Modified A&G Grip Extension PM9

[Ol'coot]

This post is a follow up to my previous post about the A&G grip extension for the 7 round mag that I ordered. I received it yesterday and quickly installed it on my 7 round mag, it was not what I wanted at all, The gap and mismatch looks awful. I have linked a photo posted by "OldLinclon" for reference.



What I really wanted was to fill the gap between my 6 round mag and hand grip for a more seamless look. I have very large hands and carry my PM9 with a Pearce Mag extender install to give my pinky finger somewhere to rest and have found this also improves my overall accuracy but I was not happy with the damn gap, it just looks unfinished.



So I thought I would attempt to modify the A&G extender to fill the gap if used on my 6 round mag. So out to the workshop I went and after some measuring I fired up the mill and started machining. Here are some photos of the completely modified version. I also modified one of my Pearce Mag extenders to be used with it or it can be used with the flush mag plate that came with the A&G extender. , I fitted it so that there is no interference when installing the mag, it seats up and locks in place just fine with no extra force required. I am very please with the final results. This is how it should look IMHO.

Flush mount


With Pearce Ext attached

[Bawanna]

Beautiful. That's perfect. Absolutely the way they should be.

And we finally got ryoung to wish for something useful. Almost like a double play.
Plus one on the PM45 base though, nice wish.

[gb6491]

Ol'coot,
That's excellent work and a very clean look; well done!
Regards,
Greg

[rholmes69]

Now that looks darn nice. You should make them and sell them. Looks great!

[OldLincoln]

That looks great! If they had been for the 8rd mag, I might have done something like that. Too bad you can't have all their models in a pile and see what can be made out of the for the Kahr. Seems several of the plastic frames look pretty close for a non-operational part.

[Ol'coot]

That looks great! If they had been for the 8rd mag, I might have done something like that. Too bad you can't have all their models in a pile and see what can be made out of the for the Kahr. Seems several of the plastic frames look pretty close for a non-operational part.

I agree, I wish I could go to a local store and physically slip each of the different models on the mags to see what could be easily modified to have the best fit and function. I am surprised that I cannot find a link to the A&G Supply the actual manufactures site at all. All I can find are bits and pieces of information and a few photos scattered all of the web. The has to be catalog somewhere that list all of their products.

[Bawanna]

I keep coming back and looking at this again and again. That is really a classy piece of work. Clean and professional and looks like it just works like a champ. If I send you ryoungs PM45 could you work your magic some and send me the results?
I gotta get serious and find me a talent of some sort, people get nervous whenever I use tools that plug in though. Kind of limits the possibilities some.

[jocko]

super work. I sometime wonder If kahr leaves that ugly ass gap there because of possable slight variations in the grip/floor plate extension itself. custom fitting like you did would be personal to each gun and IMO this is class "A" workman ship.

So much talent on this forum, that one would think by now with over 3500 posts even that the master of B. S. would start showing off some of his grip work to us newbies.

[Bawanna]

3500 post?
Who you talking bout Cletus?

[Bawanna]

One of my favorites.

[Tilos]

Ol'coot:

Nice!

Tilos

[Ol'coot]

Many thanks to all that have commented on my handy work. This was not a very difficult modification I just needed to remember to measure twice or even three time and cut once LOL! I am a toolmaker/moldmaker by training but have been in upper management for over 25 years now so I do not get to spend much time actually making anything. I have a small (Chinese) hobby lathe and mill in my home shop than is very capable for small jobs like this one.

Now that looks darn nice. You should make them and sell them. Looks great!

I have given a lot of thought to actually doing that very thing as I get very frustrated when something is not they way I think it should be and there are no commercial solutions available to fix the issue. I wonder just how much actual demand is out there for this item, I would just start out with designing and tooling up for the PM9 and doing it right so that there is a very good fit but enough tolerance designed in to ensure it works all of the time with not additional fitting required. I would want to design a spacer for the 6, 7 and even the 8 round mags. Then move to the other models if this was successful.

super work. I sometime wonder If Kahr leaves that ugly ass gap there because of possible slight variations in the grip/floor plate extension itself. custom fitting like you did would be personal to each gun and IMO this is class "A" workman ship.

I doubt that there it very much variation in the manufacturing process, as injection molds are very precise and very reliable and can produced many tens of thousand of parts before any appreciable wear would occur. A good example of this is the CT laserguard is designed to mount on the trigger guard and the LG-437 fits the P9,P40,PM9,and PM40. And mine fits the PM9 like it was custom fitted. The Magazines are die stamped and formed so variation there will be minimum as well

[rholmes69]

IIRC, there is this same gap on all the PM's with the "flush" mag, right? I would think many a person on here would be all over getting one of these. And the 40 and 9 mags are interchangeable, so there wouldn't be any tooling difference there.

What is the cost of the A&G Grip?

[Ol'coot]

The A&G grip cost $12.99 each plus shipping of less than $6.00, so just under $19.00

[Tilos]

Ol'coot:
I have a simular backround and miss being able to "turn handles" and put "chips on the floor".
I have looked into college classes just to have access to machinery.

I am interested in knowing more about these hobby machines.
Are these type machines available at places like Harbor Freight and can they be run on 110v?
Any info would be appreciated.

Sorry for the drift.
Tilos