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Build up material
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:28 pm
by WesternGrizzly
Those of you that build up your cheekpiece/pistol grip so it fits better, what compound do you use and why?
Matt
Re: Build up material
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:11 pm
by RobStubbs
WesternGrizzly wrote:Those of you that build up your cheekpiece/pistol grip so it fits better, what compound do you use and why?
Matt
For pistol grips I use morini grip paste, which is a kind of plastic wood. I use it because it works, but I don't doubt there are alternatives and that they work equally well. For my cheek piece, I've only so far removed wood, but I don't think I'd use the same material as for my grip if I needed to build it up.
Rob.
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:17 pm
by Pat McCoy
For rifles, pieces of old targets and duct tape. Cheap, available, easily changed to get proper adjustment, and just tear it off and start over next year with a new shooter.
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:42 pm
by KennyB
My pistol grip used to be Milliput but recently I discovered FIMO modeling clay which works quite well.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:07 am
by zuckerman
Howdy, I have modified my LP10E with a product called Sugru, Sugru is a moldable silicone that is designed for a multitude of uses, see
www.instructables.com for the range of uses, also see my Steyr LP10e grip I modified. If the sugru is in the wrong place, or needs to be modified, it can be physically removed, note that the edges of the pad have been made smaller by simply removing it.
www.sugru.com I have no connection to this product, I just like using it....[/img]
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:38 pm
by Ryan.jacobs
I use tennis racket grip tape on my cheekpiece, that seems to work very well.
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:13 am
by bruce
I have two strips of squash racket tape on the pistol grip of my rifle. Although it used to be built up slightly more with Bluetack and gaffer tape :)
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:57 am
by NateG
Bondo! Much less, umm, un-do-able than some of the other options, but it's cheap, cures pretty quickly, holds up well, but sands down very easily, too.
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:13 am
by Globesmasher17
I'm gonna' try that Sugru - that's for the reference and website link zuckerman.
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:50 pm
by Globesmasher17
bruce wrote:I have two strips of squash racket tape on the pistol grip of my rifle. Although it used to be built up slightly more with Bluetack and gaffer tape :)
I used to use Dr Scholls gell inserts and then wrap them up in "vet wrap" to "bulk out" the pistol grip. I tried the "sugru" and it worked well - quite cheap and easy to work with and mold.
Looks a darned site better too.
Thanks for the link and tip. ..................... :)