Anyone ever make gun grips?

[Tom Winship]

I have made a couple of sets of gun grips for a Gov. Model 45. The problem comes in drilling the two screw holes in the grips. I have marked the centers by using a drill in the OEM grip holes, but still have a problem getting them to snap in place without some encouragement.
Any ideas?

[Myk Rian]

I have a 1911a myself. Made some grips out of rosewood. I don't have those grips now, but also don't recall them being a problem to mount. It was more trimming them to fit the right and left curves and such to get them right.
I'll take another look to see if I still have them, as I put the stock grips back on.

[Bob Wingard]

Use the old set as templates. Tape the new LEFT to the old RIGHT and vice versa .. drill thru ... then, using the drill bit as a guide, locate the new hole, clamp the grip in place, counterbore for the screw head. Do this 4 times, and you're finished. Make a jig if you'll be making very many of these.