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cruiserk
24th July 2007, 15:25
Fast shipping and what an amazing product. Look at the workmanship and quality of these grips I purchased for my RIA Tactical.

http://www.racernine.com/images/forum/AlumaGripsPIcsWEB/images/DSC03418.jpg

http://www.racernine.com/images/forum/AlumaGripsPIcsWEB/images/DSC03422.jpg

http://www.racernine.com/images/forum/AlumaGripsPIcsWEB/images/DSC03424.jpg

http://www.racernine.com/images/forum/AlumaGripsPIcsWEB/images/DSC03425.jpg

http://www.racernine.com/images/forum/AlumaGripsPIcsWEB/images/DSC03426.jpg
briansmech
26th July 2007, 21:57
very nice.

lets see em ON!

:)
Hoss Fly
26th July 2007, 22:24
Very nice grips :D
Been thinking on some myself----------
philippe-rcw
27th July 2007, 04:54
Nice grips. Alumagrip is working well.

Been thinking on some myself----------

.... so do I.
kikoman
27th July 2007, 06:05
do they make grips for an RIA wide body hicap?
Hoss Fly
27th July 2007, 08:54
do they make grips for an RIA wide body hicap?

Click on their banner at top of page for info ;)
cruiserk
27th July 2007, 12:03
Pics of them ON just as soon as I get my hands on my RIA Tactical.

August 4th.....
Every day seems like a week, every week seems like a month....
cruiserk
27th July 2007, 12:06
do they make grips for an RIA wide body hicap?

I was going to get the narrow grips for my widebody when I get it in the future.

That should make the feel of the widebody very close to the single stack.

The grips I have pictured above are standard width, standard weight, ambi safety with tang.
TommyC
27th July 2007, 22:12
They look great. I Loved mine when I had them. I do recommend that you use a tiny bit of thread locker on the grip screws, though. I had a minor problem with mine working loose with hard use.
cruiserk
27th July 2007, 22:25
They look great. I Loved mine when I had them. I do recommend that you use a tiny bit of thread locker on the grip screws, though. I had a minor problem with mine working loose with hard use.

Thanks for that, I was debating that so now I will just break out the blue locktight.

My thought was the "no give" factor in the metal grip will not act as a lock nut so to speak..... Do you follow me on that? Does that make sense?
TommyC
27th July 2007, 23:20
Thanks for that, I was debating that so now I will just break out the blue locktight.

My thought was the "no give" factor in the metal grip will not act as a lock nut so to speak..... Do you follow me on that? Does that make sense?

That is what I was thinking too. I used allen head grip screws so I wasn't worried about getting them loose or messing up the slots when I needed to take them off. A tiny dab of blue locktight seemed to do the job for me too.
briansmech
28th July 2007, 20:28
dissimilar metals= different thermal expansion/contraction rates.....

different thermal expansion/contraction rates= loose fasteners....
cruiserk
29th July 2007, 00:47
dissimilar metals= different thermal expansion/contraction rates.....

different thermal expansion/contraction rates= loose fasteners....

Ahhhhh

Did not think of that, but it makes perfect sense.

Thanks for sharing that...
Knowlege is power, this is a very powerful forum.
watchin
29th July 2007, 02:10
I have had thin Alumagrips on my 1911 for some time and I have had no problems with expansion and contraction. My frame is a LW alloy as are the grips but the bushings are hardened steel as are all the pins in my frame, trigger bow, magazines, etc.
I honestly don't think that the dissimilar metals is an issue and if it were it would be a bigger issue with the critical parts.
-watchin-