beavertail grip safety

[NORMSUTTON]

I like the feel of a high ride beavertail grip safety on my 1911's , the AMT didn't have one on it , so I order wilson combat and a wilson beavertail fitting jig from Brownells


AMT government before

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g198/NORMSUTTON/45%20ATUO/45AUTO1.jpg

didn't realize I needed to change the hammer to make it work so I bobbed the hammer
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g198/NORMSUTTON/45%20ATUO/amtbever1.jpg

so then I order a new hammer and few other parts that I felt that needed
from Brownells
after

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g198/NORMSUTTON/45%20ATUO/amtb1.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g198/NORMSUTTON/45%20ATUO/amtb2.jpg

the parts I took out


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g198/NORMSUTTON/45%20ATUO/amtb4.jpg


NORM

[terabyte]

I have never owned an AMT that came w/o a beavertail in any flavor, nor have I owned one like that w/o the "Colt Style" rib and sight setup.

The factory beavers looked exactly like the pachmyer style but in SS and used the std hammer like you bobbed.

Must be a last prod piece by them, odd, there is no warnings on the slide.

[NORMSUTTON]

terabyte

the first pix is they way I bought in 87 or 88 could of been even earlier can't remember ,new in the box it except for the grips


NORM

[rondawg]

Nice work!!! Kinda fun, ain't it? Once you get into the challenge of making it fit right and look good. And you get that "yup, did it myself" feeling to boot.