1911 Aftermarket Beaver Tail
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Dave Sample
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I do not do them this high for several reasons. I do not like the thumb safety pin shaved away. I do not want the side of the beavertail to have a gap in the frame area. There is a danger of going right through the beavertail and having a nice hole to fix after the metal is gone from the lower end. Bob is a very brave smith. I always blend the left side of the thumb safety into the lower end as it would not feel good if I didn't.
This is a 1914 Colt GI that some fived thumbed clutz had butchered the rear tangs on. There was enough meat left to fit an Ed Brown so we got it looking better.
Same old story, different gun. We made this one decent again, too
This is the beavertail fit on my SS Commander. I like the Ed brown part, but it is not perfect and needs some help to install them right.
This is a 1914 Colt GI that some fived thumbed clutz had butchered the rear tangs on. There was enough meat left to fit an Ed Brown so we got it looking better.
Same old story, different gun. We made this one decent again, too
This is the beavertail fit on my SS Commander. I like the Ed brown part, but it is not perfect and needs some help to install them right.
Thanks for the info Bob. I took mine pretty high on the Commander I just did, but not quite as high as yours. It sure feels good and I agree that it does make a difference when shooting. I had to do some pretty serious contouring on the thumb safety too to get it to quit biting, I got right up to the pin but not into it at all before it felt good.
Hunter Customs
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RickB,
The pin on the thumb safety is not touched, however the metal on the thumb safety around the pin is blended. I use nothing but good quality steel parts and I've never had a thumb safety break.
HSMITH,
It sounds to me that you have done a very good job. I also contour the top edge of the thumb safety so it does not stick up past the top of the rear tangs when the safety is in the on position. I see others doing this now after I mentioned it many years back. The contouring may be adding to the illusion that makes it appear that part of the pin is gone.
Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com
The pin on the thumb safety is not touched, however the metal on the thumb safety around the pin is blended. I use nothing but good quality steel parts and I've never had a thumb safety break.
HSMITH,
It sounds to me that you have done a very good job. I also contour the top edge of the thumb safety so it does not stick up past the top of the rear tangs when the safety is in the on position. I see others doing this now after I mentioned it many years back. The contouring may be adding to the illusion that makes it appear that part of the pin is gone.
Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com