Grip Putty

[Andre]

What is a good, carvable grip putty for grips? I know Morini sells a putty, but I'm looking for other suggestions as well.

The palm shelf on my new Steyr Lp10 hits a bony spot on my wrist and for more than a few shots it hurts. Too low and the gun starts to wobble, so I'm building a new shelf from maple and going to putty it up. The box of Plaster of Paris on the bench sure is tempting...

Andre

[SamEEE]

Any sort of generic 2 part epoxy filler should work - the Morini stuff seems a bit less dense than the stuff in the tube which you have to knead together to make it harden. Stucco are the manufacturer I think of the Morini product.

Whatever you end up doing make sure you wear the appropriate PPE, the hardener is one of the nastier things that you will encounter in your travels on this Earth.

Plaster of Paris you could try, but I am fairly certain it would be shitty long term - although perhaps okay for rapid prototyping.

Probably worth spending the dough and getting it right.

[Andre]

Any sort of generic 2 part epoxy filler should work - the Morini stuff seems a bit less dense than the stuff in the tube which you have to knead together to make it harden. Stucco are the manufacturer I think of the Morini product.

Whatever you end up doing make sure you wear the appropriate PPE, the hardener is one of the nastier things that you will encounter in your travels on this Earth.

Plaster of Paris you could try, but I am fairly certain it would be shitty long term - although perhaps okay for rapid prototyping.

Probably worth spending the dough and getting it right.

Oh I know, hardener is nasty. Like silicone caulking, it takes forever to remove.

Will try the Plaster of Paris and report back. I wonder if I could add anything to it to become stronger.

[David Levene]

The palm shelf on my new Steyr Lp10 hits a bony spot on my wrist and for more than a few shots it hurts.

The first part of ISSF rule 8.12.a):-

10m Air Pistol Grips: No part of the grip, frame or accessories may touch any part of the wrist.

Sounds like you need a saw rather than filler.

[rmca]

If it touches your wrist you need to cut or file it down.

As David said, look up rules 8.12 and 8.13 before you start modifying your grip.

Hope this helps

[therider]

Although if you watch some issf videos of recent international finals, you'll see palm rest nearly touching the elbow !! :-)

[SteveT]

I like PC Lumber and JB Kwik Wood. Both are very commonly available here in the US. Carving isn't as nice as wood, but can be done. They sand and file very easy. Bondo, plumbers helper, JB Weld and hard putties are too hard and very difficult sand or file.

http://www.amazon.com/PC-Products-PC-Wo ... B008H4R4WS

http://www.amazon.com/J-B-Weld-8257-Kwi ... 1EDD77FZ42

[Andre]

It touched the back of my hand, not my wrist, I misspoke. Put your right hand in front of you, fingers pointing to the left. Look at the very back of your thumb and on that spot on the bottom of my hand is the bony spot. Just in front of my wrist.

Shot a LP10 with that same grip in national matches before, so I doubt I'll have any problems with this one.

[left360]

Sugru. Carves nicely after hardening for about 12 hours.