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m1gunner
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Originally posted by Joni_Lynn:
Things that can effect the effort required to move the safety lever are:
Spring ension on the plunger assembly,
Cam area on the thumb safety,
Fit of the safety to the sear.
If the spring is too weak, you could stretch it just a little bit to see if it improves the feel. I doubt that would make that big a difference though.


The safety can also be modified to allow a more positive engaugement with the plunger. This is done with a small ball cutter and produces detents for the plunger to engauge.
 
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no I don't live in WA any longer;
am now living in eastern OK.
Redmond was nice but expensive, and housing ridiculous
I left in 2006
 
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I had the safety of my Colt 1911 knocked off once by the leather safety strap. I pulled it out to put it in the lock-box so I could go into the jail, and saw that the safety had slipped down. I got another holster quick!

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I had the safety of my Colt 1911 knocked off once by the leather safety strap. I pulled it out to put it in the lock-box so I could go into the jail, and saw that the safety had slipped down. I got another holster quick!

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I had the same experience with an early Springfield 1911 in an El Paso Saddlery Tortilla holster. After shift, I replaced the plunger and spring with one from a Colt and never had another problem.

Bill
 
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