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Post by edk on Dec 28, 2011 16:35:33 GMT -5
I'll post the pics when it arrives. I have a sneaky suspicion that the grips will be perfect. That's the reason you send your grip frame to a grip maker. Since you brought it up I thought I'd ask: How do you handle cases (sight unseen) where the grip frame does not fit the frame properly but the customer sends the grip frame hoping for a perfect fit?
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Post by fortyshooter on Dec 28, 2011 23:23:12 GMT -5
Long time lurker first time poster. I recently got a BFR in 45/70 and I am wanting to try some different grips on it. I am leaning towards something by Hogue. I am assuming that anything that will fit a super black hawk will fit the BFR. Am I right? My gun has a JT serial #. I used wood grips for a SBH,but had to do some fitting and blending,to get them to fit well. The look and fit my hand better than the rubber grips that came with the BFR. Shoots very well with them also! Will try and get a pic up here soon.
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Post by caryc on Dec 29, 2011 11:40:04 GMT -5
That's the reason you send your grip frame to a grip maker. Since you brought it up I thought I'd ask: How do you handle cases (sight unseen) where the grip frame does not fit the frame properly but the customer sends the grip frame hoping for a perfect fit? All I can do is fit the grips to the grip frame that is sent to me. In a case like you showed in the picture, I would say that the cylinder frame should be fitted to the grip frame. If your not comfortable doing it yourself a good gunsmith should be able to do it.
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Post by hoehandle on Dec 30, 2011 12:55:30 GMT -5
Just looked at my BFR and it is the same way. edk is probably right as it requires less fitting and it doesn't show with the rubber grips installed. Suppose you could carefully file down the back of the frame in order for your custom grips to fit correctly. What could it hurt?
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Post by edk on Dec 30, 2011 14:41:38 GMT -5
A lot of grip frames are fitted this way but I've noticed BFRs are one of the foremost examples. Perhaps it is due to the fact that all receive rubber grips that overlap these lines so they are generally unseen thus speed and economy prevail over fussiness. Only when removing them to fit other grips (or for maintenance) is this apparent. I do not know how Tek's grip maker will handle this. It can be seen with just the grip frame though as the upper portion bearing against the cylinder frame seems over-cut.
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Post by tek4260 on Dec 30, 2011 20:00:52 GMT -5
Seems simple enough to fix to me. I will either relieve the grips a bit to clear or file the frame at an angle to match the grip frame. The mismatch in mine seems less than what is shown in your picture.
In either case, it shouldn't be hard to fix.
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Post by edk on Dec 31, 2011 8:58:29 GMT -5
Well, to be clear I'm not knocking BFR but rather trying to appreciate the methods a custom grip maker uses to fit grips to a grip frame alone. For example one technique I see FA using (even though they have the whole revolver at their disposal) is to provide an overhang in this area. So even though their metalwork is impeccable they eliminate any problems in this area because this vertical line is partially obscured.
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Post by caryc on Dec 31, 2011 12:29:15 GMT -5
When I get a grip frame sent to me for fitting, I use a piece of tool steel as seen in the pic below too make sure the front of the grips lines up with the ears on the grip frame. If the frame fits the gun badly there is nothing I can do about that since I don't have the whole gun. Of course the grips could be cut around that misalignment on the gun but then the grips would look just as crappy as the misalignment on the gun looks. If your gun looks like that it's your choice of what to do but I still think the only real fix is to fit the back of the cylinder frame correctly to the gun.
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