Marschal grip question - Am I being too picky?

[crispy]

Background: Ordered a set of Purpleheart (with clear shellac) grips for a Bersa 380cc that is going to my daughter.

Here is what I got:

From the left:

From the right:

Flash on:

Same grips, flash off:

Does anything there jump out at you?

BTW, the fitment and woodcrafting is flawless. The feel in the hand is superb.


P.S. Hammer is back, but gun had been cleared.

 

[Scutter01]

It's hard to say from the pictures, but is one darker than the other? On the one hand, it's hard to get 100% consistency with wood. On the other hand, it's your money and if you feel it's sub-par quality, then see if you can return it.

 

[ghostpoint]

The one on the left does appear to be slightly darker with and without the flash. If you are not happy I would see if they would take them back or try to get a better matching set.

On the other hand you could always try and try strip them down and stain them yourself since the cut is still what you wanted.

 

[crispy]

Yeah, one is dark, one is light. Ordering was an eight week process. I can't imagine what a return with a re-order would be.

I understand exotic woods are tricky and you get what you get. But he should have used the same "stock" of wood for both halves before going to the CNC machine.

BTW, there is no stain there. Clear shellac over Purpleheart wood. Purpleheart is supposed to turn darker with age. Maybe they'll even out?

 

[walt o]

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Those were not made from a matched piece of wood .I make grips for 1911's and that is not acceptable to me for my grips to sell.Exotic woods are sometime hard to shape because of the grain or hardness of wood but the wood color and pattern should match better than that.

 

[Rob377]

Yeah, for the price, I'd probably send them back. The color difference would bug the heck out of me.

 

[subtlesixer03]

It looks to me as to be one less coat of shalack on the lighter one. Though I would be sending them back as well and I would expect some great service as well.

 

[shootinghoosier]

The color difference is obvious and it would irritate the heck out of me. I am sure their customer service department would understand and find a better set if you sent them these photos via email. My guess is they will pay for shipping them back too.

 

[abraham743]

In the past I have made several custom longbows. It doesn't even look like very nice purple heart to me. Maybe just the pic.

 

[crispy]

Sending them back is problematic.

He's in Budapest. I've read that e-mail correspondence is sketchy and postage back is on my dime.

Oh well, I've sent him an e-mail. We'll see...

 

[crispy]

Fool me twice, shame on me.

Never again. Definitely a "Do Not Buy" recommendation from me.

I got my P232 grips from Marschal today. Ordered them October 31st. He must have been fitting them to some other model. Worst grip fitment I've ever seen.

Huge uneven gap at the top of the grip. Screw holes don't line up. The back side bottoms aren't the same length.

At least the color is the same on both sides. I'm e-mailing him today after I take pictures. I'll give him a chance to make good. But he's never responded to my original e-mail so I'm not holding my breath...

Left side. Note gap at top. Screw hole doesn't line up. Couldn't screw it on if I wanted to.

Right side. Gap more noticeable. Same problem with screw hole.

Closeup of screw hole.

Bottom rear.

Top rear.

You might be thinking "Surely you have them on wrong Crispy, they can't be that bad?" Nope... grips are on the only way they could possibly fit as the raised areas on the inside of the grips line up perfectly with the frame.

Even if he were to send me out another set, that still doesn't explain the workmanship on this set.

I am disappoint.

 

[crispy]

For reference, here's a picture of my Hogue grips. You can see the gap on them is much smaller and straight!

 

[snorko]

Your post update is a hair late. I just received an email that my Marschal slim grooved grips for my new CZ-83 are in my mailbox. I ordered a set they had ready made, as the choices were exactly what I wanted. Ordered on 1/15 so only a week and a half. I'll post pics soon.

 

[snorko]

I picked up my grips and installed them. Fit is very good. I ordered a slim grip with finger grooves in walnut. They are slimmer but not much. If I ordered them again I do not think I would get the grooved version. Otherwise, fast shipping, packed well and good quality all around.

I hope to have some pics and a short range report soon.

 

[down3green]

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Man that is a bad fit. I'm surprised you ordered from them again after the mismatch on the Bersa grips.

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[crispy]

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Man that is a bad fit. I'm surprised you ordered from them again after the mismatch on the Bersa grips.

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Guilty as charged.

 

[down3green]

Guilty as charged.

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[Rob377]

fool me once, shame on you....


Too bad VZ doesn't make grips for those. The hogues look pretty good on that 232. If you ever wanna sell that thing, let me know!

 

[Birds Away]

This is very bad news. I have two sets of grips on order from Marschal...crap!

 

[crispy]

fool me once, shame on you....


Too bad VZ doesn't make grips for those. The hogues look pretty good on that 232. If you ever wanna sell that thing, let me know!

Fool me twice, shame on me.

The P232 will never be sold. Unless my boys need an operation or something equally bad.