After about half a year of searching, I finally found someone who sells Pachmayr Presentation Compac's for a Ruger Speed Six and is willing to ship them to my country. When I received them I noticed the fit was the worst of any revolver grips ever - I mean, I thought the Pachy's on my Redhawk were bad but... Ick. Oh well, as long as they work, right?
Well today I had the chance to test them. Good news: now my gun shoots to the point of aim even with the hottest magnums I could find (which happen to be Magtech 158gr JSJP's - nothing earth shattering, but there is a noticeable increase in felt recoil over other brands of .357 Magnum ammunition I have tried). The bad news: The bloody grip panels will not stay together, at all. The picture below is after removing, re-installing the grips and firing six shots:
My question is, has anyone else had to deal with this issue before, and how did it turn out? I'm thinking some sort of glue on the back part of the grip, but I'm not sure what kind. Super glue? Or perhaps I should use some of the RTV I have left over from last summer's vehicle maintenance project? I would, of course, like to retain the ability to remove and re-install the grips without drastic measures, but I'm thinking if I just attach the two panels at the back I ought to be able to slide them onto the gun. Not sure how well the material handles being glued together like that, though.