I would say you hit the nail on the head. Because only an ill-fitting
beaver tail saftey will cause sore spots. The drop in will help, but
they look kinda crappy. I'd say if it hurts to fire it (been there,
done that), bite the bullet and have a proper beaver tail fitted to
the gun.

John J. Miller
Pittsburgh, PA

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--- In The1911Semi-AutomaticPistol@yahoogroups.com, David Knuth
<dknuth@...> wrote:
>
> Does your 1911 have a traditional grip safety, or does it have a
> beavertail installed?
>
> I had the same problem with the stock GI grip safety, but the
> beavertail alleviates the problem. Rounding it is certainly an
option,
> just a bit of dremmel work, though if you're not comfortable with
> doing the job or modifying parts on your 1911 (and have no
experience
> doing so), I'd suggest having a gunsmith do it.
>
> Another option is to pick up a drop-in beavertail. Chip McCormick
> makes such an animal. It's not 100% pretty as it's not designed to
be
> fit to the gun, it's truly drop-in so there's a gap between the
> beavertail tang and the tangs on the frame. However, aside from a
> little rounding of corners that can be achieved with a file, this
part
> will alleviate the thumb bite. (I installed one on my 1911 before
> biting the bullet and installing a proper beavertail fit to the
gun.)
>
> Dave
>
> On Jul 5, 2007, at 4:37 AM, James Auld wrote:
>
> > The first time I took my Springfield A1 out to the range it
rubbed
> > two raw spots in my hand
> > between my thumb and index finger. I love shooting it, but don't
> > like the punishment. Is it
> > reasonable to modify the NATO safety/beavertail such as chamfer
the
> > edges round? Is it that
> > it's still brand new parkerizing rubbing me the wrong way?
> >
> >
> >
>