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Frank H. · 07-02-2004, 05:08 AM

OK, a bit more on this "fixing up the 70's Mauser Luger" thread:

I got the new (off ebay) grips in, and Hugh (of course) is right, they don't fit, they would leave a pretty fair gap down at the bottom, Mauser didn't copy the shape at the bottom. (Those grips do upgrade my $605 shooter off gunbroker last month though).

Also, it's been mentioned here about the grip safety having a strong spring, feels un-natural etc, I checked mine out with the grips off, it took a while to finally spot the little "leaf spring" down at the bottom near where it pivots from. It would be easy to pull that spring and weaken it a bit as was mentioned above, it sure shoves that grip safety back hard in factory form.

(Section deleted, re: my goofball newbie thought on possibly removing the grip safety, edited after Ron's heads up below).

As I get around to it I think I will send these Mauser grips out to Hugh (with the frame I guess for fitting) to get his artistry applied, it's a nice "new" gun, it would be nice to have the grips look and feel as nice as the rest of the gun.

Frank H. in L.A.

07-02-2004, 05:08 AM	#10
Frank H. User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oregon, south of Portland Posts: 84 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	OK, a bit more on this "fixing up the 70's Mauser Luger" thread: I got the new (off ebay) grips in, and Hugh (of course) is right, they don't fit, they would leave a pretty fair gap down at the bottom, Mauser didn't copy the shape at the bottom. (Those grips do upgrade my $605 shooter off gunbroker last month though). Also, it's been mentioned here about the grip safety having a strong spring, feels un-natural etc, I checked mine out with the grips off, it took a while to finally spot the little "leaf spring" down at the bottom near where it pivots from. It would be easy to pull that spring and weaken it a bit as was mentioned above, it sure shoves that grip safety back hard in factory form. (Section deleted, re: my goofball newbie thought on possibly removing the grip safety, edited after Ron's heads up below). As I get around to it I think I will send these Mauser grips out to Hugh (with the frame I guess for fitting) to get his artistry applied, it's a nice "new" gun, it would be nice to have the grips look and feel as nice as the rest of the gun. Frank H. in L.A.