grips on browning HP 9mm

Can you replace the grips on a browning HP pistol,or are they permanent?

Easily replaced. It's a popular gun and lot's of aftermarket grips are available.

Just changed mine last week. It came with Pachmayr Signature grips that I replaced with factory plastic grips.

www.cdnninvestmenst.com has nice wood grips for 29.99 I bought a set for mine..
http://www.parkcitiestactical.com/album/00000364/3IMG0001.JPG

Oh good, a chance to show off BHP grips. These are from Esmerelda, she isn't cheap but does very nice work. I've got another set of plainer cocobolo grips on another BHP, but what fun is that.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/jcm9371/Pistols/bhpcelticcrossgrips1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/jcm9371/Pistols/PracticalCocoboloGrips2.jpg

Those last set are purdy , what did they cost you Browningguy ?

Prices vary somewhat from set to set on Esmeralda's website (http://www.esmeralda.cc/latest_grips_added.htm), but generally run in the $90-100 range. She typically starts with really top end wood before whatever checkering, carving, etc., she does and the finished product seems to always be quite nice (I've got grips by her on all three of my High Powers).

What horsesoldier said, generally her grips run from $89-129, depends on the quality of wood. Doesn't seem to matter if they are full or 1/2 checkered, the carved ones are generally the most expensive. She is very good to work with, after I bought a set of standard cocobolo grips I wanted to get another set of 1/2 checkered Rosewood Picazo grips (the last photo), she didn't have any in stock but emailed me pics when she built a couple of pair before she posted them on her website. She also did the same with the Celtic Cross carved grips.

Not cheap, but as well made as any, and she uses some exceptional wood.

Then there are rubber ones:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u159/YosemiteSam357/Guns/IMG_0143reduced.jpg

These are Pachmayrs, but Hogue (http://www.hogueinc.com/getgrip/merchant.ihtml?id=29&step=2) makes rubber "combat" type grips, too. These are very comfortable. Hogue also makes wood grips for the HP.

-- Sam

Craig Spegel, out of western Oregon, makes some really nice thin grips for the HP. I have a set of his full-checkered Cocobolo grips on mine, and the only time they come off is for a full cleaning cycle.

Put Hogue grips on my BHP and really like the looks but they aren't as nice as Browingguys Esmerelda grips. Those are really beauties!!!

:scrutiny: I already have the rubber ones , dang it she's sold out of the smooth ones .

I'd recommend checking in every week or two, or just contacting her via email about wanting a set of smooth ones. She seems to add stuff to her website as it gets completed.

+1 on what browningguy said about dealing with her. She's good about shipping rapidly and the one time there was a very minor problem with an order, she contacted me promptly via phone to let me know what was going on and what she was doing to fix it.

Now if she'd just start making CZ-75 grips . . . :)

The Pachmayr rubber grips (shown above) are hands down the best feeling grips I've ever put on my Hi-Powers. They may not be the most beautiful, but they fill the hand really nicely, cushion recoil wonderfully (helpful for those with .40 cal Hi-Powers), and feel awesome. Highly recommended for their practical benefits.

Another fan of Esmerelda....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Rembrandt51/Ciener22.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Rembrandt51/40BHP.jpg

thanks.I always like to know the customization options of a gun before I buy it.Of course browning HPs are illegal in this communist state,but it's nice to dream.

Of course browning HPs are illegal in this communist state

THAT is a crime against humanity. :fire:

Wes

Hi all,

I also notice that AlumaGrip has a beautiful set of black grips for BHPs now. I'm considering a set for my BHP practical.

I also notice that AlumaGrip has a beautiful set of black grips for BHPs now. I'm considering a set for my BHP practical.

I've seen these and I've considered them for my 1911s. Very nice. But I have to wonder whether these grips scratch or otherwise wear the finish underneath where they contact the frame. So far, this has been what has kept me from buying a set. They likely won't move when tighted all the way down, but the grip screws do have the tendency to loosen during recoil and normal use. I've asked the question about scratching before and really haven't gotten a straight answer. Sure, the aluminum grips are softer than the steel used in making the frames, but wood or rubber is even softer still. I might be inclined to try these for my few stainless 1911s, though.

But I have to wonder whether these grips scratch or otherwise wear the finish underneath where they contact the frame.

I've never thought about that, but I wonder if there's any "dielectric effect" from the dissimilar metals. I'd imagine that the frame finish would protect against it... I don't know if anodizing the aluminum removes that tendency.

Wes