[Ajr1911]

I saw the following and decided to give it a try and see if I like it...

Mine isn't as pretty but it I'm happy with my dremel/file work... I contoured it so it's flush with the frame when engaged...

With the commander hammer, it's not looking/feeling like I'm going to get hammer bite but I can easily re-profile the back of the hammer a bit if I do.

Overall, it feels very comfortable, enables a high grip, and frame shape/tangs provide a decent "beavertail" shape.

Anybody else running a flush fit grip safety?

 

[Pat-inCO]

Not likely.

 

[drail]

But...but... now it's not a horse pistol! Actually guys have been doing that since the '70s and many people like how it carries AND how it shoots. We called it "bobbed" - not "flush". Never really caught on like them beaver tails though..... Now bob the hammer flush with the slide. Now you got something.

 

[azguy1911]

I'd prefer a little something back there so a conceal carry beavertail is more my style

 

[jtq]

I believe @RickB has a gun or two with a bobbed grip safety.

 

[bradsvette]

Nice job. I like it. Perfect for carry.

 

[RickB]

 

[Ajr1911]

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That looks amazing...I'll need to do a bit more blending to get it perfectly flush with the frame but I'm happy with it for now and looking forward to seeing how it feels. How do you like it compared to a beavertail safety?

 

[Jolly Rogers]

I prefer the Hoag and now Greg Derr style.

 

[SCCWP]

Not for me but it looks like you did a very good job. As long as you like it that’s all that matters.

 

[tray burge]

I'm okay with, but I don't suffer from hammer bite, the reason why they were extended to begin with.

 

[drail]

RickB - THAT is very nice! Beautiful craftmanship.

 

[Jim Watson]

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The first place I saw a grip safety cut down like that was a gunzine article about knife maker Bob Loveless' work on guns.

 

[drail]

I remember reading that article as well.

 

[Boge]

I am reminded of the Gray Guns "Hardtail":

GSR 1911: Custom GGI Hardtail (Pics)

I mentioned this custom job in another thread a little while back, and I wanted to post some pics. This is a 1911 mod offered by Grayguns, Inc. It's called a hardtail conversion. Bruce Gray did the first one because of neurological damage to his shooting hand, which made it difficult for him...

www.defensivecarry.com

 

[RickB]

The first place I saw a grip safety cut down like that was a gunzine article about knife maker Bob Loveless' work on guns.

I was inspired by the Cooper 80, made by the Gunsite Gunsmithy for the Colonel's birthday.
Ted Yost was running the shop at the time, and he said a lot of the C80s were returned for fitting with beavertails.
As long as there are no sharp edges on the frame or grip safety, I can't really tell if the grip safety is blended to the frame, or the frame has been cut and fitted with a beavertail.

Rare Gunsite Academy Jeff Cooper 80th Birthday Commemorative Pistol (amoskeagauction.com)

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

This is what the DAO Para Carry .45 looks like. I like the way it feels and shoots.

 

[Ajr1911]

This is what the DAO Para Carry .45 looks like. I like the way it feels and shoots. View attachment 673824

Very nice... and I almost forgot the Detonics Combat Master...

 

[drail]

That's very nice shooting from a .45 Detonics.

 

[D1911]

I've always liked that bobbed grip safety look but have never had a chance to try one. I do have an old Gun Digest book of Pistolsmithing that has the article on Bob Loveless guns. Very cool.