I was reminded last night that when you "rescue" a firearm that sometimes things do not go as easily as they should seem to. The repro grips for my Dura-Matic M100 came in from the only place I could find them (a gun parts dealer on eBay) only to discover that the grip bolt hole was completely off-center and someone had previously tried to re-straighten it with disastrous results.
I've got a message in to the seller explaining that these definitely aren't "new" and definitely aren't up to snuff for the price I paid. Problem is, it's pretty hard to find the grips for this gun as they are one-piece and act as the mag well. Seems like I'm going to have to epoxy the old grips the best I can and wait for a set of used OEM grips to come up at some point. Not the biggest struggle with a "project" I've run across, but still frustrating.
I figured it was going to be a couple of small parts (locking nut ball bearing, a retaining spring, and some new grips) that were available, but it appears it's going to be a bit longer before I get this thing back into shape.
I was just curious as to what "harder than it should be" or "took longer than it should have" projects you guys have run up against in the collecting world?
I've got a message in to the seller explaining that these definitely aren't "new" and definitely aren't up to snuff for the price I paid. Problem is, it's pretty hard to find the grips for this gun as they are one-piece and act as the mag well. Seems like I'm going to have to epoxy the old grips the best I can and wait for a set of used OEM grips to come up at some point. Not the biggest struggle with a "project" I've run across, but still frustrating.
I figured it was going to be a couple of small parts (locking nut ball bearing, a retaining spring, and some new grips) that were available, but it appears it's going to be a bit longer before I get this thing back into shape.
I was just curious as to what "harder than it should be" or "took longer than it should have" projects you guys have run up against in the collecting world?
