Yep! I understand that he called it the “Hardtail”. I think it’s very clever, and would love to have such a gun.
For me, the best grip safety would require very minimal travel to deactivate while also having strong spring pressure pushing into its activated state. I don’t have problems with modern beavertail designs, but I do have to spend some mental capacity to focus on deactivating the safety on older designs. It does feel nice to holster with both the thumb safety and grip safety engaged, with a thumb between the slide and hammer.
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My problem with 1911s is that when I grip them, all I'm really getting solid pressure on is the front and back straps. Grip safeties aren't my issue.
It's almost like people come in all different shapes and sizes.
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hello first time posting here and likely not many more, but I'ld like to address some possible misconceptions on the 1911.
over the years folks have come to believe that the grip safety was recommended by the Army Ordnance board.
the fact is, it was the thumb safety that was recommended by the Cavalry members of that board.
the model 1909 Colt,submitted for review following the 1907 trials, had a grip safety as designed by John Browning, but no thumb safety.
the grip safety was a "drop safety", if the weapon was dropped the passive thumb safety blocked the trigger.
this kept inertia from slamming the trigger rearward and discharging the weapon.
the weapon was to be carried with the hammer down on an empty chamber.
on the command of "lock and load", a cavalry troop would charge one round and prepare to fire.
if immediate firing was not in order, the hammer could be lowered to a safe condition, as invisioned by Browning.
the Cavalry felt lowering the hammer would be to complicated for a troop that may have only one free hand, the other hanging on to a nervous horse.
they requested a manual safety, Browning added a thumb safety to the model 1910 for review, which was eventually adopted as the 1911.
with firing pin safeties on current 1911 types, the grip safety is redundant, but still a good idea on older production pistols.
my 2cents....
On two different occasions, I unknowingly wiped off the thumb safety of a 1911 while carrying one. I was glad to have the grip safety both times, and now only carry a 1911 in holsters that make wiping off the thumb safety impossible.
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The DWX and EDC9 both lack grip safeties. I see these style designs as evolutions of the 1911.
Many have had it pinned, rubberband it, or used one peice beavertails that removed it. I guess its really a matter of it being easy to disable if it's there - but a gun without it cant have it added. So my bet is to make it more marketable it's kept. Until recently.
-Cory
https://infinity.americommerce.com/t...ip-safety.aspx
Select "non pivoting" from the "Pivot" pull down box.
Done... no more grip safety.
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