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Being of advanced years and now in the category "the older I get the better I was" I use an LP2 compact for slow fire. I bought it because it was light, the 780gm weight is with the plain universal grip, I have the anatomical grip and I have just check weighed the pistol at 810gms. There ...

I could have written your post No Fear. I have just sold my LP10, which I have owned for one year, for exactly the reasons described by yourself. My decision has been to buy the LP10E compact, as I felt the problem wasn't the overall weight, but the length and weight of the last 50 mm. of the barre...

Hi, I recently sold my LP10 after using it for about a year. In practice I was able to score consistently between 545 and 550, but somehow the balance was just not right and it seemed too muzzle heavy, also the sight radius was just too much even with the front sight set back on the last notch. Now ...

I agree. Do you think that the same would apply if it was a air or Standard Pistol?

John Hadjichristou wrote:He's been led up the garden path.
No such rule and I doubt any official would even take any notice
given its a free pistol.
Commonsense prevails in most instances even if the unusual is encountered.

No Rob I don't think that it was touching the wrist. Basically the guy who recounted the incident to me said that double tape or double stick tape could not be used on a free pistol grip, period. He said that the officials would remove it as anything on the grip and palm shelf had to be permanent an...

I was initially thinking of further reducing my trigger weight but with cold weather approaching I think that I shall stick to my current trigger weight and see how it goes. I guess its all a matter of mindset. If a person can train themselves to use a 1360 grams trigger in Standard Pistol and a 2 a...

I agree David. It does sound messed up that they would want to remove the tape if grip spray and grip enhancing gloves are allowed. Maybe the officials at that particular event misinterpreted one of the rules. I plan on getting an official 'take' on the matter in the next competition. Hopefully, the...

Yes I was referring to double stick tape.

visitor wrote:If you mean a double thickness of tape there should be no problem. If you are referring to double sided or double-stick tape, I believe that would be banned as would coating your grip with any other sticky / tacky material.

Thanks guys. I thought that I should be able to use it, but wasn't sure. Basically the guy I was talking to on our local range said that he had seen equipment control remove some double tape from a guys pistol during a national level competition, claiming that it was offering illegal support even th...

Is it legal to use double tape to fill in gaps on a free pistol grip in a match? A guy on my range says it isn't. He says any filler has to be a permanent part of the grip.

Pistol: Hammerli 160 special Trigger weight: around 50g Grip: Rink P.S. Paul, you wrote 19.7g, how do you measure it with such an accuracy ? I use a piece of music wire shaped like the rods used on regular trigger weight devices, slipping light 2.25gr.(1.46g.)#4 washers over the end. I originally u...

TOZ 35M 19.7gm. German grips, possibly Karl Nill, installed by vendor (Kettner's) Reason for trigger weight: Used to ultra light triggers on my schuetzen rifles. At this weight, I'm still able rest my finger on the trigger. Paul Its interesting that you have trained yourself to be able to rest your...

I thought it would be interesting to see what trigger weight most people are using in their free pistols. I'm currently at about 120 grams and working my way down (started at 160gms). Please feel free to post your trigger weights and reasons for using it. Don't forget to mention what pistol and grip...

Done. Thank you both for your help :-)

I basically want to remove everything from within the grip cavity so that I can have a new grip made according to my hands. Will the method you described enable me to do this? Thanks for you help Remove the plate from the bottom of the grip. Remove the battery by pulling down and out. Remove the ele...

Can anyone describe how to remove the electronics from the grip? The procedure is not mentioned in the manual.

Many thanks in advance

In my quest for advice on modifying my grip, I was lucky enough to come upon Don Nygord's notes which encompass many aspects of shooting. Having gone through them I felt that they could be of immense use to fellow shooters, so I'm attaching them to my post in 'Word 97-2003 Document' format. Thanks a...

That's me in the above post, Sorry, I forgot to log in with my account.

Here is article by Don Nygord on modifying pistol grips: http://www.nygord-precision.com/ The other articles in this collection are also well worth reading. I also have a small hand, short fingers. I have found that the Rink grips are a better fir to my hand than the Morini grips that come with the...

The electronics in the Morini grip/frame area will be the limiting factor in how much wood you can remove. Have you moved the trigger all the way to the rear? I tried doing that but somehow it just doesn't feel 'right'. I can shoot well enough but it almost seems as if I have to make up for the los...