More phone photos. New grips arrived today.
P7 and no, i did not mangle the screw. It was on the other side.
P225
CZ82 and yes i plan on getting it refinished
I wanted Nill grips. If you have seen my other photos i have two other sets of Nill's. But around 200 a set with shipping, i chose to give another maker a go.
http://www.grips4u.net/index.php?cPath=118_42
The good news is they are beautiful, and about 1/3rd the price this set of 3 grips ran me 238 including shipping.
Lets talk a bit about the grips, the store, and what i think over all.
First, the store has a good layout, the owners have done an excellent job helping you find the correct grip for your odd ball gun. Case in point, selecting the correct grips on HK p7, Flush mag release, not flush, or retro fitted. Check out was smooth and easy.
The next point was shipping. Because of the price point i was given free shipping. The quote I received was "Shipping
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We ship most items from stock within two days. The delivery time takes place within 10 days at the cost and risk of the customer. We prefer to ship via US First class Mail, within the Continental US, for flat fee $7. We currently are offering Free shipping on orders over $150. Expedited shipping is possible (Two day Service is available for the contiguous 48 states at an additional $20). We gladly accept foreign orders; the shipping cost for one set of grips is $12. In the case delivery is not made within 10 days, please contact us immediately. If we cannot deliver the order within the following 10 days, we will, at the customer’s option, cancel the order and return your purchase price in full."
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I checked back two days ago as i had not heard anything about them shipping, and it said my grips had shipped. Well that is nice, i would have liked an email notification. I then find this at the tag line of my order
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"Dear customer, thank you for purchasing our grips. I am sorry the Sig 225 grips with logo are sold out. I can offer you the grips w/o logo only. Please let me know if we can send you a set w/o Sig Sauer logo. Thank you, Martina Grips4u The grips were sent out on June 25th."
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Um So wait, you did not notify by the email required to order? Geez the least they could have done is let me know via email that one of the grips i had ordered was not available.
So i get the grips today, I look at them all.
The P7 grips have the a notorious flange on them that is prone to breaking. Well my left side had a crack, No big deal. I will shoot the piss out of the pistol. I dab a bit of super glue to hold it in place and let it dry while i inspect the others. When i go to put the P7 grips on they go on about as easy as any set of non flexible p7 grips do. Which is to say, like threading a needle blindfolded. They do go on and are nice and snug. I check fit before i put the screws on. Then i check to see if the slide will clear the upper flange of the p7 grips. Oh, the slide will not go on... Hmmm this is a bit odd. I remove the p7 grips and I am still having issues with the slide. I remove the firing pin and it still will not go on. I check to see if i have any roll pins out of place. The new grips put pressure on the mag catch. that pressure causes it to push in keeping the slide from going into battery. With my fingernail i was able to put opposite pressure on the trigger side of the mag catch and the slide went into battery. I check this 20-30 times more, and yep it goes on. I put the grips back on, finger tight the screws and put the slid on, sure thing pressure on the mag catch keeps the slide from going into battery and fully seating on the rails. I apply pressure at the trigger portion of the slide catch and poof, it is on. A couple of function checks and it is wiped down and put away.
After i inspected the p7 I opened the cz82. The grips looked good, and fit well. My only complaint is right behind the saftey on both grips. It looks like a monkey with a rasp rounded the corners of the wood. The rest of the grips look so good that it does stand out. Again, i will probably put far worse dings and scratches in them with as often as I shoot it. The gun it self is no pristine prom queen. I do plan on having it refinished but, for now it just gives it character. the grips went on well, fit to the gun is excellent. The checkering is not as crisp and sharp as the p7 or P225 grips, then again, the gun isn't a P7 or P225 either.
The sig P225 grips. Well for one, they don't have a logo. It's honestly a little thorn in my side. Mostly because i did not know i was not getting them. I would have rather waited for them, then have not known. So, fit and finish. Everything looks good checkering wise. the decocking relief, and the Mag release relief had the cousin to the cz monkey working on them. Yeah yeah, i am used to Nill's, the fit and finish is not exactly the same. I can live with the rough edges. What drove me nuts is the fact the back of the grips did not meet up. I had enough of a gap to slide two sheets of paper in it. Groan. The wood was binding at the inside edge from 1/3rd of the way down. A little sanding here, and there and i have it fitting as good as i can. The gap no longer can be felt in my palm. It is annoying though. My Nill grips on my sig do not do this. the Nill grips on my Smith and wesson 627 do but only at the very top where no flesh comes into contact with it. Right now i can't fit a piece of rice paper in it. So i think i have it well enough that i will not mess with it further.
so you may think i am like "OMFG wtfBBQ". Well, no. Actually i am fine with these. They are grips on guns that will be shot relentlessly. I will enjoy them, much more than the plastic they had. The niggling little issues here and there are part of the character my guns now possess. Down to the flaws and dings. I did not go into this purchase looking for Nill quality. Nor did i want to cart my nill grips to the range every time i felt the urge to shoot these. I bought and received, exactly what i was hoping. Good looking serviceable and functionable grips. Minus the Logo fiasco i am happy and would order from them again.