Loose grip....
 

Hello All,
My P08 has a loose grip (right grip) and I'm not too sure what to do about it. I can't see any cracks or breaks in the wood and the screw seems tight. Is there anything I should know before I attempt to disasemble and look further into this?

Thanks a lot in advance.

Marc

Someone on the one old forum had a neat idea, you get a rubber o ring washer and put it under the head of the screw. <img src="graemlins/yltype.gif" border="0" alt="[typing]" /> [img]cool.gif[/img]

Marc, two of my Lugers have this same problem. It appears to be common. Try a shim of aluminum foil or a thin washer under the screw, it is a nusiance but apparently not unusual.

Thanks guys for the ideas.

Cheers

Marc

I have the same problem and fixed it with silcone rubber glue. It holds okay and is easy to remove when the time comes.

Shim it, but find a washer that fits the screw and screw head exactly. Blacken the washer by blueing if it's plain, uncoated steel, brass or copper. Black plastic ones can sometimes be found, or plain nylon. You may want to blacken the edge of nylon or clear washers with a 'Sharpie' laundry pen so they're not easily seen.
Another way is to carefully build up the screw contact area on the grip with superglue. Clean the screw contact area on the grip with lacquer thinner, then apply some 'Loctite' liquid super glue (not gel). After a couple of hours you can check the fit, but it will probably take several applications. A benefit of this method is that the watery superglue soaks into the wood and hardens as it cures, making that delicate and critical area much stronger. Find 'Loctite' super glue at Wal-Mart in the new, well-designed applicator - the first one I've seen that really works.

Along the same lines of "darkening", I use a product called "EMNU", most folks who were in the military are familar with it, its designed to blacken brass/metal items such as insignia, brass grommets on boots, belt buckles, web gear fasteners, ect. Works well on guns also on high wear spots. (Hey, I'm a shooter, not collector)

RK

RK, EMNU is great stuff, really durable and black,black,black. The problem with it is I have never seen it outside of a BX/PX. Do you know of a source for it that is available to the general public?

Not really, but there are enough of us retired military guys around who at about $1.25 a bottle would be glad to pick some up and mail it. Its good stuff, a bottle is about the size of a liquid paper or eye dropper bottle.Lasts a long time. I always clean the area first with rubbbing alcohol & put on several coats. Let me know by private message. I've got to go to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville Monday anyway.

RK

Nice truck.

Those Humvees can really make an impression

RK