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Originally Posted by Mercs
There is absolutely no way to improve on that backstrap imo. Perfect shape and checkering. If anything he could fabricate some beautiful grip panels out of Micarta and fit those onto the gun with the backstrap mod. I can’t get over how sweet that gun looks, and don’t understand why they didn’t make it that way.
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Thanks again, Mercs!
I would love to take credit for the genius and foresight on my part for creating that excellent backstrap.
But in the interest of full disclosure, the genesis of the event was that I was looking at my 669 and thinking, "What thin grips scales you have there, Grandma.
And what a wide backstrap you have there, Grandma."
(Grandma wouldn't have liked that last statement.)
And then wondering if they would make a thin pistol (like the 3914) thinner.
Anyway, I thinned down the backstrap and that wonderful arch just appeared!
Not at all unlike a quarry workman slabbing down a large chunk of marble for a counter top and discovering Michaelangelo's "David" inside.
However, I am certainly pleased with the results.
When I take a firm grip, that backstrap bites and locks into my shooting palm like it grew roots.
A serendipitous accident to be sure.
John