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12/22/2014 8:15:18 PM EDT


I bought a Wiley Clapp off Budsgunshop and emailed them about these grips.  They directed me to email Colt's customer support / quality control.  I emailed the guy there requesting to get new grips that match and this was his response...

"Josh-

Wood is a natural substance and some mis-matching of color is normal."

Well no fucking shit retard, but the point of having quality control is to weed out shit like this.  I didn't pay $1500 for mismatching grips.  Should I be this pissed?
12/22/2014 9:04:08 PM EDT
[#1]
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I bought a Wiley Clapp off Budsgunshop and emailed them about these grips.  They directed me to email Colt's customer support / quality control.  I emailed the guy there requesting to get new grips that match and this was his response...

"Josh-

Wood is a natural substance and some mis-matching of color is normal."

Well no fucking shit retard, but the point of having quality control is to weed out shit like this.  I didn't pay $1500 for mismatching grips.  Should I be this pissed?
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IMO those grips need to be changed out anyway.  I changed the grips out on both of my WCs.
12/22/2014 9:42:29 PM EDT
[#2]
I assume you sent him that picture? The first thing I'd do is call colt CS and see if you can get someone else in that dept. Maybe they'd help out more.
12/22/2014 10:00:41 PM EDT
[#3]
Yeah, I would not be happy with those either!
12/22/2014 10:01:11 PM EDT
[#4]
Damn double tap
12/23/2014 12:00:12 AM EDT
[#5]
I would toss those ugly grips in a box and forget them. But if you feel strongly about it, call Colt and send them that picture until they replace them. Then toss your new ugly grips in a box and forget them.
12/23/2014 12:28:55 AM EDT
[#6]
If the grip checkering lines up with the frontstrap checkering, I'd consider myself ahead of the game and not bother myself too much about the color difference.  You use it very much and the grips will darken a bit anyway.
12/23/2014 1:46:05 AM EDT
[#7]
I think that would bother me a bit as well, but I'm not sure how much I'd let it bother me. I'd try to email them a pic.



Me, I love the WC grips. I'd like to see if some of the Commander sized ones would match up to the FSC on my WC Government.
12/23/2014 1:47:45 AM EDT
[#8]
I guess on the bright side it's like having two different guns, depending on which side you look but I don't think I would be too happy either. I guess you could possibly stain them...
12/23/2014 8:59:55 AM EDT
[#9]
I got some custom grips that we're mismatched like that. Sent pics to the small business that made them mad they agreed the color shouldn't be that far off. They made me a new set.
12/23/2014 2:20:08 PM EDT
[#10]
I don't think that would bother me.
12/23/2014 2:55:54 PM EDT
[#11]
Here's a thought for OP; if Colt won't do anything, head over to the Colt section of the 1911 forum, and see if someone else has a mismatch, and if they'd want to swap. I would, if I was in that position. Or, someone might want to sell; some folks are just crazy, and don't like the WC grips.
12/23/2014 3:07:57 PM EDT
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Here's a thought for OP; if Colt won't do anything, head over to the Colt section of the 1911 forum, and see if someone else has a mismatch, and if they'd want to swap. I would, if I was in that position. Or, someone might want to sell; some folks are just crazy, and don't like the WC grips.
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I just sold two sets on the EE.  
12/24/2014 1:59:00 AM EDT
[#13]
You can only see one side at a time. Put them back on and use the time that you would have wasted to "fix" this non problem and do something productive.