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April 20, 2010
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Wanted to show you guys a pair of grips I got from Harly a while back, very small rubber grips. This was his original post-https://www.danwessonforum.com/wp-content/gallery/harly/signature/P1040790.JPG
As you can see, they were either made wrong, or were for something other than Dan Wesson. The following pics show what I did with them.
"The lion and the tiger may be more powerful, but the Wolf does not perform in the circus"
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First, I lined up where I thought the tang slot should go, and cut it out with a dremel and exacto knife. Since the original screw hole would interfere, I cut a channel up from the bottom for a screw.
"The lion and the tiger may be more powerful, but the Wolf does not perform in the circus"
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Next, I filled all the empty spaces with hot melt glue. Thought about using other things, I felt hot melt glue would work ok. And it kinda melded into the rubber grip.
"The lion and the tiger may be more powerful, but the Wolf does not perform in the circus"
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Finally, I glued the two halves together, with the insert trapped inside. Now I just put the screw up through the bottom like other one piece grips. Here they are on my 14-2, along with new 2 1/2 inch barrel from Charlie C. Makes a very tough looking package I think.
I also cut off an allen bolt head, and glued it in the old side hole, just for looks.
"The lion and the tiger may be more powerful, but the Wolf does not perform in the circus"
August 28, 2009
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WOW! Nice job with the modifications! I figured these things would never make it on to a gun but you did an excellent job in fitting them!
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March 27, 2009
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Great job! I picked one of them up too and havent figured what they fit… Sounds like next day off messy fun!
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January 24, 2009
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Excellent work on those grips, they look great on the gun.
They look like they may be about the same size as these wood ones I have for my 15-2...
January 22, 2008
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Nice work, thanks for sharing the details!
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May 2, 2009
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Great job--glad somebody made them work. I love the feel / look of those grips--every once in a while I'll slap mine on and hit the gun range with them.
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April 20, 2010
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Thanks guys. The pics look simple, but took me quite a while to get them to fit decently. I spent a weekend or so just lookin' at them figuring out the best way to make them work.
I have a Shootist model grip from LB (my favorite grip of all), and the Shootist is definitely modeled after this style rubber grip. I don't know how many magnum shots these grips will hold together for, but I took them to the range yesterday and they held up ok for 2 dozen shots. They're not really for target anyway, but make a handy set of concealed carry grips.
I would really like to thank Harly for the grips, it was a fun project and I now have a fairly unusual grip for my 14-2.
-Lonwolf
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August 28, 2009
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My pleasure! I'm glad you were able to make them work for you. If I had tried that modification they would have ended up in the garbage - happens every time! I get too impatient and go cut-crazy - just like I almost did on the stuck Grippers the other day until I came up with the tie-down removal method!
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November 17, 2008
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Has anyone tried the odd grip on a Lil-Dan. I know when this first came up I said they were not for the Lil-Dan but in hind sight I wonder if maybe so. The Lil-Dan has a different stud angle and the little swivel portion will slip off leaving a screw hole just like the small frames. Just a thought for someone to try out. Harley got any left?
LB
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