Pistolero
Well-Known Member
Great point, Ian. I have two BP revolvers, the 1861 Navy was bought because I did and
still do think it is purely beautiful. HOWEVER, the grip on my 1960 Army is far superior,
and the grip on the SAAs seems to mirror the 1861 Navy, and would do much better to mirror
the 1860 Army.
Lucked into a set of sambar stag grips on my .45 BH convertible. The LGS owner
mentioned that the grips on the gun were worth almost what I was paying for the
used gun......... I had no idea and found he was right. Shot it with them, gave it
no thought other than they are not my favorite look. Later loaned some ".45 Magnum"
loads to a friend for his stock BH, he liked the loads when fired in my gun. He
found that he hated the loads when fired in his gun. Difference? Grips. The
stag have about 3/16" on each panel which matches the backstrap, making it
double width, effectively. HUGE recoil reducer. Wouldn't trade for the world, but
if you want to cut recoil on a BH, make or buy some grips which widen the back
strap flat area.
still do think it is purely beautiful. HOWEVER, the grip on my 1960 Army is far superior,
and the grip on the SAAs seems to mirror the 1861 Navy, and would do much better to mirror
the 1860 Army.
Lucked into a set of sambar stag grips on my .45 BH convertible. The LGS owner
mentioned that the grips on the gun were worth almost what I was paying for the
used gun......... I had no idea and found he was right. Shot it with them, gave it
no thought other than they are not my favorite look. Later loaned some ".45 Magnum"
loads to a friend for his stock BH, he liked the loads when fired in my gun. He
found that he hated the loads when fired in his gun. Difference? Grips. The
stag have about 3/16" on each panel which matches the backstrap, making it
double width, effectively. HUGE recoil reducer. Wouldn't trade for the world, but
if you want to cut recoil on a BH, make or buy some grips which widen the back
strap flat area.