Well - my CT grips arrived this morning and after clearing some work out the way got to fitting them. NOT as easy as on the 226!!
I am a bit disappointed in as much as - they say in instructions - "NOTE - Lock washers must be installed for proper magazine fit" - but supply no washers to suit. Well, being the old ex engineer I am I searched thru countless washers of all sorts but found it hard to come across all ideal items.
Lower grip screws need more packing and so was able to use two spring washers - that was OK. But top screws - need much less packing and so in fact we are talking shimming in effect. Maybe 20 thou, or half what the lower ones needed.
Problem? Well dia of grip screw thread relative to head (and recess in grip that receives head) means a requirement for a washer/shim with a large ID and only slightly larger OD - all I had were relatively std washers and so these were too large a dia to sit into the head recess of grip.
Do those top screws up too tight and sure - they project inside and interfere with mag insertion.
So - strikes me that with this rather specific need, CT should supply the necessary washers but seemingly do not. I shall tomorrow be calling them about this and see what they say. I want the grips fitting ''just so'', with no need for ''making do''!
In other respects of course - no prob's - these are my 5th set (shucks - must ignore the expense!) and once adjusted will be as awesome as all my others. Could well be that the 220 will see some winter carry duty once sighting adjustments confirmed on actual target.
Anyways - this of course merited a new and updated pic :wink:
I am a bit disappointed in as much as - they say in instructions - "NOTE - Lock washers must be installed for proper magazine fit" - but supply no washers to suit. Well, being the old ex engineer I am I searched thru countless washers of all sorts but found it hard to come across all ideal items.
Lower grip screws need more packing and so was able to use two spring washers - that was OK. But top screws - need much less packing and so in fact we are talking shimming in effect. Maybe 20 thou, or half what the lower ones needed.
Problem? Well dia of grip screw thread relative to head (and recess in grip that receives head) means a requirement for a washer/shim with a large ID and only slightly larger OD - all I had were relatively std washers and so these were too large a dia to sit into the head recess of grip.
Do those top screws up too tight and sure - they project inside and interfere with mag insertion.
So - strikes me that with this rather specific need, CT should supply the necessary washers but seemingly do not. I shall tomorrow be calling them about this and see what they say. I want the grips fitting ''just so'', with no need for ''making do''!
In other respects of course - no prob's - these are my 5th set (shucks - must ignore the expense!) and once adjusted will be as awesome as all my others. Could well be that the 220 will see some winter carry duty once sighting adjustments confirmed on actual target.
Anyways - this of course merited a new and updated pic :wink: