Does anyone like their Sigs without Hogue grips?

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Years ago when I bought my first handgun, a pre-rail Sig 226 in 9mm, the very first thing I wanted to do was get rid of the stock grips and get a hogue grip. Over the years I never had thought about taking it off , that was until I got my XD45, due to the fact that its not a good idea to put a handball on an XD because of the grip safety, I actually ended up liking the hard plastic grip. I have huge hands and have found that the Sig fits better in my hand with out the grips.

So the the other day, I decided to take off the hogue grip on my Sig and put the stock grips back on, I like it much better that way.


Anyone else find this ?
 
Handall eh

I tried the handall and the rubber grips on my sigs when I first started buying them. I like the rubber grips on my 220 but I like the hard plastic on all the others. I don't care for the hand-ill. I could see some benefit if you've got meatless paws but for me that's not a problem. :D
 
I also went back to the factory grips after having the Hogue rubber finger-less grips on the gun. The extra width of the Hogues were not appreciated.

A little bit of skateboard tape on the fronstrap provides enough traction.
 
I bought a nice used 239 which came with Hogue rubber wrap-arounds, a beautiful set of wood grips, and the standard plastic set..

The Hogues were comfortable to shoot, but the tackiness made concealed carry uncomfortable. The wood grips made it a bit too thick. I carry it now with the factory grips.
 
My P229 became much easier to hold & shoot after I put a set of Hogue rubber grips on it.

It really depends on the individual's hands, there is no universal formula.
 
on my p226 i went to the hogue grips as well. I realized that I didn't care for them because of the extra width. After putting the stock plastic ones back on I realized they were much better for me. Could have a lot to do with the fact that the 226 is a double stack, and thus hogues may work better on a p220.

A little bit of skateboard tape on the fronstrap provides enough traction.
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That would work, but fresh grip tape is pretty much like rough sandpaper (personally wouldn't be to my liking). You can wear it down easily enough by rubbing some dirt into it, and then blowing it out. This would take away some of the abrasiveness.

On a side note: Black Majik... did you get your handle from the grip tape company?
 
Hate the hogue rubber. They make the gun way too thick. They also make the gun tooooo tacky and when I carry it gets stuck or hung up on stuff. Hate it.
 
I have the Hogue grips on my Sigs. They just seem to fit me the way I like
 
I use Hogues recut factory SIG grips. They replace the crappy and slippery pattern that SIG uses with a very rough checkering.

I like the old plastic checkered grips the best. They were checkered where they needed to be and smooth where it was important to be smooth.
 
Sig Grips

I'm satisfied with the factory grips on the P220c 45acp and P239 9mm, but I put Hogue (Niles some day)on the little P232 380.
JimK
 
When I got my XD45 I put a Hogue Handall(or whatever they are called) on it. Come to think of it, it might have been a slip on grip made by another company. Just picked it up one day and thought it's only a few bucks, why not. I put it on the gun and it depressed the grip safety(like I new it would). I then took a razor blade and cut a slice in the grip down each side of the grip safety, working from top to bottom. When both slices were even I made a vertical slice and removed the piece of rubber that covered the safety. The gun felt even better than when I first got it. I took it to the range a few times and the addon grip started to come apart. I just took it off and have had the gun as is since. I actually like the gun without the grip now. I also had a P220, my first handgun, with factory gips.
 
I just put a pair of the slim plastic grips on my P220, and it is a noticeable improvement. If anyone makes slim wooden grips, I would love to hear about it.

I have yet to find a handgun that I wanted to give a larger grip profile.

~G. Fink
 
For me, the P-226 and the P-228 have always felt better in my hands than any other TDA autoloading pistols out there -- this with the factory plastic grips. SIG's plastic stocks provide a good non-slip purchase, yet don't cling to covering clothing -- as the Hogue rubber grips do -- at all. Something about the shape of the grips makes SIG 226s, 228s and 229s, the pistols that feel better in my hand than anything other than a 1911 (w/arched MSH).

Perhaps the Hogues are good for range use, maybe even in a duty (non-concealed/uniformed carry) context, but the fact is, they just don't have that great ergonomic feel the factory stocks provide, and they impede good concealment (as do all textured/checkered rubber grips in my experience) by clinging to the cover garment.

While we're on the subject, as far as TDA autos go, I will concede that the CZ-75 runs a very close second for me as far as grip "feel" ...

The factory SIG rosewood stocks on the Elite series are beautiful, but don't feel quite as good to me as the original plastick stocks ...
 
Factory grips on a 229 fit me like they were custom manufactured. I put a narrow strip of grip-tape on the front strap and I'm good to go under any circumstances.
 
I cheated and put Nill grips on both of my 229's.

On my 229 SAS the Hogue grip caused the gun to be inoperative - it blocked the trigger mechanism due to poor fit.

Both my 226's have Hogues on them, though.
 
I cheated and put Nill grips on both of my 229's.
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Ditto on that. Same width as the factory grips, and the checkering is aggressive enough to control the gun easily. Plus, there's something to be said for metal and wood.

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I own a two-tone P-229 in .40 SW.

The reason I bought that particular model was the way the stock grips fit my hand. I still believe it's one of the most ergo pistols I own.
 
I have the factory grips on my Sigs. Since I'm apt to CCW them on occasion, I don't want the grips stickier or thicker as others have already said.

I have put Hogue grips on many of my revos, however. Just love the palm swells on their wooden revo grips.


Nail
 
Hogues are too fat. I actually don't like the current/modern Sig grips, and put the older checkered style on every Sig I own.
 
I go back and forth on this. I really like the Hogue finger groove on my 232, but I also like the factory grips as they tend to really fill the palm of my hand. I could go either way on the 232.

With the 239 I prefer the Hogues...period. With my 2340 grips aren't an issue and I see no need for the Handsall. For the P6 I find the factory grips to be perfect. I have no desire to put Hogues on my GSR and will soon order Alumagrips for it.
 
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