Has anybody else noticed their grip screws getting loose after an extended shooting session?
My little O-rings got trashed taking the factory grips off and putting on the teak grips.
Wonder if Remington will sell us some spares?
Or maybe just some Loctite?
Blackie

hey Blackie  check out https://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/grip-parts/grip-bushings/1911-grip-screw-o-ring-prod108311.aspx   Its says they're 1911's not sure if they're the same size as R51's   ..Arlis

Quote from: peach2k on November 07, 2017, 08:23:45 PM
hey Blackie  check out https://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/grip-parts/grip-bushings/1911-grip-screw-o-ring-prod108311.aspx   Its says they're 1911's not sure if they're the same size as R51's   ..Arlis

Arlis,
     Thanks, but the 1911 screws are almost twice as big.  I sent Remington an email about getting spares, but no answer.
I will try Ace, or Home Depot next.  Once the little O-rings go south that is it.
Blackie

Found screws here:
https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/1583110
Haven't seen O-Rings though...

Spoke too soon (there's a page 2):
https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/1583190
Wow, $4.40 for an O-Ring. 

If you have a Family Center, Farm and Home close, try them.

Mine has an unbelievable selection of "O" rings.

  Hi Guys, My grip O rings did the same thing when I changed the grip panels. ACE Hardware has a really large selection of O rings. I found the right size and fixed things right up. FRED

Quote from: Ranger 869 on November 20, 2017, 01:14:00 PM
  Hi Guys, My grip O rings did the same thing when I changed the grip panels. ACE Hardware has a really large selection of O rings. I found the right size and fixed things right up. FRED

Ranger,
     Thanks, a bunch.   My screws have a tendency to get loose when I am shooting. 
Blackie

I'm going to have to take a close look at mine.  I don't remember seeing any o-rings when I changed the grips.

Quote from: DUTCH Van Atlanta on November 21, 2017, 06:03:26 AM
I'm going to have to take a close look at mine.  I don't remember seeing any o-rings when I changed the grips.

Dutch,
They may have stayed on the screws.  That is what the o-rings did on my gun.
I still check the tightness of the screws  every time I come back from the range.
Blackie

I just looked closely for the grip screw o-rings.  They are not present on the screws holding the new wooden grips, they are not in the box where I put the factory plastic grips and I would have seen them if they fell out on my desk when I changed the grips.  A close look at the screw looks like the screws are so short that there is not enough length on the screws for an o-ring on them when holding the grips.  Is it possible that they were not on mine from the factory?

For those of you who have seen them, are they actual tiny rubber o-rings or metal washers?.

Dutch,
     I just got an order from Numrich, and the O-rings fit the screws.  but they
are so small.   I shot both Blackie and smokey last weekend, and the screws on
the left side of the pistols were really loose.  In fact, I lost one off Blackie.
I think that the upward kick when we fire causes the screws on the left side
of the grip to loosen when the gun recoils upward.
The upward recoil would have a tendency on the right side to tighten
them.   Just my opinion.
Maybe if the left side screws were left hand threads?
Blackie       

Closest o-ring I could find that should work is 4.5mm x 2.5mm x 1mm. I ordered 100 for less than $5 and of course they come from China. I wouldn't dare use them on any of my engines but I think they'll be more than adequate for keeping a grip screw tight. I'll let you guys know how they work when they get here, probably in 3 to 4 weeks

https://www.ebay.com/itm/100x-Rubber-Metric-O-Ring-Section-1mm-select-more-diameter-4-5mm-52MM-M1473-QL/182456957676?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=485034868573&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 I haven't taken mine off yet; wouldn't a common split-ring washer work?

Quote from: Engineerpower on February 03, 2018, 11:02:29 AM
I haven't taken mine off yet; wouldn't a common split-ring washer work?

My thoughts, too.