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I have a high grade set of grips on my Morini free pistol and can't make myself to modify the grips. Using some kind of adhesive material that won't mar the grips could be the answer. What do you guys use? Is there anything else that you'd recomend? Thank you!

A grip that doesn't fit is just a lump of dead tree.

Turn it into something useful, modify it to suit you.

I'm sorry but I consider the way my shooting equipment looks to be way down the order of importance. If it doesn't do its primary job properly then it gets modified or dumped.

Some may call me a Philistine, they may be right.

Indeed.

Btw, talking about looks, some Plastic Padding and lots of Dremeling will make the grip look like a real pistol grip. :-)

I know the feeling but the first cut is the hardest and the benefits are having a grip that fits nicely.

You can always buy another grip.

Mikey

I saw a bunch of Malaysian shooters at the Arafura Games with their grips full of Silastic (all old Walther GSP's). I tried it on my Morini AP - it works great, sticks to the timber well AND comes off when needed with no residue left on the grip.

top end wrote:I saw a bunch of Malaysian shooters at the Arafura Games with their grips full of Silastic (all old Walther GSP's). I tried it on my Morini AP - it works great, sticks to the timber well AND comes off when needed with no residue left on the grip.

In the U.S. I believe it is called PlayDough and can be found in the Childrens' Toys section of stores like Target, Walmart, etc. I don't care for it as a permanent mod, but it is great for trying different things like changing horizontal and/or vertical angles.

There is the world famous Morini grip paste.

Otherwise car body filler, the flexible type. If you're lucky it will peel off oiled wood, which could be a disadvantage.

If you won't modify the Morinis, and I wouldn't, either get a third party set like KN or get some made.

I'm with David on this, if you want a pretty set of grips then great, but don't expect to shoot the gun optimally. Grips are a functional tool and nothing more (IMHO). All my grips have been hacked about and built up so that they fit me. At the end of the day I want to shoot my best scores and that just ain't possible with off the shelf grips.

Rob.

Wood putties (and several companies make them) works great for me. It seems to stick well-enough, dries fairly quickly, is non-toxic (no fumes), easy to clean-up, and is very soft so you can almost reshape dried with a fingernail (but a knife or rasp if faster).

I don a vinyl glove, spray some WD-40 on it (release agent but not really mandatory), put a glob of putty on the grip in roughly the right areas, grip the gun and shape the putty to my hand, remove hand (you may need to do some molding with your finger at this point), let dry, smooth a bit with sandpaper, file, fingernail, etc. and shoot.

I finish with a coat of stain and penetrating finish (Minwax is my favorite). Not pretty, but very functional.

Joe

I couldn't find a source of Silastic in US. I did find some information about it:

http://implants.clic.net/tony/Blais/046.html. It seems that the name: "Silastic" is used to generalize awhole group of products similarly how we call napkin tissue a "Kleenex" or copy a "Xerox" copy.

Do you happen to know a source for Silastic?

top end wrote:I saw a bunch of Malaysian shooters at the Arafura Games with their grips full of Silastic (all old Walther GSP's). I tried it on my Morini AP - it works great, sticks to the timber well AND comes off when needed with no residue left on the grip.

I couldn't find a source of Silastic in US. I did find some information about it:

Do you happen to know a source for Silastic?

This will come as bad news for Dow Corning...

Try www.dowcorning.com/

I've successfully used Play Dough on all my grips before making any permanent modifications. It's alot easier to talk yourself into making the modifications once you experience how well the grips can really fit your hand.

"The first cut is the deepest." Sheryl Crow

F. Paul in Denver

silastic =silicone rubber/ used as automotive gasket sealant

F. Paul in Denver wrote: "The first cut is the deepest." Sheryl Crow

F. Paul in Denver

Not sure she was first!! Rod Stewart?

Anonymous wrote:

F. Paul in Denver wrote: "The first cut is the deepest." Sheryl Crow

F. Paul in Denver

Not sure she was first!! Rod Stewart?

No, written by Cat Stevens for PP Arnold. (I didn't know this was a music forum as well). IMHO the Cat Stevens version is by far the best.

i have seen people using epoxy too its slightly on the heavy side but it does help bring the cg rearwards if you use more. it does smell quite bad though for a while.