I have to wear shooting gloves due to long term damage to my hands and wrists. The 85% size grip on the Browning 1911's is just enough too narrow for me with the gloves on that I needed to find a way to make it larger. I love the grips and didn't want to try to find fatter ones. Also, after what I paid for the gun - with its factory grey cerakote and fiber optic sights - I didn't want to spend more money on it. I wear PIG Charlie gloves made especially for women, so it is not a problem of the gloves being loose. they fit "like a glove" LOL... I had an old report binder with plastic that is slightly embossed, making it a bit thicker than the regular ones. SO - I cut grip size pieces of plastic, two for each side, and put them under the wood grips. The screws still worked which was fortunate. Now I have grips that fit my hand. Actually, I did the same thing with my three SIG P238's but had to buy longer screws for those guns. Pictures below. thanks Ranger6!
Thanks, Ranger6 -- now I know to make my pictures smaller if I want to post more so they aren't too large and fuzzy like the first one of the end of the grips. That plastic is not anywhere as thick as it looks in that picture, but that is the picture I had from Dec of 2018 when the gun was still fairly new - after it came back from browning to have the barrel redone so it would shoot to POA.
TinymanCopper BB Lets hear about this fantastic piece -- my wife owns one and she loves it. Calls it her pew-pew. Sorry I called you stupid, I thought you already knew. is post was moved for member Tinyman:
JimCunn.410 I have a 1911-22 Compact and two 1911-380/22 Compact Convertibles. The five slides have various sights, some decent, some not. For open carry, I use an El Paso Saddlery Tom Threepersons open toe, hammer thong, exposed trigger. For concealed carry, Azula IWB, or just pocket. This post was moved for member JimCunn
ShooterGranny.410 I bought an Azula pancake for my 1911-380, supposedly for carry, but mostly also for outdoor range use. For the cheap price it is made decently, but the gun went right into it, meaning it is almost too loose. I have a true custom holster for my 1911-22 and it is a work of art - and no way can the 1911-380 to into it. I'm not going to try to stretch it because it is too high quality and that would make it way too loose for the 22. This post was moved for member ShooterGranny.
