How do you adjust pivot of Steyr LP10?

miami · Post by **miami** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:08 am

There are 4 + 2 screws on the bottom of the breech. The manual simply says adjust those 6 screws to pivot.

How do you just pivot with those 6 screws?

David Levene · Post by **David Levene** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 1:56 am

The grip is held tight to those screws, If you move some of the screws in or out then the grip must change its angle when tight.

Mark Briggs · Post by **Mark Briggs** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:07 pm

To elaborate on David's explanation... Consider the four screws in the bottom of the pistol's frame. Screwing them in tight to the pistol's frame makes their effective length shorter, while unscrewing them makes their effective length longer. In this manner they behave like little jack posts.

If you loosen the two front screws the grip rake angle will be increased. If you were instead to loosen the two rear screws the grip rake angle would be be decreased, or in other terms, would become more vertical. By tightening or loosening the six screws you can achieve any number of combinations of grip angles, in rake, cant and twist (or offset). It's a system that's simple and works pretty well, and unlike some other systems (eg the Walther LG300 gimbal mount) if you remove the grip it can be returned to exactly the same position as before it was removed.

David Levene · Post by **David Levene** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:23 pm

Mark Briggs wrote:To elaborate on David's explanation...

Yes, my apologies, I didn't really explain my answer. Mark on the other hand has more than made up for it.

Richard H · Post by **Richard H** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:58 pm

One warning, the screws allow you to adjust the grip beyond what the pocket is sized for. If you do that then tighten the grip you can crack the grip, learn from my experience, that cracking noise on your new pistol is heart wrenching. So after you adjust the screws as you tighten the grip back on check to ensure that there is some clearance between the grip and the frame.