I have recently had two brand new 1911's fire when I engaged the thumb safety. Not disengaged, but engaged. I finished a string, applied upward pressure to the thumb safety, and the gun discharged.
During both episodes, my finger was alongside the slide, not even the frame, so I know I did not touch the trigger when engaging the safety. Since I know someone will claim I did, I have been shooting competitively for a decade, and have never had this happen until these two guns (same manufacturer). I shoot one to three matches a week, and have never been DQ'd for an AD, and I don't recall ever even receiving a warning for finger, so.....
What could be causing this issue? I don't want to travel to a major match and have my gun discharge when I am engaging the safety, that would be costly, not to mention VERY unsafe. I sent the first one back to the builder, and he blamed me. Surprise, surprise. So now I am hoping to get some unbiased information on possible causes before I remove all the fire control components and replace them. I know I can fix it this way, but I really want to understand what is happening before I just throw in the towel and replace parts.
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.