Series 70 1911's...drop safe?

[Tamara]

FWIW, I tend to remove all the "Series Stupid" (as one gunsmith I know calls them) bits out of my later Colts.

I suppose it makes them more liable to discharge should I ever drop them from seven feet in the air in such a manner that they land muzzle first on concrete. Just in case I ever take up that habit, I've saved the parts so's I can reinstall them...

[PinnedAndRecessed]

I tend to remove all the "Series Stupid" (as one gunsmith I know calls them) bits out of my later Colts.

Could you elaborate? Do you mean the Series 80 firing pin block? And if so, what liability does the 80 firing pin block pose?

[Tamara]

And if so, what liability does the 80 firing pin block pose?

None; it's just an extra bunch of fiddly bits I don't want to deal with when detail-stripping the pistol, so I relocate the parts to a small ziploc bag which makes teardown and reassembly a hojillion times more convenient.