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<blockquote data-quote="Buzzdraw" data-source="post: 1022630" data-attributes="member: 385">If the gun was manufactured with a safety device, it must stay there and be functional for IDPA purposes.&nbsp; Recently it has been determined that the internal lock device on S&amp;W revolvers (if originally so equipped)must be present and active.&nbsp; It includes the grip safety on a 1911.In past years in IPSC, in pre-USPSA days, in was common to pin down the 1911 grip safety.&nbsp; In those days of yore, the &quot;memory bump&quot; grip safety did not exist.&nbsp; There was a metal clip gadget invented to hold the grip safety down.&nbsp; It was held in place by the grips.&nbsp; One cottage industry parts supplier even made a complete add-on backstrap unit for the 1911.&nbsp; The unit integrated the grip safety (now just a solid hunk of metal) to the mainspring housing.&nbsp; I have seen loose 1911&#039;s go flying through the air, so IMO the grip safety needs to be functional.&nbsp; I&#039;d rather not get shot by a once airborne gun striking the ground.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buzzdraw, post: 1022630, member: 385"] If the gun was manufactured with a safety device, it must stay there and be functional for IDPA purposes. Recently it has been determined that the internal lock device on S&W revolvers (if originally so equipped)must be present and active. It includes the grip safety on a 1911. In past years in IPSC, in pre-USPSA days, in was common to pin down the 1911 grip safety. In those days of yore, the "memory bump" grip safety did not exist. There was a metal clip gadget invented to hold the grip safety down. It was held in place by the grips. One cottage industry parts supplier even made a complete add-on backstrap unit for the 1911. The unit integrated the grip safety (now just a solid hunk of metal) to the mainspring housing. I have seen loose 1911's go flying through the air, so IMO the grip safety needs to be functional. I'd rather not get shot by a once airborne gun striking the ground. [/QUOTE]

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