New 686 Grips

[Black Dog]

I just got a new round butt 686, how the heck do the grips come off, I see no screws ??

 

[8-Shot]

I'm going to venture a guess, but if there is not a screw on the bottom of the grips you may have a set of hogue boot grips. You have to pull the grips downward. They origionally came with a little spacer that you inserted along the backstrap. If you take them off they are going to be near impossible to put back on without the spacer. You have to really pull hard on the grips while holding the cylinder area to get them off.

 

[cptdco]

I had a set of those on a 686 I sold off a while ago. 8-shot is right...there is a little spreader tool that came with them originally. As I recall, you can do it with a couple of credit cards or something similar to get it started. I think I did a google search and found a descrioption of the process.

 

[cptdco]

Here you go:
http://www.getgrip.com/PDF files/Instruction PDF files/Bantam Grips.pdf

 

[Black Dog]

Thanks very much for the advice & PDF Guys. Found the " Hogue Bantam Tool" in the blue gun box it shipped in.