Name & Source for M7 Grip Screw Inserts?
 

I'm doing a couple sets of "retro" grips for the M7. I'm using brown Delrin, and it works very nicely on the lathe/mill. (Pic attached).

But it's soft, so I want to use the flanged nut/sleeve like the OEM M7 grips (and screw, too).

I checked the Jantz and Texas Knifemakers catalogs and don't see this type.

What exactly are they called, so I can search for them???

And if anyone knows a source, I'd appreciate it! :smile:

Check out this site. Unfortunately the inserts are molded into the grips. I don't know if you'll be able to press them in to your machined grips and have them hold.
http://www.yardleyproducts.com/

Here's another source. I've purchased many items from this company. They are great to deal with.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#threaded-inserts/=2u2ckj

Bill - I've been pressing them out of the OEM grips and into my Delrin copies...they hold OK as long as you don't overtorque them...

The flanged inserts with knurling would be great. I'll try looking under that heading. Thanks!

I decided to go with the M7 inserts...It means having to buy a bayonet and press out the inserts, but the Retro enthusiasts prefer to have the real M7 hardware...

Not a big problem; just means the whole bayonet is offered instead of just the grips... :wink:

I don't see what difference it would make. They want genuine hardware in their aftermarket grips??

The grips *look* genuine...as least as much as any green-painted brown Colt/ArmaLite 601 grip does... :grin:

Here's a pic of my faux "retro" ArmaLite AR-15...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...nds32carb2.jpg

I can't find anything that looks correct for a 601 bayonet...except the M7 hardware...

Here's a pic of one of the faux 601 brown Delrin bayonet grips I do... ;)

http://www.wzrd.com/u/rbrennan/misc2/faux_601.jpg

And here's a pair, black and brown, in Delrin... :smile:

http://www.wzrd.com/u/rbrennan/misc2/m7s_2.jpg

All have the OEM M7 grommets/escutcheons + screws... :wink:

Nice looking work.