All quality, NO excuses!
Brownells sells quality products, This Ed Brown Stainless Steel ambidextrous safety for a Colt 1911 is an example of that great quality. And Brownells service is absolutely without any doubt the most reliable and outstanding in the firearms community. Good job!
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
Great upgrade
I bought the Ed Brown safety lever to replace the Springfield factory safety lever on a Prodigy. It dropped right in and works flawlessly. No more worrying about the ambi side walking out
Bravo Zulu
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
Great ambi safety
I needed a low-profile ambidextrous safety for my Les Baer UTC. Fitting this Ed Brown safety was easy and it works perfectly. Very positive engagement. Clicks on and off with the right amount of resistance, very good feel.
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
My thoughts
Flawless parts as always with Ed Brown parts i recommed his products 100%
Great Design
Great design and execution. Quality materials and workmanship. The enclosed hammer pin retains the left side safety paddle and this means no changes are needed to your grips. This is the best ambidextrous 1911 safety on the market.
Excellent Quality Ambi Safety
Installed five of these over the past 2 years. Machined for strength, positive engagement, and easy to install. Last one arrived without special hammer pin. Brownell was unable to send me the right replacement, but Justin with Ed Brown went above and beyond to immediately send the correct part. Thank you Justin!!!
Too thin where the plunger sits.
This safety seems sturdy enough, and wasn't too difficult to install, it seems like the metal is not thick enough where the plunger engages the safety when it is up in the "on" position. The detent is only touching the very edge of the safety-and yes the safety is perfectly flush with the frame. The first picture is of the plunger and the second image is of the safety looking from the bottom to show it is indeed flush with the frame.
Pin too Short
The hammer pin was too short for a Para Ordnance and 3 out of 10 other make frames I tried it with. Obviously not acceptable.
Terrible Quality Control
The right wing is bent up and doesnt align with the left wing. When installed on a firearm, the right wing sits angled above the slide line which aesthetically looks terrible but also twists the safety bar producing excess and unnecessary torque on the safety mechanism. This isnt a one-off occurrence either, Ive encountered at least three of these exact safeties with this exact problem, all of which have the right wing at differing but raised angles to the left wing. Ed brown makes some great products, but this isnt one of them. How these safeties got past QC is beyond me.
