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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Barry Greyson" data-source="post: 992785" data-attributes="member: 555"><p>FYI...</p><p></p><p>The technique is good but the final result, eventhough it looks great, is not totally functional at the web of the hand for some people. The lower contour under the thumb safety should have been blended with the grip safety while depressed in the frame with the sear spring in place as it sits in the gun. That way the "blend line" is finished out smooth with the frame tangs when you grab the grip and depress the safety. The way he has it, the edge at the back of the curvature will come down past the frame tangs and can catch the fleshy part of the web of the hand. If you shoot for any length of time it will cut or irritate the hand. The exposed edge is usually very sharp unless it is blunted and then the line isn't perfect. By blending with the GS depressed which leaves a small step it usually does not destroy the lines and still looks good and is functional by not allowing the grip safety to protrude below the frame tangs when depressed. Usually the upper curvature is blended with the GS in the nondepressed position and the lower curvature as I described.</p><p>Barry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Barry Greyson, post: 992785, member: 555"] FYI... The technique is good but the final result, eventhough it looks great, is not totally functional at the web of the hand for some people. The lower contour under the thumb safety should have been blended with the grip safety while depressed in the frame with the sear spring in place as it sits in the gun. That way the "blend line" is finished out smooth with the frame tangs when you grab the grip and depress the safety. The way he has it, the edge at the back of the curvature will come down past the frame tangs and can catch the fleshy part of the web of the hand. If you shoot for any length of time it will cut or irritate the hand. The exposed edge is usually very sharp unless it is blunted and then the line isn't perfect. By blending with the GS depressed which leaves a small step it usually does not destroy the lines and still looks good and is functional by not allowing the grip safety to protrude below the frame tangs when depressed. Usually the upper curvature is blended with the GS in the nondepressed position and the lower curvature as I described. Barry [/QUOTE]
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