With the grips attached to the gun, I then began to do the final filing to make them fit perfectly.
This took several hours. Eventually, I had to remove the tape from the backstrap. I filed as carefully as I could, but there was no way to avoid getting some file marks on the gun. I tried to keep them to a minimum.
When I decided there was no more filing I could do, I got some 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper and went over the backstrap as thoroughly as I could. Then I got out the 1500 grit and actually began to polish the
metal and the new grips. I worked on the polishing for quite a long time while my wife and I watched television.
Eventually, the metal took on a better shine than it had had from the factory.
Note how thin the left grip is at the top--my thumb fits quite comfortably there, and I can keep the gun from jumping when I shoot it.
The grip flares out asymmetrically at the bottom, but I find this enables me to hold onto to the gun better. The new grips are thicker than the old, so there is more to grab hold of.
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