Anyone own NON Rubber Grips for LCR?

[BLU]

I'm curious to hear a shooter's review of any WOOD after-market grips used on the LCR models. Of particular interest would be what you perceived the recoil to be like compared to the rubber grips. Anyone that shoots .38 Special +P, .357 or 9 mm?

https://eaglegrips.com/62-ruger-lcr-grips

No doubt the wood grips will not be a comfortable range set, but, for carry and/or presentation?

 

[jimbo555]

I have the eagle grips on my lcr22lr. They feel good to me but recoil is not an issue with the 22. I have smooth eagles on my s&w m37 38spl and can control it fine.

 

[ivankerley]

those eagle grips are pretty slick looking, im not a fan of poly revolvers, but an lcr with those grips looks great to me, i could definitely warm up to a poly looking like that doesnt hurt that i read alot of good things about the lcr
gene

 

[CraigC]

No doubt the wood grips will not be a comfortable range set, but, for carry and/or presentation?

Why not? Fit is the most important thing. It is a misconception that rubber grips are the most comfortable for shooting. A set of properly designed wood grips that fit your hand well will be far more comfortable than ill-fitting rubbers.

 

[oss117]

Wood, steel, aluminum, AND polymer?!?!

I like 'em! But the Hogue Tamers are what makes the LCR actually work IMO.

 

[Twiki357]

Not an LCR, but I have wood grips on all of my Smith & Wesson’s from 32 long to 44 magnum. The only problem is slippage, not recoil, with two guns that have smooth, un-checkered grips.

 

[BLU]

CraigC... yes ill fitting grips are horrible. That being said, the grips on the LCR have an energy absorbing sorbothane in the grip. I've had that material in rubber grips I put on my S&W .44 Mag. 329PD. I also have very pricey wood grips that definitely enhance the appearance of even a butt ugly shooting appliance. At the range however, I'm going for the Rubber/Sorbothane grips every time. Now, for show or carry, wood is fine. Now, as you said, proper fit wood grips beats anything that doesn't fit... I'll agree with that. If the rubber grips don't fit my hand... bye-bye!

 

[CraigC]

Do you think rubber grips would work better than these micartas? Nope. Even if they fit, rubber is sticky and tends to abrade the hand. The only thing rubbers have going for them is that they are cheap. Absorption is unnecessary and the stickiness is a hindrance.

 

[Phaedrus/69]

Wood, steel, aluminum, AND polymer?!?!

I like 'em! But the Hogue Tamers are what makes the LCR actually work IMO.

That's my take, too. The original grips are terrific IMO and contribute to the gun being easy to shoot well.

That said, those are pretty good looking grips. It's a little odd to see such pretty wood on a plastic gun, akin to having wood on a Glock. But they do look very functional and kind of "class up" an otherwise pedestrian looking gun.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

I have Ergo Delta grips on my Ruger LCR 38. Plastic not rubber. They work to spread the recoil impulse across more of the hand instead of all in the web between your thumb and index finger.

 

[BLU]

Craig C.: I have a set of those too... and another set, (see attachment). We agree to disagree. I'll take off any set of wood and switch to the rubber Hogue grips anytime I go to the range. Why? I score better when I shoot rubber grips. All in my head? Maybe! But, rubber works better for me.

Nick: Tell us more about those grips! I've always wondered if it feels natural to shoot with those or do I need to change to fit the grips? Being plastic, I guess they are hard?