Is there a way to loosen up the 41s safety a bit? It is a bit too hard to operate.
Thanks.
loosening model 41's safety.
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Georgezilla
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Yes there is a way to loosen up the thumb safety lever. Under the left grip panel there is a spring clip and a screw holding the safety lever in place. It is pictured in this illustrated breakdown with a red circle.
One can take the spring clip off and bend it outward slightly and that will relax the clip tension a little. But be careful as the position of the lever is such that the web of your hand can activate it while shooting with only a slight amount of pressure. In this condition, the safety lever will appear deselected, but in fact is blocking the sear from moving. This was a big problem with the earlier models of M-41's, so they tightened the safety spring clip tension to prevent inadvertent safety activation and failures to fire.
Hope this helps.
R,
Bullseye
One can take the spring clip off and bend it outward slightly and that will relax the clip tension a little. But be careful as the position of the lever is such that the web of your hand can activate it while shooting with only a slight amount of pressure. In this condition, the safety lever will appear deselected, but in fact is blocking the sear from moving. This was a big problem with the earlier models of M-41's, so they tightened the safety spring clip tension to prevent inadvertent safety activation and failures to fire.
Hope this helps.
R,
Bullseye
