Glk21C Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Grams pads will eventually crack when they are installed on a tube that has not been modified for the U pin to fit with no more force it takes to push the U pin into an uninstalled pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtchevy841 Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Decided on going with the Dawson +1 easy off. A bit expensive but as another member said buy once cry once. Picked up 5 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberacp Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 TTI gets my vote!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtchevy841 Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 TTI looks good just Dawson looks easier with that slide out deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtchevy841 Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Ordered the Dawson +1 one ez off pads today. And bought new grams guys to finish of the mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyADub1 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 TTI looks good just Dawson looks easier with that slide out deal. That's actually the reason I went to exclusively TTI. I had a couple Dawson pads where the slider got messed up. One wouldn't close, and the other actually lost the tiny detention mechanism that kept it closed. Used for less than half of a summer. Dawson would sell me replacement parts, either way, that's not durable enough for me. One of my TTI pads has a barely perceptible dent. But still functions 100% YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywizzle Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I just had a conversation with Beven at Grams last week about base pads and it changed my opinion. I was going to go with TTI pads because I thought they looked easiest to get off. Beven said one issue with the design is the way you slide off the pad it catches the spring which then over stretches during removal. He is getting reports of springs failing before their scheduled end of life and think the pads could be the issue. Beven recommends his own pads or Dawson's to avoid the spring stretch. He mentioned some shooters have drilled a hole in the bottom of the TTI pad to use a tool to depress the spring so the pad can slide off without stretching the spring. Edited January 19, 2016 by Haywizzle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaranTactical Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 I just had a conversation with Beven at Grams last week about base pads and it changed my opinion. I was going to go with TTI pads because I thought they looked easiest to get off. Beven said one issue with the design is the way you slide off the pad it catches the spring which then over stretches during removal. He is getting reports of springs failing before their scheduled end of life and think the pads could be the issue. Beven recommends his own pads or Dawson's to avoid the spring stretch. He mentioned some shooters have drilled a hole in the bottom of the TTI pad to use a tool to depress the spring so the pad can slide off without stretching the spring. I haven't heard of any issues with spring failures strictly because of the spring. You can shoot me a PM with your number and I can have Taran talk to you directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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