Altamont grips. Threads gone when you...

[rebelrouseri]

Grips mailed back last week and received by Altamont.

No refund as of today. Went w/ the Smith dymandwood grips, that are small for my 66 but at least i can expect them to fit and work.

 

[steamloco76]

Maybe I'm being a little dense here, however when I encounter a grip screw that is just slightly too long, I carefully file down the threaded end. I'm not seeing why others can't do the same thing.

I have several sets of Altamont grips, all came with three screws and one J frame boot set, the shortest was about 1/16th an inch too long. Five minutes with a mini file and it is just fine. Guess I should have called Altamont and made a big issue of it....

Too short a screw is a real problem, a little too long just needs some 'fitting'.

 

[one eye joe]

GET SOME GRIPS FROM AHRENDS. THEY SEND YOU JUST ONE SCREW THAT FITS ! ! !

 

[ogilvyspecial]

Maybe I'm being a little dense here, however when I encounter a grip screw that is just slightly too long, I carefully file down the threaded end. I'm not seeing why others can't do the same thing.

I have several sets of Altamont grips, all came with three screws and one J frame boot set, the shortest was about 1/16th an inch too long. Five minutes with a mini file and it is just fine. Guess I should have called Altamont and made a big issue of it....

Too short a screw is a real problem, a little too long just needs some 'fitting'.

That's what I ended up doing but felt that if ordering a set of grips made for a specific model then I should be able to put them on that specific model of gun without modification, especially when it comes to something as straightforward as screw length.

In my case, I ended up with 5 or 6 screws that Altamont sent me and all of them were too long. You would think I / they would have got lucky on at least one of them.

Actually I do consider myself lucky. Now I have some spare screws that I can fit as needed.

 

[OK Hog Shooter]

The truism that l've observed is that the more Smiths l acquire the faster my grip collection grows... and the screws seem to multiply exponentially! Maybe l just need to look for more guns!

 

[Jul]

I got a reply back from them and was told that all of the grips have flat spots where they meet the backstrap.

 

[rebelrouseri]

good advice. sometimes you get what you pay for.

GET SOME GRIPS FROM AHRENDS. THEY SEND YOU JUST ONE SCREW THAT FITS ! ! !

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[perrazi]

get a pair of grips from kurac. they will fit and be gorgeous besides.

 

[M2MikeGolf]

I have a set of Altamonts for a SB K-Frame (magnas), and really like the checkering and look (super walnut). However, they were a bit small and actually expose a bit of frame around the edges of the grips, which you can only really see in bright light. They will basically fall off with no screw, where as stock grips require a small amount of effort to remove, (which I would prefer). My screw was also a bit long, as was the screw that came from S&W for my service grips (magnas). I put a file on it and some cold blue and it looked like stock, but I agree with others that it should come the right length. I didn't ask Ahrend's, but I couldn't help but wonder if they (and S&W) do that intentionally so that you can custom the length yourself; both were so long, they would have bitten into my palm. I had purchased two sets of the S&Ws and they were both like that. I really like the Altamonts, but am concerned with wear on the frame that the wood doesn't cover. I also had a set of Altamonts for an L-frame RB and they also looked great but had those flat spots mentioned. Some 620 grit sandpaper and 0000 steel wool, and a little oil rounded them out easily and nicely, but they just never fit my hand right. I switched to Ahrend's and have never looked back.

 

[tguil]

Any suggestions for holding that darn little screw when you file off about 1/16-1/8 inch?

 

[Gasman1972]

Holding the file in your weak hand, the screw in your strong hand, rub the screw against the file not the file against the screw. If you can't do that then your file is too coarse.

 

[OldBlood]

Have at least 8 pairs of Altamont grips, fit and finish are precise and handsome, had one problem, (order mixup) called Doug, fixed. Very good product. Shortening a screw is too easy to complain about.

 

[M2MikeGolf]

Any suggestions for holding that darn little screw when you file off about 1/16-1/8 inch?

I really recommend you use a padded vise; a small one will do. It makes it easier and also makes for a more even file. Make sure you use the file correctly; long even strokes away from you. A little B/C blue afterward and it looks like factory.

 

[tguil]

Thanks for the file suggestions. Think I'll use the padded vice.

 

[blujax01]

Go to the hardware store and find a nut that fits. Run the nut down before you begin filing. When finished take the nut off and it will straighten out any boogered threads from putting the screw in a vice and filing on it.

 

[rebelrouseri]

are those for show or for shooting?

Have at least 8 pairs of Altamont grips, fit and finish are precise and handsome, had one problem, (order mixup) called Doug, fixed. Very good product. Shortening a screw is too easy to complain about.

I think altamont grips would look great on the wall. I want something to take to the range on a regular basis.