Weihrauch HW40 PCA - Grip Mod (Heat Stippling)

BEST VIEWED IN HIGH QUALITY - A short video showing how I modified the grip of My HW40, using a known method for polymer frame guns. Hope it's useful to you.

A higher res video can be found here: http://www.waveform.eclipse.co.uk/WEB%20PAGES/articles%20home%20page.htm

And clearer photos here: http://www.waveform.eclipse.co.uk/WEB%20PAGES/HW40%20Grip%20Mod%20-%20Heat%20...

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Weihrauch
• HW40
• grip
• texture
• checkering
• chequering
• air
• pistol
• heat
• stippling
• Beeman
• p3

[kongso12]

Ever heard of bicycle innertube...better grip and better looking too...

[Jes437]

I couldn't possibly agree with you. To me that would look like a bicycle inner tube stretched over the grip and no more, and certainly not better grip than this.

[coolbreaze187]

If it is indeed a temperature controlled soldering iron then can you tell us your temperature settings?

If not I'm guessing you only have a current limiting soldering iron and you're not controlling the temperature but the current the soldering iron can draw!

Looks like a weller brand to me and most likely a current limiting soldering iron =)

[Jes437]

It's a really cheap one from Maplins, it was £10 with their own brand on it, so could be a re-badged Weller make. As such you're undoubtedly right that it's simply adjusted through current draw, it's not sensing the tip temperature as such, Hence as soon as it touches a solder joint the temperature will drop as it soaks away, so whilst you can adjust a 'starting' temperature making a good solder joint still needs carefull timing etc.............

[Jes437]

...........But, for this purpose it was ideal, the dissipation of heat was not really noticeable on the synthetic material. I simply found that by being able to dial in a starting temp lower than irons I had allowed me to buy time during each touch, hence gaining control as the tip sinks in more positively that a hotter iron, which would just fall in.

[grin60]

I'm using air-rifles to shoot pigeons on our farm.... you guys think that this gun would be powerful enough to do this job (up to which distance?)

[Jes437]

I'd say it's not suitable. Whilst it might be able to reliably hit a kill zone at 15m or so, it may not impact hard enough for an assured result, better to use an air rifle imho.

[yellowfin81]

Thanks for this Jes - I saw the vid then did some practice and realised the grip IS inadequate (only got pistol the other day). Decided to do this and am really pleased with the result.  I did my own pattern maintaining the ambidextrousness (?) of the stippling. It improves grip 10 fold and aids in cocking greatly also. Well pleased : )

[VicariousReality7]

Great pistol, only flaw is that the grip doesn't fit my small hands good

It points down to the right when i hold it out

Also i'm not sure if the barrel will be aligned with the sights after long time

[MaDFuCker61]

Nice work - now I'm almost inspired to have a go myself! :-)

[mc0676]

U're simple an artisti ! Compliment !!!

[VicariousReality7]

Cool, i'm getting one of these, couldn't possibly be assed to sit and do that though

[TechSmack]

i want to buy thins pistol just so i can do this, looks like fun!

[raptorzone7]

very good

[christoph2005]

You sir have some extreme patience. I can imagine that task would take me an entire day without bathroom or food breaks...

[lynette1953]

@Jes437 looks great !

,jon

[Spartan117A1]

OH THE PATIENCE

[rnbspowa7of69]

I did my Sig P220 Grip with a $1.99 Value Village Wood Burner soldering Iron. It has a V arrow head tip. I just tip tip tip very lightly randomly looked like 60 grit sand paper. It took 20 minutes a side and a fan to blow the smoke out of my face.

LOVE IT!