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Posted: 2/12/2017 3:35:48 AM EDT
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With the exception of the ones that use a extended sear pin to retain the right side lever. Like the Wilson Bullet proof models. The right side will eventually develop a wiggle as the mortise that the left side fits into loosens up.
I'm left handed but generally don't use a ambi safety. Trigger finger works the safety second finger works the mag release. |
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Posted: 2/12/2017 4:12:45 AM EDT
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Try keeping your finger straight and off the trigger and using your thumb to put the weapon on fire.
Ambi safety is a joke. |
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Posted: 2/12/2017 5:12:02 AM EDT
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I have never had an issue with an Ambi because I always remove them first thing..
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Posted: 2/12/2017 6:40:54 AM EDT
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Try keeping your finger straight and off the trigger and using your thumb to put the weapon on fire. Ambi safety is a joke. goes without saying.. Only reason I have them is because the 1911's i bought came with them. I just have not had a compelling enough reason to swap them out..I'll probably do it at some point on the ones I carry, but that requires a trip to the gunsmith for me. Something that is easier said than done since the only competent smith that I think i can trust works from his home and has a wonky schedule. |
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Posted: 2/12/2017 6:48:54 AM EDT
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Swapping them out is really pretty simple. Buy a small flat file and a Good TS and watch a few youtube videos and you will be all set.. Just file a little at a time trying it over and over until it works as it should.
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Posted: 2/12/2017 7:24:26 AM EDT
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I have a molded kydex holster that keeps the safety from being bumped off rather well. Same gun (right sided carry) in another holster it does get bumped off safe occasionally.
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Posted: 2/12/2017 7:24:58 AM EDT
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No, not one time.
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Posted: 2/12/2017 7:32:41 AM EDT
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Swapping them out is really pretty simple. Buy a small flat file and a Good TS and watch a few youtube videos and you will be all set.. Just file a little at a time trying it over and over until it works as it should. recomendations? |
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Posted: 2/12/2017 8:02:38 AM EDT
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Years ago when I carried them I had a few instances where the safety got switched off.
Now that I'm carrying them again I got a holster that holds the safety on. I will eventually replace it but it's not a pressing matter for me. |
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Posted: 2/12/2017 9:27:47 AM EDT
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recomendations? EGW or Wilson Combat bulletproof are the ones I use.. Harrison is another good one but will require more blending and cleaning up. |
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Posted: 2/12/2017 9:38:38 AM EDT
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I have them on my 1911s. Wife is a southpaw, so that is the reason. Never had one come out of safe as i carry it, nor develop a wiggle.
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Posted: 2/12/2017 10:41:59 AM EDT
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EGW or Wilson Combat bulletproof are the ones I use.. Harrison is another good one but will require more blending and cleaning up. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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recomendations? EGW or Wilson Combat bulletproof are the ones I use.. Harrison is another good one but will require more blending and cleaning up. I don't know why I was putting it off. Just ordered a Wilson bullet proof. It seems a lot of people say they drop in without any work. Fingers crossed. |
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Posted: 2/12/2017 11:05:53 AM EDT
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Knuckle on trigger finger can sometimes prevent disengagement.
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Posted: 2/12/2017 7:07:56 PM EDT
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In general I do not want one on my 1911's. It's not a deal breaker if it has one, but if they sell a similar model with the single left side only I buy it.
I own a Taurus PT1911 that had a ambi-safety and I swapped it out before I ever shot it. Wilson bulletproof series components are usually my first pick. Unless you are lefty I feel it's not eeded and unwanted. |
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Posted: 2/13/2017 1:10:20 AM EDT
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EGW or Wilson Combat bulletproof are the ones I use.. Harrison is another good one but will require more blending and cleaning up. |
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Posted: 2/13/2017 1:27:02 AM EDT
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I got into IPSC/USPSA around 1986 and had a custom 1911 built and of course it "had" to have an ambidextrous safety as we had a lot of "weak handed only" stages. It occurred to me that if you are drawing from your right side the same right hand could flip the safety off before switching hands. But it did look cool. I never actually used it.
Today I just don't want the clutter of one. BTW, none of my Glocks have one. |
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Posted: 2/15/2017 9:53:47 AM EDT
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^^^ This right here ^^^
I started shooting IPSC in '89. A Guns-n-Ammo writer said, "A carry or competition gun without an ambi-safety is absolutely unsafe." I bought into it with an Ed Brown ambi. My STI Executive had a ambi-safety -- Never used it! It makes life simpler. If you're a Lefty then you need it, if you're a Righty you don't. I go with the Ed Brown Tactical Safety on full size guns. My CLW wears the original safety. A little practice and you'll swipe it off as your off hand meets your strong hand coming up on target to engage. IMHO. |
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Posted: 2/16/2017 9:08:05 AM EDT
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Knuckle on trigger finger can sometimes prevent disengagement. It does for me. That's why I can't stand them. |
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Posted: 2/16/2017 10:15:14 AM EDT
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I have them on all my 1911's except the 1917 Colt army pistol.
Never any issues with them. Only had to fit one to the gun, all the others installed/worked without any adjustments. |
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Posted: 2/16/2017 2:10:42 PM EDT
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I'm left handed but generally don't use a ambi safety. Trigger finger works the safety |
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Posted: 2/16/2017 4:48:04 PM EDT
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So I got my safety it today. I removed the ambi saftey and installed the new one. It dropped right in and seems to work. The only think that's a little off is that it's a little spongy to put the safety back on. It clicks off perfectly.
I'm guessing I need to re shape where the detent fits. Yes? The safety is a Wilson combat bullet proof TS fwiw |
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Posted: 2/16/2017 6:42:08 PM EDT
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None of my present 1911's have them. I've owned guns in that past that did. I'm sort of ambivalent about them. My one real criticism is certain thumb break holsters can be a real bitch to snap shut on some ambi safeties.
If I actually have to use my left hand for anything more complex than scratching my nose, things are going to end badly. Very very badly. |
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Posted: 2/16/2017 8:58:03 PM EDT
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Try keeping your finger straight and off the trigger and using your thumb to put the weapon on fire. Ambi safety is a joke. Are you serious?! Get a quality ambi safety like a Wilson BP. Multiple companies are making better ambi safeties now days that aren't "tongue and groove" which will loosen over time. Being a lefty and using the 1911 in any capacity (range, classes, duty use etc.) an ambi safety is NECESSARY for proper and safe weapons manipulation. Even if I weren't a lefty I would have an ambi safety for weak hand operation. Using your trigger finger OR strong hand thumb to acuate the safety is asinine. 
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Posted: 2/16/2017 9:21:00 PM EDT
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I have a molded kydex holster that keeps the safety from being bumped off rather well. Same gun (right sided carry) in another holster it does get bumped off safe occasionally. My Desert Warrior carried in a DeSantis Scorpion had that particular problem, where my New Agent carried in the same holster never had that problem. So I standardized it with Colt WW1 style thumb safety to match up. No more problem. Outside of something like a Safariland duty holster, which holsters for 1911s will cover the thumb safety paddles on both sides? |
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Posted: 2/16/2017 11:25:29 PM EDT
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While not a true 1911 the only one that I have removed was from my sig 938. It hit the top of my strong hand and would either not come off or make it very uncomfortable to shoot. Wife is a lefty so I bought her one of her own. Only my TRP has an ambi safety that remains intact, it's big enough that I don't have to worry about it.
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Posted: 2/17/2017 1:28:15 AM EDT
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While not a true 1911 the only one that I have removed was from my sig 938. It hit the top of my strong hand and would either not come off or make it very uncomfortable to shoot. Wife is a lefty so I bought her one of her own. Only my TRP has an ambi safety that remains intact, it's big enough that I don't have to worry about it. Funny, my TRP is my only ambi safety pistol as well. |
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Posted: 2/19/2017 12:24:15 AM EDT
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I used to love them. I am left handed but generally shoot right handed.
I own one with an ambi safety and I will likely eventually remove it. The other 3 have regular safety's and I have learned to adapt to the gun when shooting left handed. |
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Posted: 2/19/2017 1:46:45 PM EDT
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Lefty here.
I need one to properly use a 1911 without my support hand. My fingers do not flex in a manner that allows easy use of a left side only safety. My fingers can easily use the magazine release on every button type gun I've touched (basically every major design except those damned HK paddles), and hit the slide release (except factory glock, most of the time). Haven't had an issue with my ambi safety, but knowing that it will eventually fail, I minimize detail stripping the gun, and keep an eye on the feel of it during function checks after cleanings. This way I can get replacement parts ready to go. Like another guy above, never had any trouble using the safety on a glock haha. |
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Posted: 2/19/2017 8:42:30 PM EDT
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I shoot with both hands. I've noticed that in my right hand there are no issues. When I am shooting a Springfield Operator in the left hand I can actually squeeze the pistol hard enough the safety begins riding up on its own but I have to squeeze the snot out of it. This is because of the type of safety Springfield is using.
The type used on the Kimber gives me no problems. If you have smaller hands than mine you may not have an issue at all. |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 10:49:14 AM EDT
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My Desert Warrior carried in a DeSantis Scorpion had that particular problem, where my New Agent carried in the same holster never had that problem. So I standardized it with Colt WW1 style thumb safety to match up. No more problem. Outside of something like a Safariland duty holster, which holsters for 1911s will cover the thumb safety paddles on both sides? It does not cover both sides. It covers the left side (facing me, I carry right handed), and I warmed it up and molded it around the safety slightly. Draws and holsters smoothly, but keeps the exposed side of the ambi from being bumped off safe throughout the course of the day. |
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Posted: 3/4/2017 7:20:49 PM EDT
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I kept knocking it off safe.
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Posted: 3/5/2017 1:17:49 AM EDT
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0 issues with me, I like having an ambi safety. Not enough to install one if the gun didn't come that way though.
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Posted: 3/5/2017 6:05:30 PM EDT
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I like ambi on my IPSC guns
I like non-ambi on my carry guns I prefer Ed Brown . |
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Posted: 3/6/2017 10:02:52 AM EDT
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My "Loaded" came with one. I shot/carried it so much that I wore out the slide stop to the point it could be pushed out of the frame with the barrel locked in place, round in chamber, condition (1)... That pistol has certainly seen some use. And not once did the ambi-safety get lose or wiggle. Carried in a Comp-Tac Minotaur holster. YMMV...
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Posted: 3/6/2017 8:16:50 PM EDT
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I found very few holsters thàt are designed for cocked and locked with extended safety and ambitious extended safety. Falcon corvus and tauga leather were the only two that worked for my Springfield Armory stainless loaded. A holster molded for extended amb-safety with thumb strap is what I was looking for. There are many speed type holsters with no strap by many holster makers though.
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Posted: 3/7/2017 6:39:35 PM EDT
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When i had my SVI Infinity built i made sure to include one.
5k rounds later i don't think I've ever used it. Same for my Springfield GI. Bought it as a base gun to build a idpa competition gun and i don't recall using it either |
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Posted: 3/8/2017 10:31:22 AM EDT
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I have never had an issue with an Ambi because I always remove them first thing.. That's what I was going to say, at least on a 1911. On other kinds of pistols that I use for personal protection, I don't really care how they come - I don't use the ambi safety under any conditions but it doesn't bother me. On the 1911, it bothers me. |
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Posted: 3/8/2017 11:12:32 AM EDT
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I have them on my 1911s. Wife is a southpaw, so that is the reason. Never had one come out of safe as i carry it, nor develop a wiggle. This, except im a southpaw. |
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