Officer's Grip Safety (pics)

[CJB]

There's the finished grip safety, done up in GunKote dark flat grey. Even though flat, its not "coarse" like the Parkerizing is, so it appears almost glossy. With any sort of lubricant on it, it is glossy! Its also slightly "cooler" grey than the Parkerizing on this particular pistol. I think a very very small amount of amber into the GunKote would fix that but I'm being a testy grumpy old fart to pick on the exact shade of the finish.

The thumb safety was smoothed out, so it got a quick spritz with GunKote. And the rear sight is deep, wide, and also GunKote'd but only on the surfaces that got altered.

Next is da gripz... dunno what yet.

I've got two other compact 1911's, both with nicer sights and such. This is a cheapo for the truck, I needn't get too fancy.

[Armybrat]

[Bawanna]

This post is worthless without pictures.

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[Redstate]

That's what I thought you were talking about, Bawanna.

[CJB]

[Bills1873]

See what you started CJB!

[Planedude]

Wow! What a hard left turn this thread took...

I like the mods CJB, I have a Citadel compact 9mm I picked up at a black Friday sale a few years back (got two that day as a matter of fact). I picked it up as a project gun, but I currently have two other projects "in work" so that one is currently holding.
I look forward to updates as you feel free to post them.
Have a good one. Peace

[Redstate]

I have an RIA full size 9mm and a compact Citadel .45. I don't like the grip safety on any 1911 because they sometimes don't work for me. I think I use to high a grip that causes the grip safety to not deactivate. This only occurs when I am trying to shoot fast in competititon.