![]() He removed the indexing pin from the gun’s grip frame, then selected a drill that was just about the same size as the pin. My friend Allen Cunniff had a good solution to that. That is compounded by the fact that the face of the grip is rounded, so getting a properly located hole going straight down without letting the grip “teeter-totter” can be tough. Corrective action was simply to drill a new hole in both of the grips to receive that indexing pin, but drilling those holes is not simple.ĭrilling the holes in the grips can be tricky because the inside of the grips at that point is on a slant, which will invite the drill to travel by sliding downhill. This is most likely a difference between the old S&W guns and the modern replicas. I’m not saying that was the grip’s fault or the gun’s fault, but in any case, the grip was modified to fit the gun.Ī bigger problem, if you will allow me to call it that, was that the indexing holes at the bottom of the grips on the inside were not in the right places for the indexing pin in the revolver’s grip frame. 44, the right grip needed to have the lower “shoulder” cut down just a little bit before the “halfmoon” at the top of the grip would fit more closely next to the frame. I’m guessing that some fitting is needed if putting these new grips on an old Smith & Wesson too. 3917G.īECAUSE THESE GRIPS are made for the original S&W guns, there is some slight fitting that needs to be done. The grips I bought were Triple K’s part No. 3, be sure to look for “SA” instead of “DA” in the description. If you plan to place an order for grips to go on the Uberti New Model No. 44 double-action models, which had a slightly smaller grip when compared to the single-actions. These grips made by Triple K are actually made for the original S&W guns, not the reproductions or copies of those guns that are being made today.Īnd in their lineup of S&W grips, they also have grips for the old top-break. Cases sticking in smith and wesson model 18 plus#There is also an additional cost for the screw and escutcheon kit, which includes three screws of different lengths plus the two brass escutcheons for holding the grips to the gun. Triple K has even more color options, far too many to list here, but they do include both a red and a deep-red color, plus a burnt-orange “flavor.” The black grips are priced at $37.50 and selecting an optional color raises the price by $17.50. 320 revolving rifles, making them look rather outstanding. I think the red grips (and forearms) were most often used on the S&W actually had two colors for these rubber grips.īlack was probably the most common, but they also had mottled red rubber Grips that Smith & Wesson used to put on their New Model No. Triple K’s grips are made in the shape and style of the old hard rubber Those authentic grips were just what I was looking for. In appearance and the vintage-style grips from Triple K quickly filled theīill. Serviceable, certainly, but I wanted something just a little more authentic The wooden grips that Uberti had put on the gun were very Actually, this was an almost new gun because I really hadn’t gotten it too long ago. ![]() Just putting new grips on a revolver is almost as good as getting a new gun. ![]() Triple K makes replacement grips for several older pistols and revolvers, and they also make replacement buttplates, so I 3 revolvers, so I ordered some from Triple K Manufacturing. I favored some original-looking grips, such as what Smith & Wesson used to have when they were making the New Model No. However, there was one little thing that I wanted to change and that was mainly for personal reasons. There are several reasons and I don’t think I missed any of them. 3, I was able to tell you why I like that Uberti-made S&W-style gun. In my story last issue about the new Smith & Wesson No. But the question is, how does the replica S&W New Model shoot with Triple K’s replacements? ![]()
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