DWM Shooter Refresh

milesc2 · 11-10-2017, 02:08 PM

Thanks for the kind words!

Yes, they were originally smooth and Hugh hand cut the checkering.
I believe they are cut at 20 or 21 LPI.
It really looks identical to the checkering on my original 1917 DWM.

As far as the price goes there just seems to be no other option. I bough 5 or 6 sets of cheaper reproductions and all had MAJOR flaws. I couldn't believe these just fit without any modification at all.

G.T. · 11-10-2017, 03:14 PM

Hi Miles, you did a great job and it looks as if it sat in a drawer for the last 100 years! One more little tip? Don't clean the area you just applied the enamel paint to, at least for awhile? it takes a few months to cure rock solid.... and cleaning oil will lift it prior to a long cure period.. after that, you can't hardly get it out! Best to you, til...lat'r....GT...

11-10-2017, 03:14 PM	#2
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,550 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 3,779 Times in 1,028 Posts	looks great! Hi Miles, you did a great job and it looks as if it sat in a drawer for the last 100 years! One more little tip? Don't clean the area you just applied the enamel paint to, at least for awhile? it takes a few months to cure rock solid.... and cleaning oil will lift it prior to a long cure period.. after that, you can't hardly get it out! Best to you, til...lat'r....GT...

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11-10-2017, 02:08 PM	#1
milesc2 User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: USA - Kansas City Posts: 216 Thanks: 339 Thanked 266 Times in 67 Posts	Thanks for the kind words! Yes, they were originally smooth and Hugh hand cut the checkering. I believe they are cut at 20 or 21 LPI. It really looks identical to the checkering on my original 1917 DWM. As far as the price goes there just seems to be no other option. I bough 5 or 6 sets of cheaper reproductions and all had MAJOR flaws. I couldn't believe these just fit without any modification at all.