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Post by dlhredfoxx on Jul 15, 2012 22:35:28 GMT -5
Anybody know how to drive out the pin out of a grip frame that holds the two arms of the trigger spring? the Qualite brass grip frame I bought came w/out any hardware so I'm trying to scavenge the parts from an old aluminum XRN-3 Red grip frame pin. I got the grip panel dowel driven out but the dowel that the ends of the trigger spring clip over is not budging. Any advice?
PS- thèse Qualite brass grip frames are a booger to fit. Took me approx. 12 hours with a file, sandpaper and a buffing wheel to get her fit up to the frame. Still gotta fit the grip panels to the frame now... urrrrg!
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Post by sackpeterson on Jul 15, 2012 22:46:09 GMT -5
I just did a brass frame myself. I experienced the same, and pushed the pin out with a drill press, ie, using the drill as a press apparatus.
If you can take that spring out beforehand, you might find the pin then comes out pretty freely. The spring legs, spindly as they are, introduce an enormous amount of tension to capture that pin.
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Post by dlhredfoxx on Jul 16, 2012 11:50:05 GMT -5
Sack- I'm going to send the brass grip frame to you to have a set of 2/3 bark stag panels fit to it. Ive got the grip frame fit to the main frame, polished and ready to go... now just need some nice elk stag panels for it.  Just placed my order on your web site! |
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Post by sackpeterson on Jul 16, 2012 12:25:51 GMT -5
Oh that was you! Many thanks, I'll take care of it.
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Post by dlhredfoxx on Jul 16, 2012 12:28:22 GMT -5
Anyone know how to slow down the tarnishing process on a brass grip frame short of spraying it with a clear coat? Johnsons paste wax for example? I try to make it a policy to keep a lot of distance between my guns and paint. |
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Post by dlhredfoxx on Jul 16, 2012 12:31:30 GMT -5
Oh that was you! Many thanks, I'll take care of it. I'll drop the grip frame in the mail today. |
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Post by majorKAP on Jul 16, 2012 13:09:37 GMT -5
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Post by avidreader on Jul 16, 2012 14:09:42 GMT -5
Light coat of Brasso, Semi-Chrome, Flitz.
My choice would be either Semi-Chrome or Flitz, it's an ongoing job to keep it polished unless you want to put lacquer or some kind of sealant on it, Tung oil [pure] will work and you will not have to strip the finish every time you get a little scratch and have to polish again.
Another one I found recently is called RENAISSANCE, [micro-crystalline wax polish] was supposed to be formulated by a Museum to use on antiques, wood I assume, but it seems to have a protective barrier that repulses fingerprints and also will work well on metal, it says also for marble, Ivory, leather, it IS good stuff.
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Post by bobwright on Jul 17, 2012 15:57:49 GMT -5
I sure wish you hadn't posted those pictures!
Bob Wright
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Post by squawberryman on Jul 17, 2012 16:18:18 GMT -5
May I ask who did those grips sir?
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Just placed my order on your web site! 
