Techniques to tighten up a M-29 wood .44 grip

[marlin58]

After much shooting of my M-29 .44 mag revolvers are starting to get some minor play in stocks back and forth. Its not the pins as grips are nice and tight side to side but back and forth play, likely due to the wood shrinking a hair due to age. Been scouting the internet for easy solutions and would like any suggestions from anyone that has rectified said problem on these or other wood grip big bore revolvers.

 

[Arctic]

A bit of bedding (just a couple of drops) inside each grip will work. A short pin in the grip before bedding with secure the epoxy and the grip.

 

[dan belisle]

As mentioned, you can bed the grip to the frame. It's a little finicky, but not difficult. - dan

 

[Lodi]

Check the escutcheons, over tightening the stock screw can crack the stock/s. The screw wants to pull the escutcheon thru the stock.