Fix for loose 13XX grips

[Tom Tucker]

The stock grips on my 1322 aren't very tight no matter how tight the screws are.  What can I do to get them to not be all squirmy?

[Rick67]

Try installing O-rings around the grip screw holes.

[Matchstickshooter]

The stock grips on my 1322 aren't very tight no matter how tight the screws are.  What can I do to get them to not be all squirmy?

I kept watching the ad on tv for Flex Seal liquid rubber . The guy poured some in a baking pan and it hardened,and he pealed it out.

I bought a can, poured it level in all my Crosman plastic grips., and let it harden.  Worked great for me!
 You can probably do the same with some pliable  "rope caulking'.
 JMHO

[mav72]

I once used wood putty to fill in the plastic cavity. It worked fairly well.

[arkslim45]

Super Glue the threads but then you get to solve another problem

[DRose]

The pin on upper side of the frame is too small for the matching hole in the grip. Oil the frame pin and use a little epoxy putty in the grip hole. Screw together the grips. When set, take apart and remove any excess epoxy. This will stop the grips from moving. Dave

[Piranhaboy]

I packed mine with duct seal made them feel more solid.

[Matchstickshooter]

The pin on upper side of the frame is too small for the matching hole in the grip. Oil the frame pin and use a little epoxy putty in the grip hole. Screw together the grips. When set, take apart and remove any excess epoxy. This will stop the grips from moving. Dave

quick fix...a small piece of electrical tape over those pins. The tape takes up the space in the hole.

[avator]

The pin on upper side of the frame is too small for the matching hole in the grip. Oil the frame pin and use a little epoxy putty in the grip hole. Screw together the grips. When set, take apart and remove any excess epoxy. This will stop the grips from moving. Dave

quick fix...a small piece of electrical tape over those pins. The tape takes up the space in the hole.

Great call Wendell...
And it's so easy to peel off and reapply each time. And for the shoulder stock.... a layer or two of black along the back of the trigger frame tightens it up too. I'm a huge fan of non invasive, reversible modifications in some cases.
Not so much in others..... lol

[rsterne]

For the skeleton shoulder stock, I install another screw into the bottom of the grip frame....



Bob

[Matchstickshooter]

The pin on upper side of the frame is too small for the matching hole in the grip. Oil the frame pin and use a little epoxy putty in the grip hole. Screw together the grips. When set, take apart and remove any excess epoxy. This will stop the grips from moving. Dave

quick fix...a small piece of electrical tape over those pins. The tape takes up the space in the hole.

Great call Wendell...
And it's so easy to peel off and reapply each time. And for the shoulder stock.... a layer or two of black along the back of the trigger frame tightens it up too. I'm a huge fan of non invasive, reversible modifications in some cases.
Not so much in others..... lol

Bill,
you may recall,I had used that method on the Vigilante I sold you.

[avator]

LOL.... so, it was you?     I have no idea where half of these guns came from. I found at least three the other day when I was looking for bipod legs. No clue where they came from.

[Matchstickshooter]

LOL.... so, it was you?     I have no idea where half of these guns came from. I found at least three the other day when I was looking for bipod legs. No clue where they came from.

You bought that from me,telling me the story of your B.I.L....

[avator]

Yessir.... I do remember that one. I was pullin' yer leg... 

[Matchstickshooter]

Yessir.... I do remember that one. I was pullin' yer leg... 

about the Brother-in-law dying???oh,or you're not remembering!  lol

[avator]

No... definitely about the BIL dying.
I was messin' about not remember getting the Vigilante. I still have it and it still shoots great.

[Matchstickshooter]

No... definitely about the BIL dying.
I was messin' about not remember getting the Vigilante. I still have it and it still shoots great.

Don't know why they put loose feeling grips on.
 I even talked to a lady at Hogue grips,hoping they'd make some for Crosman.
Didn't get anywhere.
 

[WyoMan]

I packed mine with duct seal made them feel more solid.

I like that, Matthew... big thumbs up! Duct seal is tacky and stiff enough to stay put, but will also flow-form out the irregularities that cause the fit to be loose.
The side benefits that are not really just side benefits would be... removing the hollow feel/sound of the plastic grips, and adding weight where you need it for a better balance.

Great idea if you want to stay with the oem grips 

Wyo

[avator]

Would you need to do anything to keep the duct seal from migrating into moving parts.... trigger spring?

[WyoMan]

Good question, Bill.... hopefully Matthew can fill in some of the details.

Guessing that everything below the white line, packed-in solid would suffice... bottom 2/3 of the grip panels would be locked...



Wyo