Posted: 8/24/2012 9:16:51 AM EDT
| Has anyone tried this Wilson drop in beavertail? I don't want to cut the frame on my GI frame but would like a beavertail for better comfort while shooting. I do know that I'd have to also install a commander style hammer. |
| I have one on a stainless commander. They are specifically made to line up as well as possible with the lines of a Colt 1911. That is why some other brands look different or have a larger gap. They are not a true drop in as the engagement tab on mine had to be slightly fit and my frame was sticking out farther than the grip safety once depressed. I would classify it as an east fit part rather than a drop-in. |
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Yes and happy with the results before http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i158/tommy2399/45/mods8-1.jpg . I got a blued one just to add a little color to the SS http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i158/tommy2399/45/mods5.jpg . http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i158/tommy2399/45/mods4.jpg . http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i158/tommy2399/45/mods3.jpg . http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i158/tommy2399/45/mods1a.jpg . http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i158/tommy2399/45/mods2.jpg so much want! |
My sons and I put one on my 1991a1 Colt Compact, along with a Wilson Trigger. Didn't take much modifications to the grip safety, just some repeated filing on the tang where it engages the trigger. Used the original grip safety as a visual guide. Worked perfect the first range trip, and no mods were required to the frame.
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I put one on my stainless Commander.
I DO NOT like the way it looks at all, but it's no worse than the original duck-bill that was on the early XSE Commander. a-bare ETA: I'm glad it happened to be stainless, beacause aside from the normal fitting of the engagement area, the width (where it rides inside the grip tang) needed to be taken down a little because it was rubbing enough to bind a little. It was easy enough with emory cloth, but had it been blue............ a-bare |