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A tutorial. Lol, right. This is more to let the world know that these press fit locator pins are something to know about.
I got this GP100 in around the mid-80's and wanted to finally change out the grips to Hogue rubber grips with finger grooves. I never really liked the original factory grips.
I knew that the aluminum grip locator pins in these older guns were swaged into the steel locator hole in the grip, hence my hesitancy swapping the grip years ago.
So anyway, after disassembling the gun, I wacked on the pin with a deadblow hammer many times with no movement even with the grip backed by blocks of wood resting on the concrete floor.
I wound up using a vice, a 3' cheater bar, Aero Kroil penetrating oil, sockets, aluminum and wood vice jaw protectors, and then finally a bag of lead shot to prop the gun up on while I finished it off with a brass punch, socket and a hammer to get the last 1/4" or so out and through the hole.
I ordered the Hogues immediately after the job.. they'll be here Monday.
Here's a couple of pics.
I got this GP100 in around the mid-80's and wanted to finally change out the grips to Hogue rubber grips with finger grooves. I never really liked the original factory grips.
I knew that the aluminum grip locator pins in these older guns were swaged into the steel locator hole in the grip, hence my hesitancy swapping the grip years ago.
So anyway, after disassembling the gun, I wacked on the pin with a deadblow hammer many times with no movement even with the grip backed by blocks of wood resting on the concrete floor.
I wound up using a vice, a 3' cheater bar, Aero Kroil penetrating oil, sockets, aluminum and wood vice jaw protectors, and then finally a bag of lead shot to prop the gun up on while I finished it off with a brass punch, socket and a hammer to get the last 1/4" or so out and through the hole.
I ordered the Hogues immediately after the job.. they'll be here Monday.
Here's a couple of pics.