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S&W Response grip removal and lost parts

r8rs4lf

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So I recently purchased a Sparrow grip that I wanted to try on my S&W Response.

Removed the factory fin grip and saw two springs. I'm assuming one is for the safety and the other is for the takedown pin.

Long story short I misplaced one spring, then the other, then found one of them. Another problem is I found some type of pin in my hand that I don't know where it goes or if it even belongs on the Response. I usually do any kind of work on my bench with a mat underneath. I didn't this time because, well, it's a grip with one allen head fastener so I thought no big deal. This was the first time removing this grip so I didn't know there were a few small parts to go along with it.

Does anyone have a parts diagram so I can see exactly where these parts go? I tried looking on the internet with no success.

I'll be contacting S&W as well, just wanted to check if I may have any luck here first.
 
So I recently purchased a Sparrow grip that I wanted to try on my S&W Response.

Removed the factory fin grip and saw two springs. I'm assuming one is for the safety and the other is for the takedown pin.

Long story short I misplaced one spring, then the other, then found one of them. Another problem is I found some type of pin in my hand that I don't know where it goes or if it even belongs on the Response. I usually do any kind of work on my bench with a mat underneath. I didn't this time because, well, it's a grip with one allen head fastener so I thought no big deal. This was the first time removing this grip so I didn't know there were a few small parts to go along with it.

Does anyone have a parts diagram so I can see exactly where these parts go? I tried looking on the internet with no success.

I'll be contacting S&W as well, just wanted to check if I may have any luck here first.
If the little pin is 3/32" diameter and about 5/16" long with both ends being pointed, that is going to be the takedown pin detent.
If the little pin is about 7/16" long and has one pointed and the the other end is flat and larger than the rest of the pin, that is going to be the selector detent.
 
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