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Mike_NY · November 12, 2008, 06:54 PM

I'm trying to install a set of Pachmayr grips on my Colt Government series 70 and the grip bushings unscrewed instead of the screws coming out. I've tried gripping the bushings with pliers and copper sheet to protect the threads but no luck. I'm thinking of using threadlock on the bushing threads and reinstalling the grips, waiting a couple days for the threadlock to set, and trying to remove the screws again. But I just have a feeling that will be a waste of time. I don't see a way to heat the bushings without burning the original wood grips.

Any ideas?

........Mike

November 12, 2008, 06:54 PM	#1
Mike_NY Member Join Date: October 16, 2008 Posts: 20	1911 grip bushings and screws stuck together I'm trying to install a set of Pachmayr grips on my Colt Government series 70 and the grip bushings unscrewed instead of the screws coming out. I've tried gripping the bushings with pliers and copper sheet to protect the threads but no luck. I'm thinking of using threadlock on the bushing threads and reinstalling the grips, waiting a couple days for the threadlock to set, and trying to remove the screws again. But I just have a feeling that will be a waste of time. I don't see a way to heat the bushings without burning the original wood grips. Any ideas? ........Mike