Making Grips

[Tinpan58]

I am trying my hand at making some grips for my remy, it’s my first attempt at any kin of wood work, and the only tool I have is a dremel, just started today and its coming along slow but ok. I made a pattern out of balsa wood I am using rose wood for the grips, I clamped the plywood pattern to the rosewood with some vise grips, the picture shows the pattern on the left the rosewood in center and original grip on right. My question is dose anyone know where I can purchase the brass inserts for the grips or have any suggestions of another way to attach the grips to the pistol. I would like to do it with the one screw in the center but need a source for the hardware, Thank you

 

[arcticap]

VTI Gun Parts lists both of the grip nuts and grip screw for the Pietta and Uberti 1858's. But you should ask them if all they have is the Pietta stainless grip screw that's listed.

http://www.vtigunparts.com/store/sh...68&cat=Pietta+1858+Stainless+Remington+Target

http://www.vtigunparts.com/store/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=13&cat=Uberti+1858+New+Army

 

[NineMilePete]

I've used grip screws from Brownells. They also sell the combination drill and countersink. Works very well.
It goes without saying that fitting the remy grips is a bit of a chore. A bottle of inletting black and sharp chisels helps.
Good luck.

 

[dogrunner]

Dixie Gunworks carrys both the escutcheons and screws you need.

 

[Tinpan58]

Thanks for the responses, VTI has them but they are pricey. Brownells looks promising I am sure they have something that will work. Dixie I saw the screw but didn’t see the inserts. I was hoping these were items that were common to wood working. I was looking around the hardware store and found several things I could probably make work that would look ok as I plan to make grips out of various types of wood and have 5 remys and a 1851 with more to come, I would like to keep the cost down. Thanks again for the responses.