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Post by skippysanchez on Sept 17, 2019 19:02:47 GMT -5
Hi all. Several months ago I scored a great deal on a '94 MKIII. Wonderful pistol, added the BHSS SFS and dual-stage buffering guide rod assembly and am quite happy.
I doubt I'll be using this as a daily carry gun but.... It keeps jumping out of my hands with the stock plastic grips. Mostly, I mean I find myself having to re-establish my grip after one or two shots. For now I have a sliced up bicycle inner tube which helps, but I think in need some thicker grips.
What say you?
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Post by ruber on Sept 17, 2019 20:20:48 GMT -5
That is a nice looking HP... I think it would work well for carry...
The skate board tape tears my hand up... sands the skin off after a few hindered rounds... but it does give a good grip.
FWIW
Chuck
On the cheap, grip tape on the front and back straps works wonders...
I get basic skateboard tape, cut it so it goes under the grips. $5 of grip tape goes a real long way. I think it is works out to about $0.10 per gun...
It works well with factory grips, I just don’t like the contour of the originals. I have the Pachmayr g10’s on there now, thinner and grippier than factory, and also cheap. VZ’s are nice at the high end, but too pricy for me to ding up.
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Post by ruber on Sept 21, 2019 17:07:17 GMT -5
Ya, I do a lot of wood work so my hands aren’t that pretty to start with.
We do a summertime qualifications every year outside in east San Diego about when the monsoons. The course is designed to fatigue us and is usually hot and wet.
I have grip tape on everything I use there. It tears up the hands but keeps the forearms from cramping up at the end of the day.
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Post by drew on Sept 25, 2019 8:47:50 GMT -5
navidrexgrips.com make thin grips but they can also make thicker ones if you request it
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Post by tnorris on Sept 25, 2019 9:48:45 GMT -5
I just ran across a BHP with a unique solution for making bigger grips. The grips were the thickest panels I have ever seen in a beautiful high polish smooth wood. The previous owner, to make the grip circumference even larger, added three tiny set screws to the underside of each panel to raise each panel away from the frame.
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Post by ToddSig on Sept 25, 2019 15:04:10 GMT -5
I just ran across a BHP with a unique solution for making bigger grips. The grips were the thickest panels I have ever seen in a beautiful high polish smooth wood. The previous owner, to make the grip circumference even larger, added three tiny set screws to the underside of each panel to raise each panel away from the frame.
The grips are by Jay Scot and most of their grips came with those set screws or studs in them. I take them out or file them down if I cant grab them as the grips, as you mention are pretty thick. Also concerned about scratching the frame finish. They are too thick for my taste, so a rarely use them. Here is a set of Jay Scott black pearl grips.
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Post by Bob Reed on Sept 26, 2019 8:18:18 GMT -5
Hello,
Since Jay Scott's BHP Grip Panels don't have the needed inner-locking, beveled edge that catches inside the frame, I believe he put the screws in as 'locating pins' (to contact the inside edges of the frame's opening) to keep the panels from shifting.
The backside of properly made Browning Hi-Power Grip Panels should have three different steps, with the inner/center step fitting into the frame's opening.
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Post by ToddSig on Sept 26, 2019 12:19:11 GMT -5
Hello, Since Jay Scott's BHP Grip Panels don't have the needed inner-locking, beveled edge that catches inside the frame, I believe he put the screws in as 'locating pins' (to contact the inside edges of the frame's opening) to keep the panels from shifting. The backside of properly made Browning Hi-Power Grip Panels should have three different steps, with the inner/center step fitting into the frame's opening. Thanks Bob, that does make sense. I just tried the set I have and you are correct, and the pins do sit inside the frame. I did have a set where the locating pins were sitting on top of the frame and I had to file down. Since they are too thick for me, I dont use them so would not know if they shift or move when firing, but I would have to think yes.
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Post by skippysanchez on Sept 26, 2019 13:01:14 GMT -5
Hello, Since Jay Scott's BHP Grip Panels don't have the needed inner-locking, beveled edge that catches inside the frame, I believe he put the screws in as 'locating pins' (to contact the inside edges of the frame's opening) to keep the panels from shifting. The backside of properly made Browning Hi-Power Grip Panels should have three different steps, with the inner/center step fitting into the frame's opening. Thanks Bob, that does make sense. I just tried the set I have and you are correct, and the pins do sit inside the frame. I did have a set where the locating pins were sitting on top of the frame and I had to file down. Since they are too thick for me, I dont use them so would not know if they shift or move when firing, but I would have to think yes. Interested in selling them?
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Post by CXM on Sept 26, 2019 15:34:31 GMT -5
Here are a few odd-ball grips I have lying around... thought I'd share the photos... First, these are unusual... I bought them fairly cheap at a pawn shop... They are a very hard metal that is non magnetic, so probably not steel... but not only are they hard, but they are quite heavy too... This is a rear view, in which you can see where metal has been drilled out to reduce the weight of the grips... they are almost certainly custom made or made by the user... I have never found any information at all on these grips... The next grips are custom made in Norway by Haakan Pec, they are thinner than the factory grips and feel good the gun. In the late 1990s he was making custom HP grips... I have no idea if he still makes grips... Pec's grips spent a good while on my 357SIG High power. They are quite nicely made... I bought these grips off E-bay. The seller was in central America so I was a bit hesitant to buy them... happily the arrived promptly and were as advertised. They are some sort of central American hardwood of a type completely unknown to me... It was hard to like these grips at first. While the size/fit was about the same as factory, the color/pattern didn't appeal to me. However it sort of grew on me... I wound up sort of liking them. Anyway, hope these are of interest... V/r Chuck
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Post by ToddSig on Sept 26, 2019 17:02:38 GMT -5
Interested in selling them? Thanks for your interest, but I have a hard time parting with any of my vintage browning items.
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Post by skippysanchez on Sept 26, 2019 19:22:54 GMT -5
Interested in selling them? Thanks for your interest, but I have a hard time parting with any of my vintage browning items. Understand. Thought I'd ask. I doubt my BHP will be carried very much but thicker grips would be nice. Not like Glocks, however. Never did care for Glock grip angle to be specific.
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Post by ToddSig on Sept 27, 2019 7:17:10 GMT -5
Thanks for your interest, but I have a hard time parting with any of my vintage browning items. Understand. Thought I'd ask. I doubt my BHP will be carried very much but thicker grips would be nice. Not like Glocks, however. Never did care for Glock grip angle to be specific. Have you thought about Pachmayer signature rubber grips?
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Post by skippysanchez on Sept 27, 2019 9:17:06 GMT -5
Understand. Thought I'd ask. I doubt my BHP will be carried very much but thicker grips would be nice. Not like Glocks, however. Never did care for Glock grip angle to be specific. Have you thought about Pachmayer signature rubber grips? Good idea. Just ordered some. Thanks all!
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Post by skippysanchez on Sept 28, 2019 16:42:47 GMT -5
Just received & installed the Pachmayr signature rubber grips on my BHP. They feel great, fit perfect. (Never cared for the looks of Pachmayr grips with finger grooves.)
One of the reviews I read on Amazon was he had issues with the mag release dropping the magazine; loaded all my mags with dummy rounds, chambered a round from each and they all functioned flawlessly.
I'll have to wait to take it to the range Monday but I can tell already it'll make a big difference. Tossed the inner tube fix-it.
Thanks for the feedback.
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