I messed up my SA ambi safety.

[balmo]

What was a simple magwell/msh install and detail strip (for the first time) turned into a broken ambi safety on my SA loaded. I was leveraging the safety with aluminum stock for a little bit. When I some the left side safety move a little bit, it was over. The safety was already bent.

How do you guys revome your ambi safety? The springfield's was so stiff. The ambi would not even budge with the use of my hands, stupid me I thought of leveraging it with an aluminum stock.

I examined the SA safety and they do fit pretty stiff. Are aftermarket ambi's also this stiff?

Now I'm the the market for an ambi safety. Any recommendations? The gun is for USPSA single stack. I was thinking of either an STI or Wilson Combat high thumb?

Thank you

[ThatFishGuy]

Which side did you break? The strong side or the "ambi" side? which side did you try to remove first? The STI ambi is basically the same as the Springfield one. They work ok, but to keep the offside safety tight, the whole thing needs to be on there really snug (as you noticed). That's because everything is just held on by the grips and a slot/key where the pins meet. So the weak side (if you're right handed) will always wear loose on these types. The Wilson Combat Bullet Proof safety is much stronger, I think it's only out done by the newer EGW ambi safety. Both of these are really nice parts and are great options if you dont mind the price tags. If you're not left handed, I would also recommend the Kimber ambi safety. Its a stronger design than the STI, the off side is really nice and trim, and great for the price ~$50. Now I mentioned being right handed because the Kimber style looks like it could stand up to the limited abuse a righty would put on it. Dedicated left hand shooters would eventually loosen it up, which brings you back to the Wilson or EGW designs. For a lefty, the extra cost is worth it to keep the safety engagement tight IMO.