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GETTING A (CUSTOM) GRIP! EVEN THE BEST THINGS WEAR OUT IN TIME AND ANDY NIGHTINGALE IS SURPRISED BY WHAT HE FINDS WHEN LOOKING TO REPLACE SOME GRIPS.
WHILST LOOKING THROUGH MY COLLECTION of revolvers I decided that a few of them needed a little TLC. Not that I don’t look after them, I take great care and attention over them, but some of them have started to look a little under the weather. The mechanics are sound and the finish on them is as good as the day I purchased them but the grips looked a little worn and grubby. I don’t particularly like to use solvents and harsh cleaning fluids on any part of my replica firearms, so I decided to renew some of the grips to make them look like new again. A quick search on the internet brought home the realisation that this was not going to be a cheap fix. Reproduction grips, made for reproduction firearms, was a no go from the start. Some of the grips I found as replacements were a little short of the cost of a new RIF. I have a Beretta 92 that is worth around £160.00 54
February 2018