Pardini and Walther APl Grip Compatability?

Quat · Post by **Quat** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 11:56 am

I have been shooting Pardini AP which I love and suits me in so many ways. However the grip is not quite right, and I've yet to modify it in a satisfying way. Yesterday I shot a Walther and the grip was just PERFECT- and best of all it was unmodified. Now, I could just get a Walther, but for several reasons I would like to stay with the Pardini. Does anyone know if the grips from these 2 manufacturers are compatible? Or could be made so with reasonable modifications? I would have tried it myself, but felt funny asking to try this as it was the pistol of a foreign and very top flight competitor. Didn't seem right to ask.

therider · Post by **therider** » Sat Feb 15, 2014 3:48 am

I guess you could ask Rink to scan the standard Walther grip and just machine it with the connection for the Pardini.

DFWdude · Post by **DFWdude** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:03 pm

This depends on which Pardini you have. All of the older variants, P10, K58, K60, K10, etc, have rounded frames where the stock screw inserts. The grips have corresponding, rounded inletting.

The Walthers I am familiar with all have rectangular frames, and rectangular grip inletting. So, it's not likely you can use a Walther grip on your Pardini without lots of carving.

I agree it would be better/easier to order a Rink grip with Walther external profiling, inletted for the round Pardini action.