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A frame plug or closure member which is fitted into a cavity of a handgrip of a handgun is used to provide added reenforcement and to extend the handgrip. The plug has a tapered, semi-circular shaped base which is integrally connected to one end of a flexible flat, elongated member which has a foot

A frame plug or closure member which is fitted into a cavity of a handgrip of a handgun is used to provide added reenforcement and to extend the handgrip. The plug has a tapered, semi-circular shaped base which is integrally connected to one end of a flexible flat, elongated member which has a foot at the other end thereof. The curvature of the base matches the curvature of the lower edge of the handgrip to provide a natural extension to the handgrip. The plug has a spine integrally connected to both the base and flexible elongated member so as to provide stiffness thereto. The handgrip has a plug cavity and an adjacent gun magazine cavity which open to the lower edge or butt thereof. The two cavities are separated by an internal wall having a through opening. The frame plug is fitted into the plug cavity until the foot reaches the opening at which time the foot snap fits into the opening thus securing the frame plug to the handgrip.

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A closure member for a cavity in the handgrip of a polymeric frame of a semi-automatic handgun, the cavity being open at its lower end and defined in part by a rear wall of a magazine receiving chamber, said wall including a first coupling means located at a predetermined distance above the lower en

A closure member for a cavity in the handgrip of a polymeric frame of a semi-automatic handgun, the cavity being open at its lower end and defined in part by a rear wall of a magazine receiving chamber, said wall including a first coupling means located at a predetermined distance above the lower end of the handgrip, said closure member comprising at its lower end a plug dimensioned and shaped to close the lower end opening of the cavity, and an elongated retainer extending upwardly from said plug a distance approximately the same as said predetermined distance and including a second coupling means at its upper end for interengagement with said first coupling means when said closure member is fitted into said cavity, said elongated retainer being resiliently flexible for urging said first coupling means into engagement with said second coupling means for holding said closure member in assembled relation in said cavity and means for stabilizing the closure member relative to said handgrip.