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I have had several inquiries from here and other boards pertaining to the forward grip on my 995 carbine. I thought it best to have a posted explanation to direct people to, so here it is...


That forward grip started life several years ago as the factory forward grip on a Tippman Custom 98 paintball gun... It languished for a year or so till I got the idea to try and add it as a forward grip to my 995. First I took the grip and filled it with low volume expanding foam. This was an attempt to give it a more solid feel as it is hollow plastic in construction. Then I took a 3/8 drill bit and bored a hole through from top to bottom, trying to allow for equal foam around the axis of the hole. I then took some epoxy and went around the seam. Once the epoxy had dried I sanded it so that the seam was rounded and smooth.. That finished the grip its self..
To mount it, I disassembled the carbine and found a place in the stock where I would be able to pass a 5/16" bolt through without interfering with the design of the two piece stock too bad. After drilling the hole through the stock I trimmed a large 5/16" fender washer so that it would fit snugly down inside the stock. Through this washer I passed a 5/16" bolt that was just a bit longer than the assembly. Onto this bolt I placed another unaltered fender washer, the forward grip, a regular washer, and finally a nut. I tightened this up and finally put a few drops of super glue on the end of the bolt and let the glue flow down the threads. My final step was to mask off the carbine and touch up my new forward grip with several coats of black spray paint...
There ya have it.....


That forward grip started life several years ago as the factory forward grip on a Tippman Custom 98 paintball gun... It languished for a year or so till I got the idea to try and add it as a forward grip to my 995. First I took the grip and filled it with low volume expanding foam. This was an attempt to give it a more solid feel as it is hollow plastic in construction. Then I took a 3/8 drill bit and bored a hole through from top to bottom, trying to allow for equal foam around the axis of the hole. I then took some epoxy and went around the seam. Once the epoxy had dried I sanded it so that the seam was rounded and smooth.. That finished the grip its self..
To mount it, I disassembled the carbine and found a place in the stock where I would be able to pass a 5/16" bolt through without interfering with the design of the two piece stock too bad. After drilling the hole through the stock I trimmed a large 5/16" fender washer so that it would fit snugly down inside the stock. Through this washer I passed a 5/16" bolt that was just a bit longer than the assembly. Onto this bolt I placed another unaltered fender washer, the forward grip, a regular washer, and finally a nut. I tightened this up and finally put a few drops of super glue on the end of the bolt and let the glue flow down the threads. My final step was to mask off the carbine and touch up my new forward grip with several coats of black spray paint...
There ya have it.....