Loaded Post: Let me see your parked 1911 / Where can I get grips for my 1911?

[Jordan85]

I'm about to buy an STI Spartan and am looking for some ideas for some grips to put on it. I'm not a big fan of parked guns, but those grips make it downright ugly (to me at least).

So I want to have grips ready and waiting by the time the gun shows up, and I'm having a hard time deciding what to throw on my new baby (nobody wants an ugly baby, right?? ).

I really like the alumagrips, but I think those look better on a stainless/polished/chromed finish. I can't see them looking right on the parked finish. Don't you agree??

I've also been looking at the operators from vzgrips (http://vzgrips.com/grips.html) in either black or desert sand. How do you guys think these would look? Black or desert sand?

I've checked out vzgrips, linville knife and tool, gungrips.net, esmeraldas grips, to name a few...

What are some other good sites to go to look for grips for my new 1911?

To make things worse I have a terrible time visualizing things. So if you have them handy, I'd love to see your parked 1911s to give me some ideas...

 

[SuperNaut]

These are Hogue's on my Spartan they were quickly replaced by VZ Diamond Backs, I just don't have a shot with those.

 

[the pistolero]

WARNING: I am not a professional photographer, nor do I play one on TV.That said, here's a not-so-good cell-phone camera pic of my Springfield Loaded with Hogue rubber wraparounds with the finger grooves.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=2966206&postcount=20
I've said it before, but I'll say it again. It may not be the most beautiful pistol, but that kind of austerity has a beauty all its own.

 

[mpmarty]

//www.gripguys.com

 

[doorman]

You could try www.tombstonegrips.com

 

[doorman]

You could try

www.tombstonegrips.com

 

[Jordan85]

don't see anything on grip guys website.....

 

[steelyblue]

I just put some Wilson ultra thin gray/black grips on my Eclipse and they are sweeeeeeeet! I just took it to the range and everyone was drooling over it.

 

[JDGray]

Heres a blury pic of my Loaded Springer, with Kimber Eclipse grips. These are some of the best grips I've seen. http://davidsonknives.com/grips/gallery.htm

 

[AndyC]

Double-post

 

[AndyC]

My RIA tactical with Hogues:

 

[bfox]

I think above poster meant www.gungripguys.com

If you didn't already check out the grips on the accessories section here .
By a guy in Vietnam that goes by Kimsonvu .
I love the one Dust of life I think they are called .

 

[Jordan85]

those are some neat grips jd....

I wish they had better pictures of them so I could tell the colors better. I don't even see the ones you have up there

decisions decisions

I still kinda like my originals, but those ones from davidsknives are awesome. I think those might have just taken the lead

I really need to wait until I actually have the gun in my hand and can see first hand what the park job looks like. Getting ahead of myself. But at least I'll know where to look when it gets here......

thanks for all the help guys