Have bought every 1911 video I can lay my hands on and have not found out how to take apart an ambidextrous-safety without ruining the finish on the gun, Does anyone have a way?
Which type of ambi safety???
I personally had a McCormick but would like to know about each one of them for future reference
Reply:
Well some are put together the same like the Brown & Wilson. On the really tight ones like those you can grip the right side with a pair of pliers use padding, and wiggle back and forth while pulling out with slight pressure. That side should pull out and then you can take the left side off like normal. The Kings version you have to remove the left side like normal and then rotate the right side down off of the sear pin and out of the gun. The sear pin is longer and engages the right side with a tongue and groove system. Some have a longer sear pin that has a notch in it that engages the right side safety half and retains it that way. Remove the left side like normal and rotate the right side down out of engagement from the sear pin and it pulls straight out. Swenson has a tongue and groove on the right side and is retained like the others by a tab extending under the right grip panel
