NITRO FIN, 2011 STI/SV/MPA/Prodigy Slide Lock Thumb Rest

2/2/2023:  Dealers and customers are chipping away at the inventory, I'll do my best to stay in stock this year.  Ver 2.1 is all we will be producing.

1/4/2023:  Happy New Year.. Stock is looking good.. moving forward everything we make will be the 2.1 version and YES it does drop in a Stealth Arms Platypus, but your mags will not.. you need to remove the inner Nitro Fin tab to clear the glock follower.  Reports are very positive after this mod, really helps with follow up shots and overall comfort.

THE BEST THUMB REST SLIDE STOP AVAILABLE.

PLEASE READ: Check your current slide lock for pin size.  Use caution test fitting it before test firing at the range.  The Nitro Fin by design fits close inside the slide lock relief of the frame, some gun smith work may be required.

Slide lock does lock the slide back manually, but does not automatically on the last round. (Top Level Gunsmith Feature)

Machined out of one solid piece of 17-4 stainless.  In most applications if your pin size matches....all you have to do

is slide your old slide stop out, slide this one in, and you have a thumbrest on your Limited or Open USPSA gun.  With every slide stop, do take your time and do a proper slide off mock up.

*Every opinion of the NITRO FIN 1.0 (2012 design) was used in creating the Shooting Sports Innovations Nitro Fin 2.1.

*Works with any 1911, 1911 Double Stack or 2011 variants (STI Stucatto SV Prodigy Akai PT etc).  With every custom made gun a good mock up is needed and shown below in our instructional videos.

*The 1911 Stealth Arms Platypus will need the inner Nitro Fin tab removed to clear the new Glock magazine follower location.

Listed below are the main key changes.

-THUMB REST PAD REDESIGN:  It's 0.150 WIDER, This came from the USPSA Open shooters mainly.. They needed it wider to compensate for the scope mount. We understand everyone has a different thumb and it's curved, so a flatter pad angle increased the surface area.  We undercut and reduced the rear section of the pad to eliminate any discomfort shooting weak handed.

-PIN QUALITY OVERHAUL:  We changed our methods of machining the pins.  This resulted in a no taper, tighter toleranced pin. Now 0.199 with a 0.001 tolerance. Longer pin to aid in removal and for wider frames.

-SLIDE TAB CALIBRATION:  We increased the height and changed it's shape to not contact Grams followers.  Also put a nice radius on that tab to aid in installation.

-LOWER THUMB SHIELD:  Some reported hitting the shield when racking the slide.  We lowered it to the min height.

-REAR DETENT BLOCK:  We averaged all the frames we could measure and made a recessed block to capture your slide stop plunger.  Ever experienced the slide locking back while shooting weak hand?  Kiss that problem good bye.

-Availble in machined polished or black nitride coating.  

PLEASE READ: Check your current slide lock for pin size.  Use caution test fitting it before test firing at the range.  The Nitro Fin by design fits close inside the slide lock relief of the frame, some gun smith work may be required. The Pin size is 0.1995 Slide lock does lock the slide back manually, but does not automatically on the last round. (Top Level Gunsmith Feature)   Shooting Sports Innovations stands behind all of its products.  If you have an issue, let us know.  However, firearms are inherently dangerous and must be treated with respect at all times.  Please make sure you are fully familiar with your firearm, how to use it safely, and that you follow the four rules of firearm safety at all times.  Shooting Sports Innovations cannot and will not be held responsible for any negligent use of any firearm or Shooting Sports Innovations products.