[FullEffect1911]

Well, I am in the process of finding new grips for my Redhawk .45 colt. I just can't get behind either of the factory redhawk grip offerings and I don't like any of the hogue stuff.

At this time I can fall back on getting the Pachmayr Presentation grips and will likely be happy with them.

However, I would love to find someone who manufactures square butt grips for the Redhawk, that are reminiscent of S&W N frame square butt grips. Wood grips with checkering and no finger grooves. Pretty much something that looks like the Pachmayr Presentation grips but made out of wood and a bit trimmer.

If anyone knows where I can find such a thing (if it exists) and steer me in the right direction, I would be much obliged. (I would also love to see pictures).

[rcmodel]

http://www.ajaxgrips.com/ajax/ajax?set=07,4900b42d&geometry=4x3-1-44

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[FullEffect1911]

I've been through some of the sites of the grip manufacturers and although some of them are very nice, I am impatient. So I decided to make some grips for the Redhawk on my own. I am modeling them after some 629 square butt target grips.

We'll see how they work out.

[ArchAngelCD]

Please post some pictures when you're done...

Good luck.

[FullEffect1911]

Please post some pictures when you're done...

Good luck.

I will do do so. I may just need some luck, thank you.

[Dave/hoff]

I had the same issue w/ my Taurus 85 and pursued the same solution: made my own.

I went to the local "home store", bought some short pieces of poplar and red oak. The store carries boards milled to both 1/2" & 3/4" and I got some of each.

The poplar is much easier to work so used that for my prototypes, then worked up the oak. After rough-out cuts with a jig saw, all the shaping, forming, and fitting was done with hand tools (wood rasps, chisels, exact-o tools and sandpaper. Finished with MinWax Golden oak stain and 4 coats of spray-on polyurathane.

It's not too tough, I may try checkering next.


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[FullEffect1911]

Looks great! I am very weary of checkering, as i'm pretty sure i would mangle the project at least the first few tries.

I started work on my with some walnut that my dad had left over from his woodworking days. I'm not at all a wood worker, but I do know my way around metal working machinery. I was actually measuring the grips with a digital caliper to get them squared up for machining. :o

As of right now I rough cut and fit the right panel, and soon it'ss onto the left one. I used a milling machine, and truth be told I have no idea how someone would make these things without one. (maybe a router?)

[Dave/hoff]

I went lo-tech - To make mine I started out by taking off the rubber boot grips and tracing around the grip frame. To get the "notch" I just drew it free-hand while looking at the inside of the aforementioned rubber grips. And, I did a lot of "scratch-a-little, try it" type fitting.

[Gun 4 Fun]

FullEffect1911- I would like to see how your grips look when your done as well. If you're still interested in grips made by a name company, check with Eagle Grips, they have some really nice stuff at decent prices, also Herrett stocks, they custom make them to fit your hand in a wide variety of styles, and types of wood. Also you might want to check out Blu Magnum Grips, you can buy them finished, or fit to the frame and left for you to finish onthe outside for alot less. Hope this helps.

[GooseGestapo]

I had/have the same problem with my 5.5" .45 Redhawk.

I found my "solution" with a Tyler T-grip adapter.
An old "low-tech" solution.

[almostfree]

Eagle grips make their "oversized grips" for them. I have been favorably impressed with their workmanship.

[FullEffect1911]

blu-mountain looks like they have very nice stuff, but they only make their double action grips for S&W revolvers. Herret's stuff is very nice also, and they would have been the company I would have went with.

The grips are coming along nicely, I just need some more rounding and then I can get to the finishing. The hole for the ferrules got drilled in the wrong spot, so that will need to be filled in a re-drilled. I didn't think my first try at grips would be flawless, but so far I am pleased with them.

I'll post better pictures when I am done.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn252/fulleffect1911/10-27-08_0902.jpg

[Dave/hoff]

Looks like really nice work to me. Congrats.

[22-rimfire]

You do good work! I use Pachmayr's on mine. They are the grips I choose for guns I use and don't just look at and say... ahhh.... nice grips! :)

[FullEffect1911]

thank you for the compliments, but I am actually finding the geometry in the front of the grips to be very off. The arc from the bottom to where the middle finger sits is too extreme and they seem uncomfortable. I think i may cut these down and make grips similar to the factory redhawk grips.

Then after these are done I will work on new coke bottle grips.

Never the less, it is a great learning experience.

[possummanplus3]

Hi, i recently bought a ruger redhawk 44 magnum with a 4" barrel. Great look gun but I have relatively small hands. I'm looking into trying some of the Hogue exotic wood grips, kinda expensive, but I'm hopping they might fit my hand a little better than the hogue rubber grips it came with. I'm sure they won't be as forgiving on recoil as the rubber grips, but they sure do look good. I guess everything in life is a tradeoff

[almostfree]

Eagle Grips is the way to go. They make fantastic grips. The selection is more limited for Rugers than for Smiths or Colts, but I put a pair of oversize grips on a GP100 and they were great.