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P83 Wanad grips by Marschal

Posted: October 14th, 2017, 4:17 pm
by gman68w
The guy that does custom wood grips for your (and mine) P64's also did a set for my P83. It's not a regular option on the order page, you'll have to email him directly and ask about making a set for you.

I got mine made from wattle (Tried doing thuja, but the panels were too thin to work with it), and opted for "groove" checkering just like the original grips. And also a little extra on the right-hand panel. :D

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

Re: P83 Wanad grips by Marschal

Posted: October 14th, 2017, 5:29 pm
by Curly1
NIce!

Re: P83 Wanad grips by Marschal

Posted: October 14th, 2017, 6:45 pm
by gman68w
Unfortunately, after taking it out for a test run, the top end of the right-hand panel split. I see immediately what happened. The hammer had been tapping against the tip there on every fire cycle. I had the same issue with the P64 grips he made for me before. Lucky he does replacements for no extra charge.
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Re: P83 Wanad grips by Marschal

Posted: October 15th, 2017, 1:00 am
by Curly1
This will help him to make modifications to a new version to keep it from cracking.

Re: P83 Wanad grips by Marschal

Posted: October 15th, 2017, 1:04 am
by gman68w
Yeah, sanding that part flat should fix it. Looks that way on the originals