Caution re: O-rings
I have a 1940 "42" which came to me with "authentic" "Black-Widow" grips (which I have been given to understand were NOT original issue for this model and vintage).
They were a trifle "Loose" on the frame even with tightening down the grip screws as tight as I dared.
I tried the "O-rings".
After snugging down the grip screws lightly over the "o rings"; The grips became perfectly im-mobile on the frame.
However:
Now the magazine would not release (empty) when I pressed on the magazine release. > something that had NEVER happened to me before with this gun and this magazine.
I removed the grips > magazine released fine.
Replaced the grips with the "O-ring" > it would not release.
Removed the grips AND and replaced them without the o-rings > the magazine released fine again.
Replaced the grips WITH the o-rings but left the screws VERY loose > magazine released but now grips rattled again.
Obviously, there is some sort of interference being caused with this solution on MY gun.
Anybody else noticed any problems like mine with implementing the "O-ring fix">
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