Man i wish I would have seen this a couple months ago. Would have saved some shade from the wife. I bought a P30LS but immediately wanted the non safety version. Did the gun swap dance, but not before she noticed the money missing from the account.

 

Quite the opposite my friend, I wish I had traded my P30S for a P30, but I didn't know then I would hate the safety lever that much. You did well swapping them . As for your wife, I am sure she had forgotten all about it by now. Enjoy the sweetness of your P30.

 

You should have simply bought a P30 or traded.i have a P30 V3 and want the S, would have traded you straight up.

 

You are absolutely right, I will enjoy the new configuration without the safety lever for a while before I try the LEM V2 with a decocker configuration. You do already have the better gun (P30), I would advise you to keep it.

I still believe the P30 (V3) DA/SA to be the best configuration of all the variants, and eventually I will sell my P30S and buy a new P30.

 

I hope this post is useful for all those stuck with P30S and hate the safety lever.

 

So glad I found this. Great information. Can anyone confirm if this process would also work on a P30SK V3 safety to convert to non-safety?

I have a V1 LEM and just not a fan of the trigger. I found a V3 in my state, but it has a safety unfortunately.

 

Can anyone confirm if this process would also work on a P30SK V3 safety to convert to non-safety?

If you look at the original post from walyamw, you can clearly see the decocker sticking out on the side, indicating that he did this with a V3. Additionally, having taken my P30SKS v3 apart to convert it to a LEM v0, the premise of swapping the hammer axle and control latch out would make sense to remove the safety.

However, also judging from the pictures, you will be left with a little indentation for the L safety lever. I wonder if there is a way to 3D print a small polymer plug to fill it. The original non-safety versions look like they are merely plugged. I can't imagine it would be too hard to glue such plug in, as the whole frame is mere polymer/fancy plastic.

(image from P30SK - Heckler & Koch)

Warning: Removing safety features from a CCW gun MAY bring up unwanted questions in a defensive shooting situation.

 

Interesting thread.
[you can buy a non-safety gun as your CCW] is my profound recommendation.
While I haven’t looked into this in close detail, sure I can assume you can switch/$pend/work the parts out as the S lever is an additional mechanical feature – but it will remain a non-sanctioned mod.
I have both P30/P30S (safety off, hot chamber, hammer DA) and there is a reason for either, flipping the S off (in any gun) is a training issue – and is not an option in a 1911.
As for plugging the S frame countersink, I would think there is a separate S frame mold/jig (and eliminate the S-Plug process/variable altogether).

 

1911 is a SA only pistol that's way it's a must to have a safety lever if you carry it with a hot camber (cocked & locked), like you said it's not an option.

I totally agree with you; carrying the gun with safety off, hot chamber, and hammer DA is the best option you have if you ever face a real threat. And even if you train well on flipping the safety off, you don't want to waste that time if a gun is pointed at you, you just want to draw the gun, point and shoot. These are 3 steps that you need to do fast while the attacker has only one step pulling the trigger.

 

I'm in and thank you for doing this.

$26 delivered for both parts from HK (hkwebshop.com)

 

I'm in and thank you for doing this.

$26 delivered for both parts from HK (hkwebshop.com)

Congrats in advance, please let us know your comments after you do the conversion

 

late to the show but any further updates on this mod? ya put more rounds thru it?

 

Been wanting to do the same thing. Not so sure about swapping those parts though. Isn't the p30 axle a tad smaller in diameter, or length than the p30s axle?

Also have considered reshaping the safety.

Emailed Grayguns and asked if they have considered building a kit or if they've done a safety delete.