1911 Beavertail

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Dewey48

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Hey Y'all
Installed a new Beavertail on my 1911, with the hammer in the full cock
position and no pressure on the tail the gun will fire when the trigger is pulled.
I have been told I need to remove some material from the finger of the tail !
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Dewey-North Carolina
 
I cannot tell you for sure what you did wrong, . . . but something ain't right. That beavertail is also the grip safety. If it is not keeping the weapon from firing, . . . it needs to be fixed.

Soon.

Were there no "instructions" with it???

May God bless,
Dwight
 
Hey Dwight
Thanks for the reply, the only thing that came with it was a note that said
may require some minor fitting. It appears the finger that contacts the sear
spring is too long, but Im not sure.
Eliot

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1911 Grip Safety

Usually, the tang on the grip safety will have to be filed down a bit. Brownell's Bench Talk section of their web page has an article "Building a 1911 Part VI" that explains it.
 
Fitting the grip safety is a relatively easy job, but it should be done by someone who knows what they are doing. Take it to a gunsmith. It will set you back very little $$.
 
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