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Hey all,

Went to a gun show and came home with a near new condition S&W 19-4, but it has the factory grips. I'm thinking about putting something nice on it, but I just can't decide what to get. I really like Herrett's Ropers, but I was wondering if the Eagle Classic's are similar or the same shape, because they're available in Rosewood and I prefer that over Walnut.
http://www.eaglegrips.com/guns/Rosewood-Classic-Grips-SW-KL-F.html

Anyone have any experience with these grips?

I assume you're talking square butt, and if it's 4" or longer I'd consider the Ahrends Retro Targets.

http://www.ahrendsgripsusa.com/retro.htm

Two days ago I ordered a set of Herrett's Trooper stocks for a 66. I'm not that familiar with their stocks and was going to get the Roper, but the guy on the phone kinda steered me to the Trooper. I'll know more when I get them. What do you like about the Roper?

For something different I just put on a pair of Grasshorns Elk Grips on my 19-3 4" They look and feel fantastic. Plus It looks good when in leather

I don't know about the classic style, but I have 12 S&W revolvers equiped with the finger groove Eagles. I have them in walnut, rosewood, and ebony, but have decided that the ebony isn't black enough, at least it seems so to me, to justify the additional cost over rosewood.

I have them on 18 (x2), 19, 25, 48 (x2), 66 (x3), 624 (x2), and 629

JEff

I like the Ahrends Retro Combat.

I like the originals. Never understood why folks were constantly replacing them with those nastyassed Pachmayers.

Check theses out

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I like these also



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I'm a big fan of "nastyass" Pachmayr grips. Why? Because if your hands are wet, oily, greasy, bloody, muddy, or dry as a popcorn fart, the grips don't slip in your hand.

Ahrend's Retro Target in the wood of your choice. I have several pair and they are a huge improvement for my hands over the factory stocks.

I like the Hogue rubber grios better than the Pachmyers.

The Magna Service Grips with a Tyler T-grip adapter is my favorite.

That's a good combo, too.

[quote=AB2506]I like the Hogue rubber grios better than the Pachmyers. [/quote



I have the rubber Hogues on my 4" 66, while I like the looks of wood grips, the Hogues feel good.

The Pachmayr Presentation grips, without finger grooves, are as close as you can get to a Roper style grip without custom ordering one and are what I prefer if buying off the shelf.

I can't stand Hogue's grips: too big, finger grooves made for someone with much larger fingers than mine, and a grippy texture that prevents the gun from moving under recoil and, thus, for me, accentuating recoil in an annoying fashion. They do have the virtue of being cheap, however, and can be fitted with a lanyard ring.

I agree.
My SRH wears them well in my hand

I really like the factory finger groove "combats" on my K frame. If I had not stumbled across a reasonably priced set used, I would have ordered a set of Ahrends Retro Combats or RB Finger Grooves. I am very impressed by the quality of the Ahrends 1911 stocks I came across and can only assume their revolver stocks are to the same standard.

Hey Cole
I am with ya on that. I like the Factory Made Diamond Targets on smaller non Heavy recoiling calibers but am Partial to my Roper's as well. Not any Knock off's though, I like the Real Deal on mine and am Lucky enough to have Two Pairs of them one for K-Sq. Butt guns and the Other set for-N-Sq. Butt gun. I have not had any other stock's fit my had as well as the Original Walter Roper shooting stock's do, and to me a Knock off is kind of like a Brunette pouring Peroxide on her hair, to become a Blonde. Shown with them on is my 1936 K-22 Outdoorsman revolver and my 1935 Registered Magnum.. I have found if you place the Checkered target factory stocks on heavy recoiling calibers such as the .41 Magnums and .44 Magnums they can take a chunk out of your thumb upon recoil.... Here is a Little Eye Candy for ya Kevin, that Ought to give you a Chub...Get some Factory stocks like these classics, nothing fit's, Look's or Feels close to them. Thegeneral.








S&W Model of 1950 .357 Magnum wearing a set of factory Coke Profile Target stocks







S&W 1935 First Year .357 Registered Magnum Wearing a set of Walter Roper Custom stocks















1936 K-22 First Issue Outdoorsman wearing a set of Walter Roper Custom Stock's










The S&W K-Frame Target Masterpiece Trio of K-22, K-32 & K-38 With Factory Target stocks








S&W Model of 1955 .45 Target revolver with factory diamond target stocks













S&W Model 16-4 .32 H&R Magnum revolver with factory Rosewood Smooth target stock's







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Ropers or some derivative thereof, would be my first choice if factories are somehow not suitable. Lots of people knocked the Goncalo Alves Oversized Targets that were iconic 70's era grips. Even though my hands are small, I found them comfortable. Magna's are fine as well. The Coke bottle types get a bit small, but I still like their looks.

For tacky grips, I like the Hogues. They fit my hand most excellently on my new Mountain Gun.