What is the white stuff under the grips screws?

[Brenden]

Brendon, Everytime you shoot your weapon the screws work themselves loose. I was just snugging them down after each cleaning and they were loose. I decided to take them off once before and there wasn't any problems. This time I took them off and I heard ting as soon as I started unscrewing the top screw. It was dirty inside the housing believe it or not. I cleaned it up and put it together and it works fine. I will probably pull them off with each cleaning. The spring assembly is easy to reinstall. You just need to be patient when screwing the screws.

This was the original "problem"-was the screws coming loose upon shooting,and then guys having a problem with the trigger assembly,as the grip secures this..
I have taken the grips off of one of my other pups,just to see what the innards looked like,I was satisfied,and have not done so again..
I personally have never had a grip screw come loose,on any that I have shot-including my pocket carry Deer Parker!!
Of course I have not had a problem with anything else either,So I feel good about it..

I am still using the "old" recoil springs-and do not change as often as I "should" probably   but have had no feeding problems..

I have multiple mags,all "old" springs,yet no feeding problems..

Paint me "lucky"??

IMO,if it is working,I am not messin with it..

I shot what I thought was enough to break the pup in,shoot a couple of mags every once in awhile,the 115 GDHPs seem to hit the center of what I am aiming at,I am happy..

It's whatever makes someone comfortable with what they carry IMO..

I am at the shoot a little,carry a lot stage with the Pup..

I am at the same stage with my Seecamp .380 at this point..

Have fun with the pup,make her bark on America's Birthday!!

Brenden

[Reinz]

Brenden  -  I'm with ya, if it ain't broke, leave it alone.

Carry on,


Reinz

[Aglifter]

Well, mine came w. loctite on the screws -- I ordered the proper grade of loctite from an industrial supplier -- I think it was 2240 -- the Bros. R will tell you.  Or, it's on here somewhere.

Once I got them off the initial time -- the grade of loctite that was on them was not the same as the grade they called for -- and replaced them w. the proper spec'd loctite, they haven't come loose, but are easy to remove.  

With that said, I used the best Craftsman allen wrench I could buy, and put a permanent twist in it, removing them the first time, but I didn't strip anything.

[lgreenman]

Geez...a thousand dollar gun with a tendency toward corrosion?? Can't they correct that?

[theirishguard]

Now lets not jump out there with that problem.  Tom

[Richard S]

I've been carrying my R9 for three years and four months. (It's in my pocket as I write this post.) I've seen no corrosion of any kind on it. Of course, it has received a lot of TLC -- but then all of my guns receive a lot of TLC. I guess I'm just one of those strange people who consider cleaning guns to be a form of recreation.  

[DTM_39]

I was on my way to work today but the voices in my head said Go Home and Clean the Guns!!  I don't see any sign of corrosion on my R-9.  Dan

[Richard S]

Dan:

Yep, I'm always hearing those same voices.