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Alloy Grip Safeties on 1911s
511pe
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Is there such a thing as an alloy grip safety for a 1911?
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..Unless you go all out on lightening a 1911, frame, slide...with lightening cuts..."one" part such as a grip safety is not goin to make squat in the weight difference...[;)]
Assemble two identical guns, the only difference being the material from which the grip safety is made, and you won't be able to tell the difference, in the hand or on the scale.
Much ado about nothing, IMNSHO.
I go for aluminum or other light weight alloys, too, in the frame, but I wouldn't worry about the grip safety.
An aluminum grip safety, if you can find one, will save about half an ounce vs steel.
An aluminum mainspring housing, if you can find one, will save an ounce versus steel; the synthetic is about an ounce and a half lighter than steel.
Of course you will use a short hollow GI recoil spring guide and save an ounce or more.