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Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16455741 09/21/21
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Earlyagain Campfire Member E Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 478	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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Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? bruinruin #16457597 09/22/21
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,247 ___ is what America was FreeMe Campfire Outfitter
FreeMe Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,247 ___ is what America was	Originally Posted by bruinruin Originally Posted by Jim in Idaho 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. Lunatic fringe....we all know you're out there.

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16458033 09/22/21
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hookeye Campfire Ranger H Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,817 Armpit of midwest	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. Not found any yet. If i had some glass filled polyester scales id make my friggin own

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16458099 09/22/21
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Sbrown Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,721 In my Stomping Grounds	Bought them this way and would not consider looking for a set of original stocks. Last edited by Sbrown; 09/22/21. “Alive in JESUS!” NRA LIFE MEMBER

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16458455 09/22/21
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Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16458457 09/22/21
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Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16458458 09/22/21
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hookeye Campfire Ranger H Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,817 Armpit of midwest	My 648 6" came w those finger groove grips. Pinky hated em, gave to a bud. Slapped Hogues on it, mucho bettero. Was a good close range chuck popper and worked well for IHMSA FP class

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Vic_in_Va #16495281 10/03/21
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10Glocks Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 4,540 The Old Dominion	Originally Posted by Vic_in_Va 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. Last edited by 10Glocks; 10/03/21. https://vcdl.org/

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16498823 10/04/21
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RGK Campfire Regular R Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,697 Texas	These Hogue rubber stocks work great...ugly, but functional.

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Vic_in_Va #16499679 10/05/21
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OldRooster Campfire Tracker O Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,409 West Virginia	I like the Texas grips. The factory plow handle grips don’t get for me. Nothing to hang on to. Last edited by OldRooster; 10/05/21.

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Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16499764 10/05/21
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 1,503 Cookeville Tennessee Exchipy Campfire Regular
Exchipy Campfire Regular Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 1,503 Cookeville Tennessee	Replaced the OEM Blackhawk grips using a Bisley grip frame (plus hammer and trigger) from Brownells. Every day’s an adventure.

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16502593 10/06/21
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Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,816	It purely depends on the fit, but some guns I prefer the factory grips, such as the old wood grips on Redhawks and certain eras of K Frames, others, need replacing. THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running! www.lostriverammocompany.com

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16503895 10/06/21
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger
tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good!	Originally Posted by Steve Redgwell 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 "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16504143 10/06/21
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GunGeek Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,660 NW Nevada	I have a thing for Ivory

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? GunGeek #16529225 10/15/21
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RGK Campfire Regular R Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,697 Texas	Originally Posted by GunGeek I have a thing for Ivory

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16529865 10/15/21
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RGK Campfire Regular R Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,697 Texas	These work (and look) pretty good. Bob

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16529941 10/15/21
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Redneck Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 59,134 WI.	Originally Posted by Steve Redgwell 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.. Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!

Re: Have you replaced the OEM grips? Steve Redgwell #16535721 10/17/21
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trplem Campfire Regular T Joined: May 2005 Posts: 2,081 NE WI	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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