The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - 1911 hammer drops when trigger is pulled, and grip safety NOT depressed

motorep · July 11, 1999, 08:01 PM

Spark, being that your Kimber was used, I'd guess that the previous owner may have trimmed the nose of that grip safety. It's a common practice on competition guns with a very high beavertail to to tape the grip safety down in case you don't get a proper grip on the draw.Some people object to the tape so the next step is to just file the tang so it doesn't engage at all. If this is the case with your gun, I think the only fix is to replace the grip safety. If this isn't the case, you may be able to bend the tang down to block the trigger. It's not something I've ever tried and probably wouldn't. George, are you out there?

July 11, 1999, 08:01 PM	#6
motorep Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1998 Location: mid-coast Maine Posts: 546	Spark, being that your Kimber was used, I'd guess that the previous owner may have trimmed the nose of that grip safety. It's a common practice on competition guns with a very high beavertail to to tape the grip safety down in case you don't get a proper grip on the draw.Some people object to the tape so the next step is to just file the tang so it doesn't engage at all. If this is the case with your gun, I think the only fix is to replace the grip safety. If this isn't the case, you may be able to bend the tang down to block the trigger. It's not something I've ever tried and probably wouldn't. George, are you out there?