Just a rear view mirror reflection on S&W grips

RobertJ. · #51 09-10-2021, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Absalom

I think I've told this story here before. I had acquired a used Model 66. I found the original target stocks too big, so I took a hacksaw and chopped the bottoms off level with the steel grip frame. That ended up not feeling great and looking worse, so I threw them away and bought rubber grips.

I'll bet there are more than just a couple of us with stories like that!

I took a dremel to N-Frame targets (from my first Model 28) because they were too big for my hand. They did turn out nice, though.

C,Mudrock · #52 09-11-2021, 10:50 AM

For whatever its worth - the ONLY vintage guns I've owned that were pitted under the grips - came with the original wood grips in place. Had the grips been Painted on the underside - this could have been mostly prevented.
Some of the worst over-all pitting I've encountered was caused by storing a handgun in an original old holster - which has ruined many antiques.
Tanic acids found in wood & leather + a humid environment - can really do an Ugly. I have found that putting a pistol in a Plastic Food Bag first - will prevent a corrosive reaction when it is stored in a leather holster.