P95Carry
Moderator Emeritus
So - does your choice of grips make the (any) gun better? I think so.
These days most std grips are pretty fair ..... but the one variable is .... we are not all built the same. Hands vary in size and proportion and here I reckon comes the need for finding the right grips.
I like Hogues for the most part but .. NOT for carry! Too much snagging. I do tho like CT's for revo carry ... the grips suit me and the laser is there if light low.
On bullseye guns they are even more important IMO .. I used to shoot .22 bullseye and had a Walther GSP .. that had grips hand made for the guy I bought it from ... and fortunately they were a close match to my hand .... they had an anjustable palm shelf and by time I had em set up .. I could take all fingers off and gun stayed put!
For defensive pistols I think the grip must allow for good immediate registration of the gun ... avoiding any need to ''adjust''. Another factor with grips is how they allow you to control the gun's center of mass ... meaning .. letting you hold high or low as you prefer. And of course .. ''whatever works for you'' .... the ol' final analysis.
BTW .. love the look of some cocobolo grips but hate the feel of em!!
These days most std grips are pretty fair ..... but the one variable is .... we are not all built the same. Hands vary in size and proportion and here I reckon comes the need for finding the right grips.
I like Hogues for the most part but .. NOT for carry! Too much snagging. I do tho like CT's for revo carry ... the grips suit me and the laser is there if light low.
On bullseye guns they are even more important IMO .. I used to shoot .22 bullseye and had a Walther GSP .. that had grips hand made for the guy I bought it from ... and fortunately they were a close match to my hand .... they had an anjustable palm shelf and by time I had em set up .. I could take all fingers off and gun stayed put!
For defensive pistols I think the grip must allow for good immediate registration of the gun ... avoiding any need to ''adjust''. Another factor with grips is how they allow you to control the gun's center of mass ... meaning .. letting you hold high or low as you prefer. And of course .. ''whatever works for you'' .... the ol' final analysis.
BTW .. love the look of some cocobolo grips but hate the feel of em!!