erma kpg69 grips

[Kiwi]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Geoff, if by fitting an extractor you mean you're making your own, the reproduction extractors I had made are still in stock. They're crisp, accurate copies of the originals. PM if you need one, in order to save trouble and frustration.

David, I did not make my own, bought from
https://jack-first-gun-parts.myshopi...tractor-764-28

But the little button was too large for the breech block hole (slightly) I fitted it which was the easy part.

Getting the spring compressed so I could replace the Breech block pin was hard.
Ended up putting tiny Allen key in one side compress spring a little, next size up Allen key in the other, back and forward with larger keys until the pin would go through.

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Back to the grips... I've discovered that the walnut grips for the earlier, full size/weight La-22s and Ep-22s contain within them--you just have to remove the excess, as Michelangelo would say. The tricky part, the tab at the top of each grip panel that tucks into a slot in the frame, is already there, so you'd line up the tabs, with plastic grip and the larger wooden one back to back, trace around the rest, and you have your profile. The rest is just contouring and extending the checkered pattern back to the edges.

That sounds very do-able - except there does not seem to be any wood grips available for them either.

Will be checking to see if I need the chamber reamed next

[Ray]

thanks for all the help guys. when I lay the kgp69 grip on the
inside of a regular P08 grip, the match is almost perfect except
for the length. I think I will try buying a cheap repro luger grip
and mark them up on the inside with a tracing of the kgp grip
then then cut the luger grip to size. only problem is with the
notch on the luger grip for the safety lever.
ray

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by Kiwi

Getting the spring compressed so I could replace the Breech block pin was hard.
Ended up putting tiny Allen key in one side compress spring a little, next size up Allen key in the other, back and forward with larger keys until the pin would go through.

That's basically what the little tool I made for the job does. Looking straight on at its end, the tip of the rod presents a "paisley" or yin-yang shape. The thin tail of the paisley slips behind the spring, then the tool is rotated to ramp the spring into its well in the block until full diameter can pass. Then the tool is pushed out by the pin.

That sounds very do-able - except there does not seem to be any wood grips available for them either.

I haven't specifically checked for the larger wooden Erma grips for a while. They used to appear fairly frequently on eBay and GB. But none are listed at the moment, as you've reported. I have, however, several pairs in stock, shipped price $45.

Original Luger grips do come close, but the full-sized Erma grips will save lots of work in the areas of the top tab and the mag release notch.