CaptainOverkill Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) My hand is getting pinched in this area when I disengage the thumb safety (be jealous of my awesome photobucket drawing skills): What should I do? Swap the safety to something else? Bevel the factory safety? Edited January 12, 2016 by CaptainOverkill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 IDK, I've shot a bunch of rounds through those and never had that issue....Where exactly is it biting you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainOverkill Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 My palm, just behind the joint where my index finger meets my hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainOverkill Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 I THINK it's the "pointed" part right under the safety lever that is pinching me. I do not get pinched by 1911s and have handled another 2011 that did not pinch me at all. With mine I have to make a conscious effort to hold my hand out away from the grip or I get pinched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racknrider Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Gets me too. There was a thread about this a couple of months ago. If I could just remember where.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frgood Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I have the EXACT same issue. I've decided to remove the safety and grind out a nice little curve from the bottom. This will resolve the pinch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainOverkill Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 frgood, could you post a picture of yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooldylocks Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I'm not left handed but I do get pinched when I am working on weak hand stuff. I especially notice when I am doing lots of dry fire. I have actually had it take off a little skin at the base of my index finger. My safety has an even bigger gap than yours, you can see probably 2/3rds of the pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmetzler01 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) That's normal for a 2011; I have the same thing on my strong hand - my right hand. After a few thousand rounds it will callous and you'll be fine. You can modify the gun as others have mentioned, or just go the easy route and slap a band aide on the spot getting pinched or wrap the pinched area with some tape like golfers and basketball players do. Edited January 12, 2016 by wmetzler01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusbrew Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I'm a lefty and develop a wonderful callous to deal with where the 2011 rubs. After a few weeks of heavy shooting you will be fine. Seriously, just work your way through it. Before long it'll be behind you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangerdug Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Which hand is getting pinched? And where on the hand are you getting bit? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusbrew Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) Rangerdug: Hes getting bit on his left hand in his palm swell from gripping the gun and then clicking the ambi safety off. The Safety pinches the palm swell on your main (left) hand between the Safety and the grip. It only happens to a lefty because the right side of an ambi safety does not have an area that can pinch your hand against the grip of the gun. As usual, lefties gotta toughen up and fight thru this right handed world. Edited January 14, 2016 by cactusbrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangerdug Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I am a lefty, can't say I have seen it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainOverkill Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 I did some dry fire today and only got pinched about once in every 10 times or so. I've naturally started keeping my hand away from the gun a little until the safety is off. I'm sure with time my hand will toughen up too. I guess it's no worse than getting used to slide bite with Glocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusbrew Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 You will get to the point where you don't even notice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wurm Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 I've been pinched a few times by 1911 safeties. I knocked the edge off the one that was doing it to me and it took care of the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frgood Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I have the EXACT same issue. I've decided to remove the safety and grind out a nice little curve from the bottom. This will resolve the pinch. Sorry, I sold it as having to swap the slide rack became the next issue. However, I now know how to spec a custom 2011 next time. however, if you look at the bottom curve of your safety, simply reverse that curve to create the needed gap. If it was simply sliding against the skin a callous would occur. However, this is not the case since, when you have a tight grip there will be 1/8th to 1/4 inch of flesh caught between the safety and the grip. This is exasperated by the leverage used on the trigger finger. The result is a lot of flesh is grabbed when setting the safety off. Quite painful, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainOverkill Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 However, this is not the case since, when you have a tight grip there will be 1/8th to 1/4 inch of flesh caught between the safety and the grip. This is exasperated by the leverage used on the trigger finger. The result is a lot of flesh is grabbed when setting the safety off. Quite painful, Yes indeed. It pinches enough to gather blood up under the skin where the capillaries at the surface are broken. Hasn't drawn blood yet in dry fire, but I can see it happening in live fire when the skin gets pinched then recoil pulls it free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPatton Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Mr.Dremel is, or can be, your friend your friend. Put a radius on the square edges that are creating the pinch point. Just remember the first rule of gunsmithing: Always destroy the cheapest part first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frgood Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Mr.Dremel is, or can be, your friend your friend. Put a radius on the square edges that are creating the pinch point. Just remember the first rule of gunsmithing: Always destroy the cheapest part first. Excellent point. I had to be reminded of that as my first question to Keigan was to cut the grip. (go ahead laugh at me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper046 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 CaptainOverkill....I think the thread others were referencing was my thread from a couple month's back. I had the EXACT same problem with an STI Eagle I bought. It was pinching the web of my left hand when I disengaged the safety. Before investing in another safety (and having to fit it), I took the original and I filed and sanded down the bottom radius to create more space between the bottom of the safety and the grip. I'll see if I can get some pic's to post up tomorrow...don't have any "before" pics, but you can see the "after". Seems to work. I still get a little pinch, and I may file it down a bit more, but it's comfortable enough for me for now. z- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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