N Frame Sq. Butt grips
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RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
I only have this .455 Webley and a 38/44 Heavy Duty, neither with much recoil. I have wide thick hands, but short fingers, so that target stuff just doesn't work for me. On "K"'s I use a Tyler "T" or Pachmeyer filler behind the trigger guard. Me and old Elmer Keith don't do well with the target grip style.
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freebullet
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Them ones in post2 look like they'd fit me well, they'e purty too.
Odd man out here,somebody's got to do it?
Just like..... spending 40+ years eating bag lunches with nasty greasy hands.Given my druthers,I love eating at home with beautiful hand me down $$ china and silverware.
Well,we deal with specialty,fine hardwood almost every day.So my "working" revolvers tend to wear....... yup,those Hogue rubber grips.My 4" 1980 629,which is about as enigmatic as it gets? uses a WELL worn 5bh Bianchi and rubber grips and is the opposite of a BBQ rig.It's not only been a fine deer wackin machine but a real companion.
Just like..... spending 40+ years eating bag lunches with nasty greasy hands.Given my druthers,I love eating at home with beautiful hand me down $$ china and silverware.
Well,we deal with specialty,fine hardwood almost every day.So my "working" revolvers tend to wear....... yup,those Hogue rubber grips.My 4" 1980 629,which is about as enigmatic as it gets? uses a WELL worn 5bh Bianchi and rubber grips and is the opposite of a BBQ rig.It's not only been a fine deer wackin machine but a real companion.
Edward R Southgate
Component Hoarder Extraordiniare
Basic standard S&W Magna grips . I even put them on the older guns . Factory wood is good but Ivory or stag is best . Rubber ???? Good for tires and non lethal projectiles but not much else IMHO .
Eddie
Eddie
pokute
Active Member
I spend a lot of time on EBay looking for those old Herrett's. They look like hell when you get them... Soaked in Acetone for two days, and then 10-14 coats of Tung oil mixed with TruOil (plus a little extra turpentine) and they start to look like something.
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pokute
Active Member
I've got tiny hands and long fingers. Finding the right grips for any pistol is a chore for me. I usually have to modify them. All my Shooting Stars have modified left scales so my thumb can get where it needs to go.
Ian
Notorious member
Rubber makes pretty good shoe soles, too, if the compound is right. Whoever thought it was a good idea for handgun stocks must have had a few screws loose.
Ian
Notorious member
Why? I don't like rubber stocks because they beat up my hands, stick to my skin and don't let me squirm the gun around to find that exact same happy place each time I grip them, they're ugly (subjective opinion), and I haven't ever found a set yet that actually come close to fitting my hands. My hands are not a tough fit for most guns, except when someone else preordains where the finger grooves, bulges, dips, and curves are supposed to be.
pokute
Active Member
Rubber is all I used on my long range competition revolvers.
Hhmmm . . . Must have gotten those screws tightened.
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Screws aren't much good with rubber. Electrical tape holds those rubber grips on good and tight. And the oozy sticky stuff makes the gun easier to hang on to.
Yep butt ugly, no argument there. That they fit my hand perfectly is the reason all my match revolvers wear butt ugly Pachs. That they save my hands is another good reason for them. That they don't squirm around in my hand is a really great reason to use them.
That leaves the question . . . Do you want to look good or shoot good? Pick one.
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Just a guess here but if you need the glue from tape to hang on to your guns your doing something very wrong.
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Edward R Southgate
Component Hoarder Extraordiniare
Guess I opened a can of rubber worms ! Rick , I already shoot as good as I ever will even with the wood grips so I guess given the choice I will choose Look Good . Like Elmer , I think the Magna is the most perfectly shaped grip ( my hand ) that was ever designed for a Smith N frame or otherwise . The target grips are too big and the older grips allow too much movement when I am shooting multiple shots in double action . I will say that I do like the hard rubber grips on my Colts . I'm headed to the woods , see ya'll later . Got a hot date with a .358 !
Eddie
Eddie