Hogue grips on sp101

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I would like comments on Hogue grips for my Ruger SP101.

Do they significantly reduce recoil of .357 loads?

Do they fit on the revolver properly?

Etc.

Thanks
 
I helped a friend who works at the local gun store put on a pair for a customer. They fit the revolver perfectly, but then it won't fit in the grey Ruger box!
 
I have nylon Hogue's on my 3" SP101.

They make the gun ride higher in your hand than the stock grips by about 1/2", but they fit a large hand better.

For recoil control it's about a draw. They fit the gun just fine.
 
I like them, reduces the sting with hot loads, and the extra length for the pinkie helps.

But, they are not that purdy. I am looking for some nice cherry colored wood ones, and just take the pain!

I've got a 3" and they do me well, but for CCW they do poke out a bit more with the extra length.
 
Do they significantly reduce recoil of .357 loads?
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Absolutely. With the rubber grips, I can shoot full house loads and still keep control with no problem at all.

Do they fit on the revolver properly?
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Like the revolver was made for the grips. They fit perfectly.

I might add that Hogue has the best CS of any company I've ever dealt with.
 
No brainer, I can't shoot the little beggar with the stocks that came on it, trigger guard KILLS my middle finger. The Hogue made it almost pleasant with heavy loads. It hides well IWB with the round butt profile. Won't go in a pocket, but it's about 30 pounds too heavy for a pocket gun, anyway. LOL
 
The stock SP101 grips offer some recoil absorption, as the rubber covers the grip stud. My only SP101 is a 4" .32M - a definite plinker. It was a no-brainer - I bought the Hogue Goodyears for it - $13. It gives you more to hang on - still not perfect, but an order of magnitude better than the cute OEMs. If you carry the .357M SP101, I'd just get accustomed to the OEMs - their size preserves what 'smallness' the SP101 has. I did this with my S&W 642 - as it is only a CCW. For size comparison, here is my 4" SP101 with the Hogues:

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Stainz
 
I'd just get accustomed to the OEMs - their size preserves what 'smallness' the SP101 has.
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I actually have to beg to differ with you. The OEMs while shorter, are wider so they are protrude more. The bottom of the hogues tapers down a little more and is narrower at the bottom and therefore hides a little better eventhough they are longer.
 
I bought a new Ruger SP101 .357, and a boot grip at a gunshow several years back.

Got home with the gun and proceded to install the new grip.

No big deal, but my wife saw me, and wanted to look at the gun.

"OK" I say and hand her the gun. She says "EEWW, Thats comfy"...." can I have it?". To which I replie "HUH?"...."er ah...I guess"!

So I didn't get to own the cool little Ruger for but maybe two hours!

You should avoid the Hogue boot grip like the plague! Too comfy, wife will confiscate the gun on sight!
 
You folks who disagreed with my assessment of the OEM's ability to 'absorb' recoil, while remaining 'smaller', should really compare the two grips. The OEMs permit a higher grasp - a fact of life forced by the shorter grip. This gives the line of action less moment arm distance to your grip, placing more recoil 'down your wrist' rather than about it, which the Hogues do. The Hogues give a better and more comfortable grip, but they do extend more at an angle away and down from the frame. In fact, if you sketch their respective outlines on top of each other on a sheet of paper, you'll see that the OEM grip ends about a third of the way up the second finger groove - and is no wider or thicker than the Hogue at that point. The trigger 'length of pull', the distance from the trigger mid sweep to the grip back centerline - measured parallel to the barrel - is slightly longer (1/16-1/8") for the Hogue.

Now, as a concealable firearm, I still say the shorter OAL grip, the OEM, is best. Sure, a larger grip is more comfortable - but this thing, with a 2-3" barrel and fixed sights, isn't a great choice for a plinker, anyway.

As to 180gr CorBons - you are tempting fate. The SP101 was initially a .38 Special, only having it's frame opening and cylinder lengthened after 3k examples were made. Subsequent models bear the X suffix (My KSP-3231X, for example.), indicating their ability to take .357 Magnums over 125gr. Bill Ruger reportedly relabelled the earlier examples as '.357 Magnum 125gr Max', after a suggestion from Massad Ayoob. Those early productions are probably collector's goodies now. I wish I had known this when the LN one was bouncing around at our range for next to nothing!

Even though the S&W 60 also began life as a .38, I'd still prefer it to an SP101 re .357 Magnums. The SP101 may have a down-sized GP100/SRH lockwork - but it's size was also down-sized - and it is made from cast steel. I'll still put my moola in hammer forged & heat-treated S&Ws. For +P .38s, the SP101 is fine... but my 642 fits in my pocket - and is my CCW choice, when my 296 is 'too much'.

Stainz
 
I have a SP101 .357 Magnum with 2.25" barrel that has the Hogue Rubber Monogrip installed. The grip tames every .357 Magnum load I shot.

I also have a Hogue hardwood grip for it that I like the looks of very much - but the rubber grips are what I keep on it as the wood grips hurt when shooting .357 Magnum.

Luke
 
I switch back and forth between my stock grips with cocobolo wood inserts and a hogue. The hogue gives me more to hold on to, but I honestly can't tell a difference in actual recoil absorption. I actually find the SP101 comfortable to shoot even with hot 125gr. loads. Never shot any 180's through it, though. That might be different.
 
You folks who disagreed with my assessment of the OEM's ability to 'absorb' recoil, while remaining 'smaller', should really compare the two grips. The OEMs permit a higher grasp - a fact of life forced by the shorter grip. This gives the line of action less moment arm distance to your grip, placing more recoil 'down your wrist' rather than about it, which the Hogues do. The Hogues give a better and more comfortable grip, but they do extend more at an angle away and down from the frame. In fact, if you sketch their respective outlines on top of each other on a sheet of paper, you'll see that the OEM grip ends about a third of the way up the second finger groove - and is no wider or thicker than the Hogue at that point. The trigger 'length of pull', the distance from the trigger mid sweep to the grip back centerline - measured parallel to the barrel - is slightly longer (1/16-1/8") for the Hogue.
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All that may well be so, but when your middle finger swells twice its size after 10 rounds from the trigger guard, it don't really matter. I can shoot any load with the Hogues, stock grips, forget the heavy stuff. And, why would I carry the gun with .38s in it when I have a far better choice in the Taurus M85UL, 17 ounces, fits in a pocket without notice or an ankle holster, accurate?

I'm selling the Ruger back to my son-in-law because he wants it and I told him I would when he got back from Iraq. I really don't carry it much, have a 3" Taurus M66 medium frame gun which is easier to shoot, a little more accurate, and almost as easy to carry. I have a Hogue on it, too, but it didn't hurt my middle finger with the wood grips on it. Just that I really like Hogue grips. :D The SP101 is a powerful, strong little gun and I may get another someday. When I do, it will have the 3" barrel on it. It's definitely NOT a pocket gun and the shorter sight radius of the 2.25" barrel just makes no sense to me. Hold it up side by side with a 2.5" M19 or 3" M66 Taurus and you'll see it is about the same identical size, a little thinner due to one less round in the cylinder. At 27 ounces, it's not a lot lighter than a 30 ounce K frame. The SP101 hides a bit better with the standard grip on it, but if it hurts to shoot, forget about it. For me, the Hogue is mandatory. It does have a round butt profile and hides IWB very well, though, anyway.

All that said, I love the SP101, it's a great gun, I just can't see buying another at this time, don't need it, got the niche covered.
 
Grips are a matter of fit -- does it fit the gun and does it fit the shooter?

One shooter finds one grip to be painful to shoot, he's not wrong, even if the next guy thinks they're the only train running. He's just got to find what works for him.

Got to try them out to be able to tell -- nobody else has your hand/s.
 
After using the Hogue rubber Monogrips for years, I switched to the Pachmayr Compac grip. I wish I had switched years ago -- it is that much better FOR ME. The grip angle seems much more natural and I like not having the finger grooves. The Compac grip is also easier to conceal.
 
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My SP snubby with Hogue's and a Comp-Tac 2 O'Clock holster. I can't tell you how much better the Hogue grips are than the Ruger standard issue grips. For me being able to get my little finger solidly on the grip makes a great deal of positive difference. Really helps control full house 357 loads.:eek:
 
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