[NorwichCadet]

Just got this single piece maple wood grip. However, the little 2-piece grip holding pin just above the main spring screw interferes with its installation. I guess to install the maple grips I need to drive that pin out? How hard is it to remove the pin?

 

[Rick]

Pin should tap through. Go to hardware or auto parts store to get a slightly smaller pin to drive through. good luck with the one piece grips. They're not usually a 'bolt on.'

 

[Hondo44]

Let a little penetrating oil soak on it for 10 minutes then drive out with a pin punch.

 

[Abwehr]

I have a SAA made in 1906 and someone had cut the pins flush with the frame so appearently they had a set of one one piece grips at some point. Fortunantly, they did not "Bugger Up" the frame. I removed the two piece grips and clamped the frame to a Polypropolene Gunsmithing Disc and tapped the pin out. It took a few hard hits, but came right out. I checked the diameter, and the pin is .135 dia. Of course, I did not have a pin the correct size so I used a .125 broken drill bit, cut to correct length, and put a small piece of masking tape to hold it in place. This worked fine while I had correct pins ordered. When the new ones arrived from Midway, they meausured .135 dia. too. They tapped in quickly with a plastic head hammer and I am good to go now. So you should not have any problem removing the existing pin.

 

[airborne1954]

I would like to know where to buy a 'one" piece grip for my colt early model s.a. Thanks: [email protected]

 

[theprofessor]

this is a site for grips. I bought the walnut kit and they look great . a little dremel work and a little sandpaper and then finished with Tru-Oil.


http://www.collinscraftgrips.com/

 

[Buckspen]

Several years ago, I knew I was going to be laid up with knee surgery for six months or so. In preparation for that, I decided to fit one-piece ivory grips to two of my Single Action Army revolvers. I bought grips with wood spacers from Nutmeg and bought one of Collinscraft one piece wood grip kits to practice on. I'm glad I did because I probably would have ruined one set of ivory grips if I had done them first. My advice is to proceed carefully, used hand tools only and use plenty of release agent (paste wax) on the metal parts when gluing. It is also important to use wood pins through the spacer and into the grips on each side to resist horizontal stress from separating the grips from the spacer. And don't drill holes to be tight fitting on the pins. Allow some "slop" because it makes mating up the grip panels and pins much easier. My two Single Actions have been used in a number of cowboy action shooting matches since being fitted with the ivory grips and are still going strong and they look great. A couple years ago, I gave a detailed description of how I fitted the grips. You can probably find that thread by doing a little searching.

- - Buckspen

 

[weagle99]

Use a brass punch larger than the pin to drive the pin flush with the trigger guard. Then use a slightly smaller brass punch to drive it out completely.