From left to right: (1) the stock Hogue, (2) the G10 Pirahna Hogue, (3) the G10 Pachmayr, (4) the Diamond Pro Pachmayr, and (5) the Rogers Enhanced Grip:
The original Hogue is comfortable to shoot, for me I can get half a pinky on there so it works. I don't think I could shoot it comfortably with my pinky curled below. I also found that I drew better with all of the larger grips.
I like having that extra pinky but the G10 Hogue felt slippery to me. Even with the Piranha texture the upper back and sides felt like I couldn't get a solid grip there. Otherwise the size seems perfect. It's significantly thinner than the Pach's below. Feels like the right form factor, wish it came in rubber or a grippier G10.
The Pachmayr G10 did not feel slippery. It is pear-shaped, it gets thicker at the bottom which is a little weird but not a bad grip for me. What's weirder is how heavy it is, feels like there's a weight in the bottom of it. Still it was comfortable. The fit was a tiny bit off, but they include some adjustment tape which didn't seem to do much.
The Diamond Pro. Same pear-shaped form factor as Pachmayr's G10. But this one doesn't feel heavy. The rubber under the trigger guard is a little floppy. Only bothersome if you notice it imo. Generally not as tight around the top as the stock rubber grip but I'm not sure you'd notice unless you were paying attention. Not as tacky as the Hogue rubber.
Edit: These do come all the way up to the Hammer Pivot Pin if you push them on harder than I did here. It is a bear to get off.
The Rogers Enhanced Grip is the only plastic one. Interesting form but it felt too light to me and slippery.
The original Hogue is comfortable to shoot, for me I can get half a pinky on there so it works. I don't think I could shoot it comfortably with my pinky curled below. I also found that I drew better with all of the larger grips.
I like having that extra pinky but the G10 Hogue felt slippery to me. Even with the Piranha texture the upper back and sides felt like I couldn't get a solid grip there. Otherwise the size seems perfect. It's significantly thinner than the Pach's below. Feels like the right form factor, wish it came in rubber or a grippier G10.
The Pachmayr G10 did not feel slippery. It is pear-shaped, it gets thicker at the bottom which is a little weird but not a bad grip for me. What's weirder is how heavy it is, feels like there's a weight in the bottom of it. Still it was comfortable. The fit was a tiny bit off, but they include some adjustment tape which didn't seem to do much.
The Diamond Pro. Same pear-shaped form factor as Pachmayr's G10. But this one doesn't feel heavy. The rubber under the trigger guard is a little floppy. Only bothersome if you notice it imo. Generally not as tight around the top as the stock rubber grip but I'm not sure you'd notice unless you were paying attention. Not as tacky as the Hogue rubber.
Edit: These do come all the way up to the Hammer Pivot Pin if you push them on harder than I did here. It is a bear to get off.
The Rogers Enhanced Grip is the only plastic one. Interesting form but it felt too light to me and slippery.
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