Luckily, there are a couple of guys who stock Tylers normally. They pay the Tyler folks to make 'em a bunch and, unlike the Tyler company, they then stockpile enough to generally fill customer demand.
I don't like to wait . . . and I sure don't like to give somebody my money and then wait a couple of months on such a small of a priced item to make.
Here are two people who can help folks TODAY with Tyler grips. I've bought from both and they are great do deal with:
1. Bob Mickowski in Rhode Island:
[email protected] (he sells in the classified of the S-Wforum under the name "superman" . . . SUPER FAST TOO and great communications!
2. D&J Gun Repair in Virginia. This is a "brick and mortar" business of long standing. Also excellent and reliable to deal with. Here's their website:
http://www.shop.dandjgunrepair.com/main.sc
Hope this helps!
T.
BTW, I recommend the "brushed aluminum" on the modern, bead-blasted S&W stainless revolvers, bright aluminum on the nickle-plated guns, gloss black on the bright blued guns, and flat black on the satin black guns. This from personal experience. The big N frame I pictured above once had a polished aluminum Tyler and it didn't look as good as the gloss black.