New Luger owner with grip issues
 

Hi guys,

I just acquired my first Luger, a 1940 - 42 that has loose grips on both sides. Can anyone be kind enough to recommend someone who can repair these?

They're matching number grips with no cracks, just wear on the inside ridges that cause a loose feeling. They also have what I understand as the million dollar chip.:(

Thanks for your help

Dan

I frequently use tiny fiber washers on the grip screws, outside the grip panels, to tighten them up. Others use the washers inside the panel, and I'm sure there are many more and better solutions.
Welcome aboard!

Hi, and welcome to the board.

Member Jim Solomon does my grip repairs, and has done a dozen or more for me.
He can repair the Million dollar chip and help you with the other issues.

email him at:
dent2 at frontiernet.net

Jim Solomon is tops - he made me a set of custom grips for my luger. Executed my rather oddball request flawlessly, and has done work on other grips for me as well.

This is a fine work-around for grip panels that are too short, but if the ridges on their backsides allow front to back movement, a bead of good epoxy along the front edges of the front ridges will help. I think that looseness like this makes the left grip susceptible to the $1M chip--as the grip's being pushed forward by the hand when the gun is fired, the little piece of wood behind it will be slammed into the safety lever's shank.

Thanks to all who replied with suggestions! I will try to contact Jim Solomon tomorrow. The front to rear movement seems to be coming mainly from the top part of the grip.

I read several old posts about a member named Hugh Clark in Texas, but the posts were about five years old, so I didn't know if he was still active.

I think it best not to shoot it until I can get it checked and repaired by a professional. My previous attempts at repairs usually cause more damage than success.

As others have said, I appreciate all the information I find on this forum. Much nicer members here than some forums I have visited.

It is always handy or even a good idea to have a set of "shooting" grips to preserve your matching numbered wood grips.

There are after market wood grips and there are "plastic" Vopo or Russian grips that make for good, cheap shooting grips, JMHO.

Jim S. can also fix you up with a set of spare wood grips if you wish.