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I’m curious if you ran with the OEM grips, or replaced them.
I suppose it depends on how much you use your handguns. Everyone’s hands are different. I recently bought some Pachmayr Grippers for a newly purchased Model 66.
When I was in the service, a guy I worked with replaced the grips and a few other things on a military Browning Hi-Power. He then marked it in the lock up and declared it “my property”. He had paws not hands though, so there was no danger of it being “borrowed”. 😀
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2 out of 3 1911's to a dark, double diamond, and most of my revolvers (almost all S&W) have Altamonts- except for an SP101 that I've since sold that I changed to a Hogue wood. So.. most of them. The more utilitarian semiautos have factory grips.
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I wonder if anyone has ever done a survey here about material preferences. Wood, rubber or a mix?
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I wonder if anyone has ever done a survey here about material preferences. Wood, rubber or a mix? Ivory, stag, mother of pearl.
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It all depends on the grips. Ruger SA wooden grips and S&W K and L frame target grips stay on. Blued J frame service grips used to get switched for the target grips but those are so expensive these days I use a BK grip adapter now.
Have tried Pachmayrs in the past on multiple handguns - Ruger Mk II, Ruger Blackhawk and SBH, various mid-size DA revolver like Smith K frames and Ruger Security Sixes but always end up taking them off. Only ones that stayed on were their Compac grips for a Smith Model 63 and now a Model 60-4.
Can't stand Hogues since they put the bore axis so far above my hand but am certainly in the minority there since they seem to be very popular otherwise.
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It all depends on the grips. Ruger SA wooden grips and S&W K and L frame target grips stay on. Blued J frame service grips used to get switched for the target grips but those are so expensive these days I use a BK grip adapter now.
Have tried Pachmayrs in the past on multiple handguns - Ruger Mk II, Ruger Blackhawk and SBH, various mid-size DA revolver like Smith K frames and Ruger Security Sixes but always end up taking them off. Only ones that stayed on were their Compac grips for a Smith Model 63 and now a Model 60-4.
Can't stand Hogues since they put the bore axis so far above my hand but am certainly in the minority there since they seem to be very popular otherwise. I'm with you on the Hogues. I don't care for the finger grooves, but I really dislike the low grip position, which places the bore axis higher in the hand, as you said, and I also don't care for the excessive overall length of the grip.
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Almost of mine carry replacements and the majority wood. Many of the Smith's carry Herrett's coco bolos that CDNN was purging cheap some year ago. They feel proper for me, more Coke like. Driven by the value of original Smith stocks... I, too, have no use for finger grips so I have both Ahrends and Culina's to fill that gap as well.
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Replace most of them.
I like Eagles for most applications when they are an option. I've been using them for over 40 years and since they fit me as well or better than any that I've tried, I keep buying them.
Rossi made larger "target" grips for their medium frame DA revolvers that I use on 511s, 515s, 518s, 720s, and 971s.
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Most of my handguns have after market grips. My S&W M63 has wood Hogue grips and the rest are synthetic.
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N frames, Python and 1911s get Hogue rubber.
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I changed em' all for dress up.
I have a couple Ruger Blackhawks that have factory stocks, but they're different that what they came with.
I have a S&W 19 that came with big target stocks. I ditched them after purchase. Traded them off. Then aquired a new/used set a few years ago and put them on. It was my first DA revolver. The big stocks have nostalgic value for me now.
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Yes for some, no with others. Most of my grip changes were to help mitigate felt recoil on my magnum revolvers. The exception to the previous sentence is my S&W 460 XVR......simply the most comfortable grips that I’ve ever used! memtb
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I have 4.62" SuperBlackhawk that I changed the grips on. The OEM grips were on the small side and the revolver was borderline uncomfortable to fire with proper .44 Mag loads. Someone, I forget who, told me about a company called Texas Grips, a pair of their extended grips changed the whole nature of shooting this revolver. The grips are a little bigger and my pinky ain't hanging off the end of the grip.
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Most, but not all. Those stock Hogue rubber ones on my 629 made that tolerable. The Herrett full size gave my 34 J-frame something to hang on to. The only ones that I regretted buying were some rosewood grips for my 1911 Para P12. One side split right down the middle grain pattern from recoil on the first outing. Rubber wrap around finger groove grips solved that problem.
My other auto is a .45
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I have several sets of original targets that came from Smith M57s, 27-2s and 29-2s that I cut down to fit my hand. Still like them and use them, but don’t think I’d do that to a nice set today.
As for replacement stocks for S&W revolvers, I have a couple pairs from John Culina (aka Kurac) that are very nice.
I do like the original K frame target stocks, and have them on my K and L frames. Back when I was really trying to like Colt Pythons, whose factory grips shape is horrible to me, I bought a set of Herrett’s Shooting Star grips, put them on a diet with a wood rasp, and they were much better than the factory Colt grips. Just couldn’t find enough love to keep the Pythons, but I kept the grips.
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I guess since we're showing pix, I can add mine. I like Pachmayr. This model fits my hand and puts the sights where they need to be. I am sure that other companies make grips that would work, but I have only tried a few. I have only fired the Bulldog three times with the new grips, but it feels and shoots much better than the OEM with me. These are all personal choices, of course. One of the other problems I had with the Bulldog was rectified with an acrylic pen. The front sight is hard to see. This made it easier to see.
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My 1911s all have VZ grips, SIGs have Hogue G10 or OEM E2 grips, Hi-Power has Hogue walnut.
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I'm over 6 feet tall but I have relatively small hands. I guess that's why I prefer factory grips on the handguns I collect/shoot: mostly pre-war Colt/Smith revolvers, and post-war K-22&38. As for 1911's, again I much prefer factory/gov't grips (or equivalent in an exotic material), and flat mainspring housings vs. arched- again because of my small hands.
One pre-war gun that stymied me was the Colt New Service. I love the guns but can't wrangle them without a grip filler to take up that mile wide gap between the grip and trigger guard.
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Something I recently discovered. Some grips for the 1911 government provide better protection for the plunger tube than others.
Maybe an important consideration. Especially for anyone that's unexpectedly found theirs to be loose.
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It all depends on the grips. Ruger SA wooden grips and S&W K and L frame target grips stay on. Blued J frame service grips used to get switched for the target grips but those are so expensive these days I use a BK grip adapter now.
Have tried Pachmayrs in the past on multiple handguns - Ruger Mk II, Ruger Blackhawk and SBH, various mid-size DA revolver like Smith K frames and Ruger Security Sixes but always end up taking them off. Only ones that stayed on were their Compac grips for a Smith Model 63 and now a Model 60-4.
Can't stand Hogues since they put the bore axis so far above my hand but am certainly in the minority there since they seem to be very popular otherwise. I'm with you on the Hogues. I don't care for the finger grooves, but I really dislike the low grip position, which places the bore axis higher in the hand, as you said, and I also don't care for the excessive overall length of the grip. You didn't notice that Hogue makes more than one style of grip? Some without finger grooves? Some I change and some I don't. The factory grips on SP101s are clever, but they don't fit my hand. The GP100 MC grips are perfection though. I change grips on the 1911 because......I can. On the HiPower, because.....seriously, does anybody need to ask? The model 60as came with perfect grips, but every model 19 I've held did not. Target grips with thumb rest found their way onto the Ruger MKIII.
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The reg Smith target N frame wood grips I like. But Hogue rubber keeps the .44 mags from sliding around, better shot recovery. Do get abraded til the hide toughens up.
Hogue slabs on 1911s.
Ruger SBH wear reg factory. I have several sets of new rosewood for Ruger SA, but they look like crap on the old brass dragoon frame. The orig walnut has shrunk, so Ill need to epoxy fill the gap at front.
If I score a NM 4 5/8 .357 Ill be swapping the frame to SBH dragoon.
Id be happy w a jet black synth grip w medallions. Dont want bowling ball swirl. For the old model .44 and a new model 357 w sbh frame.
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Bought them this way and would not consider looking for a set of original stocks.
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My 648 6" came w those finger groove grips. Pinky hated em, gave to a bud. Slapped Hogues on it, mucho bettero.
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I have 4.62" SuperBlackhawk that I changed the grips on. The OEM grips were on the small side and the revolver was borderline uncomfortable to fire with proper .44 Mag loads. Someone, I forget who, told me about a company called Texas Grips, a pair of their extended grips changed the whole nature of shooting this revolver. The grips are a little bigger and my pinky ain't hanging off the end of the grip. I like those. I have stock grips on my 5.5" SS. I've feel like I have to grip it so high that the trigger guard cuts into my middle finger knuckle. I hate shooting it with my pinky underneath the grip. A dozen rounds at the range and finger is literally bleeding. But I can't bring myself to put Hoques on a Super Blackhawk.
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These Hogue rubber stocks work great...ugly, but functional.
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I like the Texas grips. The factory plow handle grips don’t get for me. Nothing to hang on to.
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Replaced the OEM Blackhawk grips using a Bisley grip frame (plus hammer and trigger) from Brownells.
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I’m curious if you ran with the OEM grips, or replaced them.
I suppose it depends on how much you use your handguns. Everyone’s hands are different. I recently bought some Pachmayr Grippers for a newly purchased Model 66.
When I was in the service, a guy I worked with replaced the grips and a few other things on a military Browning Hi-Power. He then marked it in the lock up and declared it “my property”. He had paws not hands though, so there was no danger of it being “borrowed”. 😀 In general I like Hogue grips on DA revolvers. Wood and checkered on guns with moderate recoil, rubber on the harder kickers. Auto grips, mostly 1911's is a whole thread into itself
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I have a thing for Ivory
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These work (and look) pretty good. Bob
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I’m curious if you ran with the OEM grips, or replaced them. Just one - my Ruger MK-II Gov't model slabside pistol.. Obtained a set of Eagle dedicated LH finger grooves and it made a world of difference in being very comfy to hold and shoot..
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In my OEM parts bin there are a number of factory magna and service stocks for various Smiths. They're in carefully labeled plastic bags so they can return to the revolver they belong to if it's ever sold. Eagle Heritage are my preferred replacement.
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