Best grips for Snubbies

[valor1]

If you are a snubbie owner or wanting to buy one, what grips will you use? any pictures would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[jfh]

I just bought two j-frames

--the M&P 340 for carry, and the 640 for practice and carry.

I put the Crimson Trace laser grip on the 340--the 405/boot-size version. I probably will install the removed 340 Hogue(?) boot grip on the 640 to make the shooting experiences similar.

However, I considered the factory grips to be adequate, at least until I know the guns more.

 

[Baldy]

I like the Tyler T Grip the best of all. They give me a good feel to the gun and they don't hinder my draw out of my pocket.

 

[Waitone]

Barami Hip Grips

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Pachmayr Compac grips if you are going to carry a J frame snubbi, Pachmayr Compac Pro grips for a .38 Special. The Compac Pro are more like a boot grip and work great as well as being small where as the Compac grips afford you more control for Magnum rounds. http://www.pachmayr.com/pachmayr/index.htm

I'm told Hogue's J frame grips are very good too but I have never used them.

 

[ronto]

Trausch Grips on my DAO Ruger SP101.

 

[ACP230]

Most of my snubs have Uncle Mike's rubber "Boot Grips" installed.
They work best for me.

 

[valor1]

Picking up a grip for the snubs is sometimes a headache. I like the control of rubber grips but I also like the beauty of wood. Boot grips are nice but the full grips handle well. Decisions. Decisions. This decision process is a pain leaving me with more guns that I can handle.

 

[camacho]

I have Hogue on my SP101 and like it a lot.

 

[brett30030]

some people prefer a plastic grip to the rubber for CC

 

[tman1940]

Crimson Trace

+ 1 for the Crimson Trace Laser Grip. Makes the snubbie very useful. Wouldn't leave home without it.

tman1940

 

[SnWnMe]

Best for concealment or control?

Wood grips in the boot profile are best for concealment because they don't grab your clothing like rubber does.

For control something like those old rubber grips that came on the 3" M60s from the 90s would be cat. They extended below the grip frame and gave you almost a full grip.

 

[Jkwas]

If you buy a taurus snubbie, the standard boot grip is excellent. Of course grips are a very personal thing.

 

[ChristopherG]

If your snub happens to be a centennial, the best grip IME is Craig Spegel's high boot grip designed specifically for hammerless snubs. Available from lightning arms.

http://www.lightningarms.com/spegel_boot.htm

 

[M2 Carbine]

I wouldn't consider using a J Frame Smith as a defense gun without having Crimson Trace Laser Grips installed.

For my plinking (square butt) J Frames I like Tyler Grip Adapters.

 

[GRIZ22]

I have always preferred rubber grips, usually Pachmayr, with a variety of sizes available from different manufacturers. Don't make the mistake of buying grips so big you may as well carry a K or L frame sized gun.

 

[kentucky_smith]

I can't stand the oversized grips that come on 642s and Taurus 85s these days.

I actually prefer the small wooden old school jframe square or round butt grips.

 

[jad0110]

Don't make the mistake of buying grips so big you may as well carry a K or L frame sized gun.

Very true, at least for pocket carry anyway. If one wants to belt carry a very lightweight revolver, then that could be an exception.

If you ask 2 dozen people what the best stocks for a snubbie are, you will probably get 2 dozen different answers.

So I guess it depends on what you want to do with it.

For pocket carry, you probably want to keep the grips small. For this reason, I prefer the standard Uncle Mikes boot grips that come installed on S&W x42s. Steven Camp has a great review of different grips for J Frames here: http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/Getting a Grip on J Frames.htm. He also prefers the Uncle Mikes. They may not be the most comfortable, but they do the job (for me anyway) and unlike some other rubber grips, they don't cling to clothing.

Uncle Mikes boot grips on my 642:





For belt/IWB carry or for nightstand-only duty, you have a lot more options since size doesn't matter so much. The only consideration is that for carry you might want to stick with wood or a rubber/sythetic grip that doesn't hang up on clothing. A snub K-Frame or Ruger Six is on my wish list; I will probably have wood stocks on it since that is what I prefer in that size range.

Another consideration is whether or not you use speedloaders. If you do, make sure the speedoader works with the grips. Also, make sure the spent cases eject cleanly and don't hang up on the grips. That was one gripe I had with the stock Hogues that S&W puts on their 686s, they always grabbed one case. I also don't like finger grooves (the 642 boot grips are the exception).

And that is another consideration: finger grooves or no finger grooves. If you like to grip the gun as high up on the grip frame as possible, you may find that the finger grooves are not in the right location. So you may prefer smooth stocks in that regard.

You could go on eBay and buy some well worn stocks that you think you may like on the cheap. $10 for grips you don't like isn't a big deal. And if you like them, you can buy some just like them that are in better shape later.

Hope this helps!

 

[deputy tom]

This depends on what fits your hand since everyone is different.On a Smith I prefer factory spilnter wood grips w/a Tyler T-Grip.Also the factory S&W rubber boot grip.Both keep the trigger guard from banging my knuckle.YMMV.tom.

 

[Don Worsham]

I use Hogue Mono grips on my S&W 642 and Taurus 605. I pocket carry. Hides will in my front pocket. Allows for a full grip on the gun. You need pants with larger pockets (Dockers, 5.11s, carpenter pants).

 

[Serpico]

 

[RustyShackelford]

www.getgrip.com

I'd say Guy Hogue's excellent handgun grips are the best in the US market. I have a set on my Ruger GP-100 revolver and would look at Hogue grip for a small frame back-up/second gun. www.getgrips.com

Big ups to the small model CT lasergrips, www.crimsontrace.com www.lasersights.com .

Rusty S

 

[Gordon]

Esmeralda posted her new J frame grip batch on Friday last week and they are 1/3 gone! I bought the rosewood pizaro set! The are very close to the old Fuzzy Farrant J frame grips in design, and not far different from the S&W Performance Centers latest offering in design, but light years ahead in execution!

 

[valor1]

Those crimson trace grips makes sense. Laser and a good to the hand grip is a grand idea. Tey must be earning a lot in the sales department nowadays.

 

[Hutch]

'Nother vote for Mike's boot grip. I had some on a square butt K-frame, and they were also very fine.