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My IZH 46M

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:37 pm
by chattron
Hello IFGians presenting to you my IZZY.I spent about 2 months making the custom grips.The ones shown are my second attempt at grip making,I have yet to do some finishing.Please share your views.
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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:52 pm
by Shamsher
Hi Chattron

a little phrase, what the old timers said !

"a gun is an extension of your hand"

If you are comfortable with the grip you design to suit your palm, nothing like it.

Well done - hope it would look prety once finished

SS

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:20 pm
by Shamsher
hey TenX
Log on man, you have another piece of art to admire here.

LOL

SS

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:55 pm
by TenX
Shamsher";p="54934 wrote: hey TenX
Log on man, you have another piece of art to admire here.

LOL

SS
Yup.. It me here :)

Nice grip Chattron :) Always nice to see guys who stand on their own feet :)

BTW< what wood is that? Hope its not something thats very absorbent. Also, I guess the angle of the new grip is a little more than the original one. Usually guys just consider the company provided angle the best. But if you gone ahead and decided you need more angle, then hats off to you, just for considering that :)

The grip rest seems to be touching the cocking lever. Am not sure if you are allowed that in comps; but what the heck.. good work is good work. :)

You may have to check with the ISSU guidelines for allowed sizes of overall length, width of grip rest, etc...

Also noticed a little extra clearing where the thumb meets the fore finger. If this is fine for you.. great :)

Overall, its a great job, and as Samsher says "a gun is an extension of your hand". My only suggestion is that you dont keep this nice work smooth as marble. Rough it up a bit (whatever fancy word it may be), and make it a better grip :)

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:27 am
by striker
Chattron
very good look and finish. What tools did u employed and what wood did u choose?

cheers
sankar

Re: My IZH 46M

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:47 am
by Prabhath
Chattron,

Congrats on a job well done. The grip looks great, just that it needs to be finished up. Some nice polishing with a dark tan on the grip should make the 46 look really great.

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:50 am
by Shamsher
Dear TenX
Know what, my wife's grand father a former ruler of a state, who had a great collection of fine arms,
preffered guava (Aamrood) wood over the walnut for the stock. dont know why, personel preference maybe.


SS

Hey - u eat up the 'H' when u address me as 'samsher'
you owe me a lot of 'H' for sure. - LOL

Regards
SS

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:03 am
by TenX
Shamsher";p="54965 wrote: ...my wife's grand father a former ruler of a state, who had a great collection of fine arms,
preffered guava (Aamrood) wood over the walnut for the stock. ...
We have royal blood here :)
Yes, I guess mountain guava wood is also used in making stocks...

Shamsher";p="54965 wrote: Hey - u eat up the 'H' when u address me as 'samsher'
you owe me a lot of 'H' for sure. - LOL
Here you go..
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :)

Re: My IZH 46M

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:50 pm
by chattron
Hey guys thanks for your appreciation.

Ten X
I have increased angle on this grip compared to original and due to this total length of gun went beyond 420mm,so i had to modify grip once more.There is still some more work to be done.

Striker
The wood is something like pine which is softwood.I chose this as i had terrible time with the hard wood grip i made before,also the feel of this wood is better.The wood also feels a lot lighter.

Guys do suggest how to go about finishing this grip as it is softwood and i do not know much about this particular type.

Bye.

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:55 pm
by TenX
One easy finish would be to stick a paste of saw dust. but I am sure there are several other methods, which Mack The Knife and other seniors will input :)

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:35 am
by Mike Mukthi
Wow - great job!!!

how is the balaance working?

Regards,
Mike.

Re: My IZH 46M

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:21 am
by chattron
Hello to one and all.Here are the pics of the finished grips.
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh25 ... 008477.jpg
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh25 ... 008478.jpg

Feel free to comment on these all your feedback will be of immense value to me.

Mike
About balance i have to practice for couple of 100 pellets with these to find out.Since m a beginner in this sport still on the learning curve.

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:59 am
by TenX
Very good finish :)
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.. can we have another picture of the other side.. a bit curious to form the complete picture ;)

The overall finish is definitely awesome and if it helps improve your score, nothing like it... BTW, would you want to give it a finish to match the color of the grip adjustable.. just so that it looks so much more complete... and carve out your initials somewhere ;)

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:05 am
by badshah0522
Good Job ,,keep it up..

Re: My IZH 46M

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:49 pm
by chattron
@Dev
Need some advice from you.I would like to know how to apply silicon grease on the seals especially in compression chamber.I am confused a little as i donot have silicon oil for now.Do i have to dismantle the gun to do this?Please guide me.Thanks in advance.