ihatepickles Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I didn't mean to call your prom date ugly... I don't know... she looks awful purdy to me... http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...03&hl=viper Very nice! Is the inscription on the Swensons "It took 80 hours to fit this &^$@( thing"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I guess I've led a very sheltered life. I don't have Swensons on any of my guns, and as far as I know, I've never shot one that had them installed. I have noticed a light "dusting" of skin/leather from the side of my thumb in the rear cocking serrations of some guns after I shoot them, so I know I do sometimes contact the slide when shooting. Are these shields and shielded-safeties primarily intended for use on super-light sprung guns? Would it be safe to say that the heavier springs I run in my Limited and Lim10 guns are the reason I haven't needed shields? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cking Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 The lower and wider pad allow you to much more pressure on the safety. Be it lefty or righty. This allows faster recovery from recoil, nice for limited guns. Most of us will have problems with dragging the slide when you change your grip to put pressure on the safety paddle. So some sort of shield is a good idea. Also found that the thumb pressure from strong hand helps balance pressure from weak hand on grip. Which helps reduce horizontal stringing in your groups. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Is the inscription on the Swensons "It took 80 hours to fit this &^$@( thing"? Something like that Actually, the part of this gun the 'smith b****d about most was polishing and serrating the cocking handle... and checkering the back of the slide... (on an Open gun??? sheesh... ). I think he's got Swensons down to a science, at this point.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris iliff Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I hate to revive this dinosaur, but did any manufacturer start making these? Were do you get Swenson style safeties now for 2011's? Or do we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvsmith Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Chris, Speed Shooters sells them, but you don't want to use them, POS, hard to fit & a lot of gunsmiths won't put them on their guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I hate to revive this dinosaur, but did any manufacturer start making these? Were do you get Swenson style safeties now for 2011's? Or do we? Swenson's? http://www.shootersconnectionstore.com/Swenson-Ambi-Safety-P562.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I had a Swenson set in my STI Edge. The Gunsmith that installed them said he hated them but I really liked them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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