Hogue Nylon hard Monogrips?

[mountaindrew]

In my searching for a set of grips for my soon project S&W 1917 I came across these. The website has no pictures but I believe they are the same shape as the rubber monogrips, but made out of hard nylon. The part that intrigued me was the statement that they "could be worked like wood to accommodate shooters who want to create a custom profile"

Has anyone every used these grips?
And more specifically, has antone ever modified a set? How easy is the nylon to work with? and how much can be removed safely?
Any pictures?

I am starting with a square butt N-frame and I want to slightly round the butt of the frame to make the base a little smaller, so thus the need for grips that can be shaped.

On a side note, if anyone knows where inletted grip blanks can be found, let me know. Numrich is out of almost everything N-frame related.

 

[MCgunner]

They're good for ccw if you don't want the rubber grabbin' your shirt tail. I had 'em on a Security Six many years ago. I had to carve down where the grip met the back strap because it cut my palm. Yeah, I just carved it down with a pocket knife, blended it into the gun so as it no longer offered a sharp edge.

I find their rubber grips really comfy, though. I have 'em on one of my Taurus 66s, my SP101 (really neat round butt profile), and my Smith and Wesson M10.

BTW, it might be a little tough custom fitting a monogrip to an odd frame. It is one piece (MONOgrip) and attaches to the frame via a screw/clamp at the bottom of the grip frame. It does not come apart in "panels".

 

[XavierBreath]

I have a nylon Monogrip on one of my stainless guns. I like the fit of the Monogrip, so I did not remove the finger grooves. I did shave down the rear a bit and blended my work with 400 grit sandpaper. Easy to do.

 

[mountaindrew]

Are they the same material all the way through? I have had rubber monogrips before and the finger grooves do not match my hand. I would want to re shape them considerably, without cutting through to ruin the grips.

 

[Virginian]

I tried a set once. To me, it was the worst of all worlds. Ugly like rubber without even cushioning anything. I had them on a Smith 29, and if I recall correctly there wasn't very much fat to be trimmed away at the heel. But, that was a few years ago.