Do grips shrink with age?

4 Scale · 11-12-2017, 07:29 PM

Lately I have had success in shimming loose grips at the top with thin nitrile rubber (about 1/32) which is available from many sources and chemically fairly inert.

On the bottom, on shooters I use rubber o-rings from Ace Hardware. On collectibles that require a tighter grip at the bottom I make my own washers out of 1/32 walnut which requires a bit of care but are invisible on the pistol.

Sammler · 11-15-2017, 04:07 PM

I don`t know about grips, but I do know I shrink with age!

11-15-2017, 04:07 PM	#2
Sammler User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Shrinking g with age I don`t know about grips, but I do know I shrink with age!

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11-12-2017, 07:29 PM	#1
4 Scale User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 544 Thanks: 194 Thanked 490 Times in 251 Posts	Lately I have had success in shimming loose grips at the top with thin nitrile rubber (about 1/32) which is available from many sources and chemically fairly inert. On the bottom, on shooters I use rubber o-rings from Ace Hardware. On collectibles that require a tighter grip at the bottom I make my own washers out of 1/32 walnut which requires a bit of care but are invisible on the pistol.