Would this bother you? Wood grip imperfect.

[American1776]

Just received new factory wood grip panels for my Beretta. Noticed one of the checkered areas is slightly imperfect, right above the medalian. This is a carry gun and I shoot if often.

Should I see about getting these replaced, or just forget about it?

I know, I'm a picky person.

 

[Rpg]

It wouldn't bother me but it sounds like it'll drive you nuts.

Get it replaced.

 

[ContinentalOp]

On a carry gun, nah. I wouldn't worry about it. And I freely admit to being somewhat OCD about stuff.

Back in the 90s I bought a set of black micarta double-diamond checkered grips for my 1911. One of the diamonds was noticeably asymmetrical. It bothered me a bit, but the grips were in otherwise excellent shape. My 1911 was a range gun, not a pristine collectable, so I didn't worry about it. I'm pretty sure they're still in my closet at my parents' house.

 

[Neversink n Klapperthal]

not in the least

 

[ContinentalOp]

It wouldn't bother me but it sounds like it'll drive you nuts.

Get it replaced.

Yeah, I'll agree with that. It wouldn't bother me, but you spent money on it and if it really does bother you, get them replaced.

 

[ralph7]

The inletting around the medallion looks worse than the checkering.
Maybe get something completely different like smooth wood or horn.

 

[JayFramer]

Yes I would be bothered by it. The checking imperfection and lousy inletting, even for factory grips, looks very poor and not befitting to a Beretta. Let me guess, these grips are from Beretta USA?

 

[washerman]

wouldn't bother me a bit...with all the issues in the world , i'd worry about bigger things

 

[bamabiker]

On a carry gun that would not bother me a bit.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

For a carry gun, no big deal. You'll probably beat them up more by regular use and handling.

Enjoy, and don't worry.

Best wishes,

Roger aka Mr. Wonderful

 

[Echo40]

No, but then again, I like things that look as natural as possible without being unsightly, so age, wear, and imperfections tend to be endearing traits to me.

Trees in nature isn't perfect, but they're still beautiful, right? Those grips are made of wood that came from a tree, so why must the grip be flawless when compared to the sum of its parts? It's already been dressed up by being sculpted and varnished, so what's the harm in having a few dings and dents here and there?

 

[growr]

Not no way, not no how...........

Randy

 

[Buick]

Go on a camping trip over the weekend. Fall in the river, get the truck stuck. Wear your pistol.

 

[H Richard]

Well within "Today's" quality standards.

 

[Eski]

Meh. No big deal on a carry gun.... if you shoot it often just wait until you start noticing wear!

For me, most of my guns are tools... and my carry guns are heavily used tools. I put countless rounds down range and most of my carry guns show it.

 

[mod34]

My only input here would be that given the extremely slight imperfection, the grips you get for returning these may be no better and may be a bit worse. Not sure what the packaging is on these, but it may be near impossible for someone at Beretta to even micro-QC 'em before getting them to you.
Short story - I'd keep 'em, order another pair and keep the better of the two, returning the other.

 

[Andyd]

This is a good reminder, that you get what you pay for. For $50 or 60 you cannot expect handcut checkering or even great pressed checkering and nice wood grain. That is the reason why I have Nill grips on the guns that I care for. Now, in that price range, I do expect a flawless product.

On my carry gun, however, no wood grips would fit and neither do I care about looks.

 

[Babysitr]

In the long run, won't make a bit of difference....next owner probably wont care either, but if it bothers you, you own it now, change it!

 

[Kurusu]

On a carry gun I wouldn't even change the original grips to begin with.

But since you changed them, you'll get dings, scratches and so forth...

Edit. What it really matters. Are you any good with it?

 

[CH4]

The sooner you learn to roll with slight imperfections with production grips, the better you'll sleep. The flaw you found with your grips wouldn't bother me in the least.