Fitment issue with a new Armalite OD grip

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11 years 8 months ago - 11 years 8 months ago #20348 by faawrenchbndr
Fitment issue with a new Armalite OD grip was created by faawrenchbndr
Ordered a new set of furniture for my AR10.
Notice the gap between the grip and receiver, yes, screw has been tightened.
Seems the OD grip I received is .0945" shorter.......any thoughts?

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11 years 8 months ago #20349 by mrraley
Replied by mrraley on topic Fitment issue with a new Armalite OD grip
do you have a picture of the ejection port side?

How are your springs for the safety and take down pin? Are they bent?

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11 years 8 months ago #20358 by faawrenchbndr
Replied by faawrenchbndr on topic Fitment issue with a new Armalite OD grip
Gap is the same on the other side, gap is the same without springs installed.
The new grip is noticeably shorter. Will get a port side pic. Note, springs not installed.


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11 years 8 months ago #20365 by Petrone1050
Replied by Petrone1050 on topic Fitment issue with a new Armalite OD grip
Will it fit snug without the screw? If so take a little off the grip screw and retry.

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11 years 8 months ago #20369 by mrraley
Replied by mrraley on topic Fitment issue with a new Armalite OD grip
Instead of measuring the outside, what are the measurements of the channel cut for the receiver and the tang on the receiver that the grip fits on.

I'm thinking that the grip has too much plastic in the channel, preventing it from going on all the way.

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11 years 8 months ago #20371 by LebbenB
Replied by LebbenB on topic Fitment issue with a new Armalite OD grip

I'm thinking that the grip has too much plastic in the channel, preventing it from going on all the way

Concur. I was thinking the same thing. I had the same issue with a MOE pistol grip for my son's rifle.

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11 years 8 months ago #20376 by VTIT
Replied by VTIT on topic Fitment issue with a new Armalite OD grip
:I-agree: Happened to me. Had to adjust the grip so it would fit.

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11 years 8 months ago #20418 by faawrenchbndr
Replied by faawrenchbndr on topic Fitment issue with a new Armalite OD grip
Grip does not seat with or without a screw.

The "new" grip is short. Channel seems to be .0941 shorter iron a channel
than my old grip. The overall length of the new grip is shorter.

Answer me this,.......why is the new grip shorter? Why is there a gap?
The measurements tend to show the exterior of the grip being the issue.

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11 years 8 months ago #20419 by faawrenchbndr
Replied by faawrenchbndr on topic Fitment issue with a new Armalite OD grip
Next thought,......how the heJJ do I explain this to Armalite CS to get a new grip?

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11 years 8 months ago #20422 by mrraley
Replied by mrraley on topic Fitment issue with a new Armalite OD grip

faawrenchbndr wrote: Grip does not seat with or without a screw.

The "new" grip is short. Channel seems to be .0941 shorter iron a channel
than my old grip. The overall length of the new grip is shorter.

Answer me this,.......why is the new grip shorter? Why is there a gap?
The measurements tend to show the exterior of the grip being the issue.


Even with the outer dimensions being a little shorter, you can see from the pictures that is not where the problem is though.

Something inside that channel is stopping it from going all the way on.

The other reason I say it's not the outer dimension is that ArmaLite has even shorter grips than that, but the channel fits perfectly.

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