1911 S.A. safety key lock removal ?????? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

Tercel89 · 01-11-2007, 08:37 PM

Is there any removal directions for this key-lock safety? I havent had any problems with it but I have read that some owners of Taurus revolvers that have this same type key-lock have had it engage while shooting the gun .

Brickboy240 · 01-12-2007, 08:10 AM

I believe the owners manual has instructions on how to insert that angled rod tool that comes with the pistol. My GI came with the tool. Remember, all that mainspring housing area on any 1911 is under spring pressure so wear safety glasses and go easy when you tap out the pin.

I know some over at the M1911.org's boards have removed that safety altogether; replacing the mainspring housing, plunger and spring with one from Wilson or Ed Brown. I haven't done this and really, if you look at how it works, I really don't see how it could "fail" and lock up the gun.

If I had heard many stories of this actually happening, I'd replace it, but the concearn might be a tad overblown.

- Brickboy240

AR-Doctor · 01-12-2007, 08:35 PM

All of my S/A 1911's Mainspring housing have been replaced. Doing away with the ILS lock system. The one on my Micro-Compact never worked right from the factory. And the one on my TRP keep sticking locked. So it was a easy fix, I just removed them and put what Mr. John Browing had from the start. And know all is well in the 1911 family here.

01-11-2007, 08:37 PM	#1
Tercel89 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tn Posts: 781	1911 S.A. safety key lock removal ?????? Is there any removal directions for this key-lock safety? I havent had any problems with it but I have read that some owners of Taurus revolvers that have this same type key-lock have had it engage while shooting the gun . __________________ Toyota Tacoma: The A-10 Warthog of trucks The A-10 Warthog : The Toyota Tacoma of planes The Westland Lynx : The Toyota Supra of helicopters

01-12-2007, 08:10 AM	#2
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,317	I believe the owners manual has instructions on how to insert that angled rod tool that comes with the pistol. My GI came with the tool. Remember, all that mainspring housing area on any 1911 is under spring pressure so wear safety glasses and go easy when you tap out the pin. I know some over at the M1911.org's boards have removed that safety altogether; replacing the mainspring housing, plunger and spring with one from Wilson or Ed Brown. I haven't done this and really, if you look at how it works, I really don't see how it could "fail" and lock up the gun. If I had heard many stories of this actually happening, I'd replace it, but the concearn might be a tad overblown. - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

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01-12-2007, 08:35 PM	#3
AR-Doctor XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 53	All of my S/A 1911's Mainspring housing have been replaced. Doing away with the ILS lock system. The one on my Micro-Compact never worked right from the factory. And the one on my TRP keep sticking locked. So it was a easy fix, I just removed them and put what Mr. John Browing had from the start. And know all is well in the 1911 family here.