Cracking RH grip...

Zorba · 03-22-2014, 08:02 PM

Just got back from the range where I was mainly shooting my new Ruger MK III, but I also sent 30 rounds downrange with my Luger. I could feel the RH grip rotating/torquing under fire, when I got home and dismounted it, it had developed a fairly sizable crack on the top end near the notch for the backside of the magazine release. I was able to repair the crack quite nicely with superglue, but obviously don't want to continue this practice...

I'd observed this behavior before, but not this bad and not without quite a few more rounds through the gun.

What am I doing wrong/what should I look for in order to get the grip to behave itself? There isn't anything obvious to casual inspection by my untrained eye.

These are, by all accounts, older, but repro grips.

03-22-2014, 08:02 PM	#1
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	Cracking RH grip... Just got back from the range where I was mainly shooting my new Ruger MK III, but I also sent 30 rounds downrange with my Luger. I could feel the RH grip rotating/torquing under fire, when I got home and dismounted it, it had developed a fairly sizable crack on the top end near the notch for the backside of the magazine release. I was able to repair the crack quite nicely with superglue, but obviously don't want to continue this practice... I'd observed this behavior before, but not this bad and not without quite a few more rounds through the gun. What am I doing wrong/what should I look for in order to get the grip to behave itself? There isn't anything obvious to casual inspection by my untrained eye. These are, by all accounts, older, but repro grips.