RussB Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Has anyone fit the Swenson Shielded ambi safety to a 2011 framed gun? After about 2 hours of filing and polishing, I realized that I will have to remove a substantial amount of material for the paddles to fit over the plunger tube and the same area on the right side of the frame. If it's been done, and you have a pic, that would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterbenedetto Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes..its labor extensive. Have done it on both my open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Fitting the Swensons is not worth the effort as far as I am concerned. Great old idea but quality just ain't there. A pain. Adios, Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussB Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 (edited) Yes..its labor extensive. Have done it on both my open. Cool, would you be able to share a picture of two of the gun(s)? EDIT: just found pics you posted in the Open Gun pic thread! Edited April 30, 2010 by RussB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussB Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Fitting the Swensons is not worth the effort as far as I am concerned. Great old idea but quality just ain't there. A pain. Adios, Pat It's my effort and time. To ME it would be well worth it, as I'm trying to put together a grand old Tripp Open gun, and the Swenson ambi shielded safeties are "Ol' School" (gratuitous picture of my Tripp-framed Open Gun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLM Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Until someone starts making machined, or at least better quality ones we're stuck with the Swensons. Yea, a pain to fit but well worth it IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterbenedetto Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 (edited) Edited. sorry for misinformation Edited May 1, 2010 by shooterbenedetto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 you have the option to get the brazo thumb shield to be welded to the frame For the record, the Brazos thumbshield is NOT welded to the frame in any way, shape, or form. If you do that, you (or your gunsmith) are an idiot. It's installed via a very simple cut in the frame that holds the shield in place when the grip is re-installed. Please do not spread misinformation about things about which you have zero understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Fitting the Swensons is not worth the effort as far as I am concerned. Great old idea but quality just ain't there. A pain. They've always been a pain... I've never heard so much cursing from a gunsmith... Unfortunately, the newer ones seem to have further problems, like hairline cracks, etc. If you get one, inspect it very carefully before you start to fit it, in case it's defective. I've used both Swensons and thumbshields, now, on several guns... Functionally, they're equivalent, especially if the Swenson is fit correctly, and you take the time to remove all the extra meat to fit your hand and knuckles. However, if you happen to break a safety, you get to do all that work all over again with a Swenson... With a regular safety and a thumbshield, you just fit a new, normal, high quality safety and away you go. No more Swensons for me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterbenedetto Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 you have the option to get the brazo thumb shield to be welded to the frame For the record, the Brazos thumbshield is NOT welded to the frame in any way, shape, or form. If you do that, you (or your gunsmith) are an idiot. It's installed via a very simple cut in the frame that holds the shield in place when the grip is re-installed. Please do not spread misinformation about things about which you have zero understanding. My apologies! easy grasshopper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussB Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 (edited) Yes...its labor extensive... You ain't kiddin'! The pins weren't square nor did they fit the grip safety and needed tweaking. I spent 2+ hours just polishing out the cast marks and flattening the paddles. Another 2+ hours making it all fit the frame on the Bridgeport, and another 1+ hours contouring to match the frame. There was a LOT of extra material on this thing. Here's what I came up with. Not the prettiest install for sure, Edited May 3, 2010 by RussB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Nice job. I replaced the Swenson's I had on both my open guns and put SV wide ambis on them, but I don't ride the slide. What did you put on your grip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussB Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 What did you put on your grip? 3M stair tread tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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