Hi guys,

I was wondering if it was possible to switch the safety on a Colt 6920 to accommodate a left-handed shooter?  I've Googled this a few times, but I have not found a definite answer.

Thank you for any feedback or help you can provide me.

Hound

If your safety looks like this:



Then yes.  If the right side (pictured it would be left) is smooth (no channel) then no.  Buy yourself a Ambi safety and go with that.

I'm a Left Hander.

I went with the Noveske/ Magpul's STS drop in 60 degree selector and have never looked back.

I watched a YouTube video of a guy removing the selector but not changing it to left-handed.  In the comments the question regarding moving it to the left side was posted and someone said that the newer Colts have this ability.  I purchased mine in January so I figure it may be able to do it.  I'll take it apart and see in a few minutes.

So I took out the screw holding on the grip, along with the spring and pin  However although the sector would spin around, it would not come out of the lower.  Am I missing something?  It would pull a little bit but not actually come out of the unit.

It may be hanging up on the trigger, I had to lightly tap mine in and out. (I have a 'bought in December of '14 6920 and reversed the safety)

Jiggle it... Just a little bit.

Push the hammer all the way down and hold it there.

Thanks guys, I'll give it another shot tonight.

Buy an ambi. I like to use my thumb to take the safety off, then my trigger finger to put it back on.

This. Ambi on every rifle for this reason. Very easy to engage the safety as soon as I lower the rifle and take it off as I raise it. I found myself liking this is and doing it so often that I actually wore out the spring for the safety and replaced it yesterday with a CS one.

Those reversible safeties are just the tits.





I put them in all my guns. Didn't know Colt was doing this.





Do they sell just the safety?





I get mine from - shit, cannot remember now, but their part # is 72a, and is not on their parts list or web site, you gotta call and order it.





Company is out west some place, was one of the first to offer a AR- pistol, carbon-fibre wrapped barrels, and a plastic AR15,


they had some quality control issues at one point, and got a bad rep, but i only had very good dealings with them.


They even offered a piston upper before they became common-place.





Just cannot remember their name. Getting old sucks.


Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.



ETA- Found it - Olympic Arms.



I even did a thread about it - now in the archives
 

This is were I have found them.

http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/safety-parts/safeties/fire-control-selector-prod4902.aspx