Retail sellers in the USA appear to be extremely cautious about sending ANY real gun items out of the Country. Obviously parts that make real guns fire are rightly severely restricted but it seems excessive when they refuse to ship grips.
E-Bay and Paypal forbid sales of gun-related items (be they Real or Replica) outside the USA too which puts sellers under more pressure to refuse.
I've done just as Spencer Man has, sent sellers emails explaining the item I want is perfectly legal here in the UK and so, would they consider shipping to me?
The majority of Retailers ignore or flatly refuse my requests. Private sellers are a little more helpfull. Once they realise that Grips for example are Legal here they're open to discussion.
I've just recieved a pair of standard black genuine Beretta M9 grips from a private seller in the USA. They'll fit my Marushin M9, but unfortunately the dimension between centres of screw holes on the WaShan is slightly different, only about 1/2mm but enough to make careful opening of the grip's holes necessary.
This shouldn't be too difficult hopefully and the modification won't be too visible.
Doing this with black plastic grips is one thing,but I'd be a little nervous about modifying stylish polished and varnished wooden grips.
I'm sure it can be done successfully though with a great deal of care.
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Cerwyn
Hobby collector of Replica model guns and Militaria.
also member of Living History Reenactment Groups.