Colt 1911 "Coltwood" plastic grips unusual question for you gunsmiths

[spistols]

Been reading a lot on how the original 60's era Colt 1911 plastic grips shrink. A lot of times they are hard to get off a pistol. Read that using a blow dryer to gently soften them helps.

I am wanting to go in the opposite direction and put a set of shrunken grips back on a 1911. They are @ 1/8"+/- off on the hole if I line up one hole. Been reading that some people boil the grips and gently put them back on as well as one person making a stretching device and gradually stretched and heated in an oven to make it fit the grip.

Any thoughts on how you would do this?

 

[spistols]

BLIP -let me know your thoughts...

 

[BLIP]

BLIP -let me know your thoughts...

Yes you can stretch them. Just don't let them cool off all the way before you mount them

 

[alleycat]

I haven’t boiled them but I did steam a set to make the grip screw holes align better. Just make sure they’re hot when you put them in and let them cool completely down while screwed in place

 

[Rbenzo]

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