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    What beavertail raises hand thr highest

    What beavertail grip safety raises the hand the highest? Want to get high on a series 70 government model. Egw, not high enough. Any experience with Wilson high rise or Chip McOrmick?

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    I have used Wilson Combat and Ed Brown grip safeties in addition to whatever has come on Springfield Armory, Kimber, etc. I just haven't had an issue with wanting a higher grip safety. To me they all shoot the same, no matter the caliber. Because I'm bored with home isolation during this coronavirus period, I just finished putting Smith and Alexander Palmswell beavertail grip safeties on mid 1990's vintage Para Ordnance P12 and P13 that were sitting around in my gun safe. I like the look and feel of the S&A grip safeties, but I don't know that they will shoot any better. I have S&A grip safeties on a couple of other 1911's and I'm very happy with them.
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    My choices are Wilson's High Ride Beavertail GS (drop in or gunsmith install) and Ed Brown.

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    The highest ones are Brown, STI, Chip McCormick.

    Note however that there's a law of diminishing returns with high-ride grip safeties: after blending to the frame, you may find that these safeties feel a bit squarer (for lack of a better term) than others, and/or that after blending the thumb safety (which may also have to be blended) will reveal the whole underneath, when moved upwards. To some this is a problem, to others just a "meh".
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    Two considerations are you'll need to modify the frame to get that real high grip, and two it often causes issues with deactivating the grip safety

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    Quote Originally Posted by danriverboy View Post
    I have used Wilson Combat and Ed Brown grip safeties in addition to whatever has come on Springfield Armory, Kimber, etc. I just haven't had an issue with wanting a higher grip safety. To me they all shoot the same, no matter the caliber. Because I'm bored with home isolation during this coronavirus period, I just finished putting Smith and Alexander Palmswell beavertail grip safeties on mid 1990's vintage Para Ordnance P12 and P13 that were sitting around in my gun safe. I like the look and feel of the S&A grip safeties, but I don't know that they will shoot any better. I have S&A grip safeties on a couple of other 1911's and I'm very happy with them.
    I have a custom build by Steve Morrison, I specified the Smith and Alexander grip safety with no palm swell(not a fan of the hump on the grip safety, I prefer the GI profile piece). The S&A piece works very well for my large hands, along with the arched MSH, YMMV.
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