J-frame grips-rubber or wood?

[38snapcaps]

My 637, with the stock grips, is rubbing the inside of my thumb kinda bad, actually almost causing a blister. I like the look and feel of the rubber but after 30 rounds I need to either stop or place a band aid over the area to protect my skin.

Would switching the grip panels to smooth wooden ones stop the abrasive effect? But, could the wood grips perhaps be TOO slippery, yes, no?

 

[KMKeller]

I carried my 340 PD with the Hogue rubber boot grips until I realized that the grips were grabbing my clothing and causing printing. Once, I was taking my jacket off and the tack rubber held fast, pulling the revolver out of the holster.

I switched to a beautiful set of Cherry grips and haven't looked back.

Kirk

 

[WT]

I put Secret Service grips on my 640. They do get slippery when I get nervous and my hands start to sweat.

 

[blckthree]

I swiched to a Hogue wood monogrip. It gives me a place for my pinkie finger to hang on, it has less felt recoil, and it looks good. I tried several before ending up with these. A pair of checkered target grips looked good, but the checkering was wearing away the inside of my thumb. Ten rounds with those and I put the gun away. I also had some S&W wood boot grips. Those were too slippery for my liking and no place for the pinkie finger. They also came up higher behind the trigger guard and with a +P load, bloodied the knuckle of my middle finger.

Mike

 

[Ala Dan]

Hogue Bantams

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

 

[Serpico]

How about neither...these are hard nylon....great grips for 16 bucks from Brownells....they are called Hideout grips and you can get them with or without finger grooves and texutred or untextured....quite popular with the snubie crowd....

 

[Standing Wolf]

Rubber is for galoshes. Pistols should be stocked in fine wood or ivory.

 

[Serpico]

You are right my upright canine...I wouldn't be caught dead with rubber on my High Power or 45...but we are talking revolvers, not pistols...

 

[P95Carry]

If the pocket book'll stand it and you wanna push the boat out .. then CT grips arwe great. hard plastic with chequering .. no hang-up on cloths ..... and the benefit of very effective laser sighting in subdued light!!

I find wood .. even smooth just too hard .. and rubber - well .... hang-ups are the prob there.

 

[Lone Star]

I bet it's not the grips gouging you; it's probably the cylinder latch smacking your thumb on recoil, especially in that Airweight gun. J-frames are known for that. Try holding the gun differently to compensate.

Lone Star