Herrett Jordan Trooper grips

[ravencon]

Can anyone tell me about their Herrett Jordan Trooper grips?

Photos of Jordan Trooper grips indicate they are quite large. I have fairly large hands and long fingers. I'd like to get some feedback from those who've used these grips before I invest in a set.

Thanks.

 

[only1asterisk]

Order a set and be happy!

David

 

[saltydog452]

Yep.

salty

 

[Bullet Bob]

I have a few, probably my favorites. Go to the Herrett website; the order form that you print out has a place to trace your hand, so the grip is made for you.

 

[huntershooter]

They are the best wood grips I've found for taming hard recoiling revolvers.

 

[RecoilRob]

Had a set on a Security Six years ago. Wonderful grips! You will like them for sure.

 

[Joe Gunns]

Bill Jordan had large hands (unnaturally large according to comments in print by pal Skeeter Skelton) and had those grips designed to fit. Many large-handed folks have found them ideal.
James

 

[Bob C]

They feel and work great for me, and I do have large hands. I have them on a 629 and a security Six, and have a set on order for my .500 S&W.

 

[John Ross]

IMO they are great but made WAY too big at the bottom. Your knuckles should be in a vertical line when viewed from the front.

I'm sending mine back to Rod for re-countouring the bottom half. Then they'll be like Badger conversion grips but ones that cover the backstrap and relocate the recoil from the web of your hand to the palm.

Maybe he'll call these "Ross Troopers"...

JR

 

[Old Fuff]

Bill Jordan had large hands (unnaturally large according to comments in print by pal Skeeter Skelton) and had those grips designed to fit. Many large-handed folks have found them ideal.

Bill was just plain big, any way you looked at him...

The stocks he designed are not exactly the same as the Herrett Trooper, but both work well for men with large hands, and Herrett can make either.

 

[MrBorland]

The stocks he designed are not exactly the same as the Herrett Trooper

I noticed that as well, and have always wondered why. Comparing a pic of his grip from his book No Second Place Winner to a pic from the Herrett site, they look significantly different. Jordan's original looks to have a more curved inner portion (where the finger grooves would be), a smoother curved rear, a rounded bottom, a more pronounced thumb rest, and a convex, not concave upper, nearly touching the cylinder release.

Don't know about their relative sizes, but to me, other than an exposed backstrap & top half, the Miculek grips look closer to the original Jordan design, at least superficially.

 

[JoeHatley]

who've used these grips before I invest in a set.

They are really nice.




Will they fit your hands? Beats me, but Herrett will custom make you a set, based on a tracing of your hand.

Good Luck...

Joe

 

[Master Blaster]

Thats a really sharp looking revolver
Is that a custom bull barrel on that colt or some type of factory target setup??

 

[Old Fuff]

The true Jordan stocks had more wood on the backstrap, and were sort of convex rather then concave, as seen on the Herrett version. I think part of the reason for this was that the Herrett Trooper's were sold as a standard as well as custom stocks, and the Jordan style was simply too big for many people. Also the Jordan version were rounded on the bottom, which is helpful when using a two-handed hold - especially if one has big hands.

In his book, No Second Place Winner, Bill went to some length to explain the details and reasons behind the design. I was lucky to have counted him as a friend, and learned a lot from him. That said, his stocks were still too big for my relatively small hands, but they sure worked for him.