Capt Mals pistol

Bodie27

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• May 23, 2017

• #1

Can anyone offer a suggestion of how to fix the gap between the edge of the grip to the metal edge of the frame?

 

Sundowner

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• May 23, 2017

• #2

You could try stainless wood filler

 

Zombie Killer

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• May 23, 2017

• #3

Hard to see in the pic, do both grips sit the same? From your pic it looks like this side is lower than the other.

 

Bodie27

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• May 24, 2017

• #4

Basically they're slightly too small. I was thinking of making replacements myself

 

Zombie Killer

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• May 24, 2017

• #5

Reason I asked is it looks like the grip fits low on the frame. Looks like you could cut the edge of the grip your trying to fill. Cut the lower area so the grip fits into the gun section better. It looks like they messed up on the lower part because the upper part of the grip looks like it would match up with the frame if it were shaped correctly. I just don't know how much the grip would move up and you would have to relocate the hole for the screw.

 

Noeland

Master Member

• May 24, 2017

• #6

It looks like those grips don't fit correctly to me. If everything lines up along the frame except that gap, there really isn't going to be something to fill that gap.

You might need to make some new grips that you tailor to fit the gun.

 

Last edited: May 26, 2017

Bodie27

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• May 26, 2017

• #7

Thanks for the tips guys. I've never tried to fabricate grips but youtube has plenty of examples. Bit daunted

 

Noeland

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• May 26, 2017

• #8

Good luck. I have found that wood working is a pretty fun little hobby. Might go well for you.

 

Risu

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• May 27, 2017

• #9

Yea, how well does the bottom edge of the grip line up? And what version of the gun and grips are those? It looks like the exact fit issue I had with a pair of Model 47 grips on a cast from original mold Phil gun. In hindsight, I could have recut the top edge to fit the shape of the gun, but I jumped in too quickly and reshaped the bottom of the grip and now I'm stuck with an incorrect frame shape.

 

Bodie27

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• May 31, 2017

• #10

Bottom fits neat and sides. Just the top outer edge is too short. My problem is talking and not doing