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polyphemus · July 8, 2012, 08:44 PM

Sure am advocating that.Nothing new under the Sun and like someone
just wrote Star 1911's don't have grip bushings,those are l.e.o issue
over there good pistols.Let's say you are inserting a screw and you feel it
crossthreading you back it out run a tap thru and no harm done.May be
you push a little too hard and there is some damage,here is where H limits
come in rethread with a higher PD tap and you may or may not need a
larger screw but you are good to go.Or-no grip screw is gonna defeat you and you destroy the threads,a larger drill and tap set will do it.All stock no
special tools.Removing the grips is not needed to strip 1911's unless you
are installing battery operated or designer grips(!)seriously I have grips
with bushings permanently married to the screws I take them off and put
them on and don't even think about it.Life is too short.

July 8, 2012, 08:44 PM	#9
polyphemus Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2012 Posts: 1,055	Sure am advocating that.Nothing new under the Sun and like someone just wrote Star 1911's don't have grip bushings,those are l.e.o issue over there good pistols.Let's say you are inserting a screw and you feel it crossthreading you back it out run a tap thru and no harm done.May be you push a little too hard and there is some damage,here is where H limits come in rethread with a higher PD tap and you may or may not need a larger screw but you are good to go.Or-no grip screw is gonna defeat you and you destroy the threads,a larger drill and tap set will do it.All stock no special tools.Removing the grips is not needed to strip 1911's unless you are installing battery operated or designer grips(!)seriously I have grips with bushings permanently married to the screws I take them off and put them on and don't even think about it.Life is too short.