R9 Custom Grip options

[ccoorreeyy]

I'd like someone to duplicate the IDM aluminum grips with the flat hex screws.  

Those were / are great grips!  Thinner than stock and work really really good.  If copied I would buy a set.

[yankee2500]

The blueprint of the grips is being made now so the CNC machine can be programmed, as soon as that is completed we will start making some grips. I'm sure the thin Aluminum grips can be duplicated.
  Stay tuned.

John

[Richard S]

Just for the record, being a certified "grip junkie," I will be planning to order sets of grips from both John and "Enigma" once they get their CNC operations up and running.  

[kjtrains]

Love those Ivories, I do!    

[Junior]

Thanks John and "Enigma" for your work on this.
I also like the idea of wood. Hope you can get it worked out. Maybe wood laminated over a G10 base would be a possibility?
I would also be in for some green/black or tan/black G10 with checkering or texture.
I like the looks of the G10 grips by Deryk Munroe and VZ Grips:
http://www.munroedesign.com/nowavailable/gizmo_tgrips.htm
http://www.vzgrips.com/index.php/component/virtuemart/?page=shop.browse&category_id=2

Another cool material I’ve seen on knives is Fibermascus. I haven’t contacted him to make sure his ‘in stock’ page is current.
http://www.fibermascus.com/

I like the rag, burlap, and especially the denim Fibermascus shown here:
http://www.fibermascus.com/denim.html

Knifemaker Jens Anso has some good pictures of Fibermascus and other handle materials on his gallery here:
http://www.ansoknives.com/availablegallery.htm

It costs more than G10 but may be another possibility for grip material.
I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

[yankee2500]

Junior,
   Good links and some great pics, one problem with some of the knife handle material they sell is it's not wide enough to make grips for the pup. Many are only 1 1/2" wide, plenty for a knife handle but well short of what's needed for the pups grips.
  There are some very interesting materials available, that have some neat patterns and properties to them. We are going to see about making some mag extensions that match the grips, if it's a material that will permit it.

John

[ACP]

I like the idea of mag extensions made of the grip material providing they are demure and proportionate to the R9.

I gave away my IDM mag extensions, with the sale of a two tone R9, because I found the IDM's were disproportionate to the R9 and, (for me), provided no shooting enhancement.

Whatever direction John takes in this matter, I believe this string is both relevant and a good "voice of the customer". Speak now or forever hold your piece.

[Junior]

Thanks John
What size stock would you need to make a pair of grips? (LxWxH)
I’m heading to the ‘Blade’ show in Atlanta next month and they usually have larger sheets of materials there.

Great idea making the extensions match the grips. I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Thanks again for your work on this.

[ACP]

Junior:
Good luck at the Blade Show. I am an Honorary Member of the Knifemaker's Guild. I had a lot of fun with knives some years ago which I found a good alternative, as a collector, due to the horrible gun laws of my native state.

Happily, I moved to a pro gun state and enjoy CCW in my adoptive state and 16 others.

Favorite scale material: fossil ivory.

[whkrog]

As usual, I have little of interest to provide; but I would like to express appreciation and thanks to DDGator, R9Scarry, theirishguard, yankee2500, tracker, kjtrains, ACP,P7Enigma, Richard S, birdman, ccoorreeyy and all the others who contribute constantly and informatively to this forum.
The help and information provided here is invaluable, and by far the best source for technical data, expert no BS opinions (well, usually) and occasionally some good humor.
Thank you all, sincerely.

PS: ccoorreeyy: the problem with the doubled letters in computer screen input/ouput is often caused by incorrect UNIX-related stty 'echo keyboard character' settings in your terminal emulation setup. This likely could be corrected if needed.
 

[P7Enigma]

As usual, I have little of interest to provide; but I would like to express appreciation and thanks to DDGator, R9Scarry, theirishguard, yankee2500, tracker, kjtrains, ACP,P7Enigma, Richard S, birdman, ccoorreeyy and all the others who contribute constantly and informatively to this forum.

Thanks for the inclusion in such an elite group but I think the others in your "list" are more qualified and have a much longer standing in this forum...I'm more of the court jester. If you have read my posts on "other" forums, you might change your opinion!

As to another post: If wood grips are desired, we may use "imbedded" aluminum or titanium epoxied on the inside of the grip for strength. We did this on another type pistol with good results. Most concerns regarding wood are the potential for "sweat" intrusion. We were dabbling with different finishes to alleviate this but I guess we would need to get a few sets out there in the field for a so called "beta test". We took one set of grips once and dipped them into a special mixture of cyanoacrylate then buffed them out. They retained the nice wood look with a finish comparison close to a laquer based application, however, they were almost impervious to outside contaminates, stains and oils.

rei...

[ccoorreeyy]

PS: ccoorreeyy: the problem with the doubled letters in computer screen input/ouput is often caused by incorrect UNIX-related stty 'echo keyboard character' settings in your terminal emulation setup. This likely could be corrected if needed.
 

It was just some of the crazyness coming out of my mind when I first joined the forum.  The name I wanted was already used so I just doubled it.  lol    If it were some of that other stuff you mentioned i'm sure I would never figure it out.  Thanks anyway!  

And thanks for putting me in that group of people too!!!

[ccoorreeyy]

I guess we would need to get a few sets out there in the field for a so called "beta test".

Sign me up for a sweaty pocket beta tester!

[kjtrains]

Thanks, whkrog, for the inclusion as well.  Continue to post and do it often.  Again, thanks!

[Richard S]

Thank you, "whkrog," for including me in such august company. This Forum seems to attract a distinctly civil group of members.

John and "Enigma," I also would like to know what dimensions of material you calculate you will need for your CNC programs to produce the R9 grips. I'm hot on the trail of some 1/4" pre-ban ivory slabs and some chunks of fossilized mammoth tusk, each about 5" in diameter. I'm also looking at some fossilized mammoth bone (vertebra) which could be interesting.