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7/6/2017 7:41:50 PM EDT
Any suggestions for a left handed ambi safety that is larger on the right side and very small on the left side?
7/6/2017 7:57:20 PM EDT
[#1]
D&L Super Duty 1911 Thumb Safety
7/6/2017 8:01:54 PM EDT
[#2]
Both Wilson Bulletproof, and the EGW ambi safeties are the same size on the left as on the right, where most other brands are smaller on the right side.

I think both the Wilson and EGW can be bought with optional larger paddles that are wider then normal.
These are the very best because unlike most brands, the Wilson Bulletproof and EGW are machined from bar stock, not MIM castings.
These don't loosen or break at the joint where they interlock.

What I usually did when the request was for a smaller Left side, was to simply grind the paddle down on that side to reduce it's size.
In one case the customer wanted NO safety on the left side, so I ground almost ALL the paddle off that side, leaving just a nub for the plunger to interlock with.
Without the paddle about all that was left was the flat plate itself.
7/9/2017 4:10:40 PM EDT
[#3]
My gunsmith took a stock safety (left side)  and mated it to an extended ambi safety (right side) . I shoot left handed and I had him do this to my Commander because I've had loose threads on my cover garment catch on extended safeties (left side).