Would you return this?

[Truckman]

I'll be 70 on Jan 13th.

As I suspected - a juvenile!......Ben

 

[AudieMurphy]

I believe there a few different kind...but all the same size the older revolvers are solid pins...Ive seen 2 differ newer pins..one is a coiled tension pin(Mostly seen on stainless steel revolvers) the other is just a split tension pin

 

[JMD999]

FWIW: I bought a gun missing the grip alignment pin recently and discovered that replacing it was not as easy as I though. I found a nail the right size, cut it to length, and rounded the end with my Dremel. Then bent it driving it into the hole. Next, I bough the 1/8 th inch spring clips only to discover I really need a special tool to insert it into the hole. Next, I cut a 1/8th drill bit but found it too hard to easily round the cut portion due to its hardness. Finally, used an under sized nail that I could simply fit into the hole but it does fall out when I remove the grips. Duh

just put a slightly oversize "nail" or whatever in your drill chuck, turn on drill, sand the nail while it's spinning, check, sand, check until it fits "perfectly"!

 

[Fvernic]

Last year I picked up a 8 3/8" 27-2 that came to me with large aftermarket wood finger stocks, I'm not sure of the brand, but it too was missing the pin and this also twisted me up until I realized I could just get a new to me pin and put it in.

 

[halfmoonclip]

I have lost more than my share of lanyard pins from lightweight Smith revolvers, and a minty M40 didn't have the factory pin to disable the grip safety.
Moon

 

[RebCop]

Putting the hole in the frame bothers me. Why would you do that as it is not required for any grip that I know. New Rugers are made with a hole and a large pin that holds the grips. But never on a Smith.

 

[Muley Gil]

Putting the hole in the frame bothers me. Why would you do that as it is not required for any grip that I know. New Rugers are made with a hole and a large pin that holds the grips. But never on a Smith.

You are kidding, right?

Look at the pictures in post #33.

 

['79 Magnum GT]

As I suspected - a juvenile!......Ben

I know, I'm just a snot nosed kid! Still waiting for my growth spurt too.

Rick

 

[handejector]

68 posts about a grip pin........
Slow day, guys? Waiting for the tapioca pudding?

 

[handejector]

Actually, I have experience with the real purpose of said hole. In 1959, they used to make special grips for these to accommodate the phaser adaptor that used that hole for mounting. If you can find one, it will greatly increase the value of you Model 28.

Have Scotty beam you up.

 

[zodraz]

Years ago in a pinch, I made a new pin with an old coat hanger.
(I'd bet the Factory would send you one for free if you called them)

They would send a coat hanger?

 

[Dave Haynes]

68 posts about a grip pin........
Slow day, guys? Waiting for the tapioca pudding?

Is it time yet to get another load of meds? What? Huh?

 

[raljr1]

Is it time yet to get another load of meds? What? Huh?

I have noticed a slow down in the traffic lately

 

[Yendor357]

I'm going to get a phaser. Set it to stun. Then zap Ral with it.