While I’ve a Nighthawk Customs single-sided thumb safety on the way to me, I found a Wilson Combat 6BN Tactical single sided lever in my parts bin. I decided to try that as a test – this part costs far less than the Nighthawk part, so I wanted to practice with it.
Well, I did very good with the fitting, to the point that I decided to actually use the part. It feels good on the gun and the thumb paddle is smaller than what’s on the OEM levers.
Fitting wasn’t difficult, either. I was surprised at how easy it was. My biggest worry was that I wouldn’t fit it in the correct place, but I was looking at the fitted area of the OEM part and was comparing the two parts as I fitted the new part.
I think 1911s and 2011s look cleaner with a single-sided safety, plus I’m right-handed, so it works for me.
Here are some pics:
I think I’ll put the Nighthawk safety on the Ultralight. There’s also the option of installing it on the XP Pro, as well. [UPDATE: no, there’s no option of installing this on the XP Pro, as the XP Pro is a bit wider than a normal 1911/2011 due to it being designed to use Glock mags].