Grips, sights and Loads

[Karate]

I have bought a pinned and recessed model 66 with a 2.5 inch barrel...I plan on using this to be my carry gun...I have a very competent gunsmith to go though this piece and return to as close to new as possible...I just got it back today and it looks really great and the trigger is awesome...it has some Hogue rubber grips on it they are oversize with finger grooves but it does not cover the backstrap...they are comfortable and point well...but I am thinking of changing these to Eagle Secret Service in Rosewood...I would like to know of experiences that some of you have had with these grips...will they make the gun that much more concealable...will they make felt recoil any greater....I do not consider myself to be recoil sensitive.

Also do any of you have any experiences with night sights on a revolver?

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What load would most of you recommend for a 2.5 inch K-frame...
I was thinkng of using .38+p's ammo for carry...is this a good compromise...between .38's and .357...my thought is +p's wold allow fast follow up shots than .357 and have a little more stopping power than .38's
or would I be better off using a light .357 load...I plan on my reload be .357

any advice or help will be great appreciated.

 

[HSMITH]

If it were me I would load the biggest baddest 357's I could find in it for carry. Recoil isn't that bad once you get used to the gun and split times are not much different from +p 38's. If I were to carry 38's I would not take the weight penalty that the 357 gun comes with, instead I would pick up an airweight and carry it with the +p's. I know you are not supposed to shoot +P ammo in the airweights but how many times are you going to get in a gunfight? A little familiarization with them and then practice with normal full load 38's.

I would look to Pro-Load or Cor-Bon for their 110 and 125 grain 357 magnum offerings.

Grips are so individual it is really hard to give advise. The nice part about the Eagle's is if you don't like them you can sell them in a heartbeat. I like a hard grip that is checkered, wood or plastic. I would recommend you try the stock service grips and a Tyler Grip adaptor, for me it is one of the best combo's going. I don't like rubber grips on anything that might be carried. Rubber is fine for range guns or super hard kickers, but not on my carry gun. All of the guns I carry or would carry wear hard surface checkered grips.

 

[Josey]

I use Winchester Supreme HP in 180 gr for my 357 Magnums. Night sights are a lot of hype. Skip them. The Hi-Viz sights are pretty good though. I prefer Pachmayr presentation grips myself.