning didn't want the grip safety on the 1911. The Army forced it on him to win the contract.

[MarkL]

Anybody that would remove the grip safety from a 1911 or rubber band it down is an idiot and should not have a pistol.

Actually, I know a number of people who have "pinned" them, effectively deactivating them. Typically, if they're NOT morons, they're highly trained competition shooters, who use a "high grip."

Many of the untrained shooters do it because of an incorrect grip. However, especially if a high beavertail has been installed, the high grip will not allow the grip safety to be depressed.

Because of this, a number of manufacturers, like Brown and Clark have released grip safeties designed to be used by shooters with high grips. They've got a "bump" that ensures the safety will be depressed, even if you have a high grip.

Mark

[IGOTMINE]

How much do you train with your 1911? I fire about 500 rounds a week. I carry daily. I envision a circumstance where maybe I won't get a grip that will deactivate that safety. I had a gunsmith pin it in. Never had a problem. Never will. But then, I'm an idiot that shouldn't have a pistol.