Ok people, I have a Colt, 1911a1 Government model stock up to this point. I used an Ed Brown beaver tail jig to file off the original grip safety spur, it is as smooth and flowing as a babies bottom, reblued as per instructions here (thanks guys) and it looks like it is original equiptment. I am using an Ed Brown beavertail memory grip safety as a replacement for the original colt part. It fits into place, it is under tension from the leaf spring, but it does not disengage to allow the hammer to drop. Upon reinstalling the original colt grip safety, I get hammer drop. Anyone have any idea of what I am doing wrong, or what I need to file/machine/sacrifice dead chickens over to make it work?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.