Question about revolver grips

[Whiskeyhotel2020]

I am looking for some replacement grips for a Smith and Wesson model 625-3. Right now I belive it is wearing Harrett shooting stars. They're great looking and functional however they do not fit my hand and the finger groove don't work for me. I was wondering if anyone has some suggestions or can point me in a direction other that hogue or pachmyer.

 

[westernrover]

I think there is a whole grip thread, but a lot of the links are broken and makers out of business. In any event, Hogue and Altamont are the go-to production/factory/mass-produced grip makers, and maybe Eagle. Those are the ones you can get immediately. If you're willing to wait, there are some others like Spegel and Culina that are made more individually. Ahrends are another option. VZGrips makes machine-made G10 grips if you care for those. I'm sure there are dozens of other more obscure makers.

 

[JTQ]

Ahrends closed up shop a couple of years ago.

Here is VZ https://vzgrips.com/shop-all/revolvers-grips/s-w-n-frame-grips/

 

[tominboise]

I have a pair of 625's (4" & 5") and have Ahrends on both of them. They fit my hand well. Not made anymore but can be found on the S&W forums.
Here is a pic of one of them:

 

[jdsingleshot]

I am looking for some replacement grips for a Smith and Wesson model 625-3. Right now I belive it is wearing Harrett shooting stars. They're great looking and functional however they do not fit my hand and the finger groove don't work for me. I was wondering if anyone has some suggestions or can point me in a direction other that hogue or pachmyer.

Make your own. Don't have the skill? Doing is how anybody gets a skill.

 

[Archie]

Finger groove just do not suit me. After years of trying, I've found even grooves I did myself don't 'fit' the next try.
I prefer Shooting Stars (Herrett's) but the non grooved types.

One of the other combinations that seem to work across my board (I haven't done a lot of research on others) is the magna grips (which likely have be discontinued) and Tyler T-Grips which are now made by another company. Not as attractive to some but work well.

 

[.38 Special]

Pretty broad question. Lots and lots of places offer grips for that gun. You can get more-or-less stock grips from S&W themselves, or aftermarket grips that offer similar appearance and often a better fit to the gun. You can get fake ivory, or super fancy wood, or bone, or stag. You can get oversize target grips, or perfect copies of famous grips like the Jordan Trooper or the old Ropers, or little Magna grips which work great (for some of us) with adapters like the Tyler T grip. And you can get them smooth or checkered or stippled, with finger grooves and without. And of course, you can get them to fit your hand perfectly, but how the hell would we know what would fit your hand?

In your shoes I'd just Google "S&W grips". You'll find endless results, and if you see anything you like, you can ask about it here. There almost certainly will be members who have experience with whatever it is.

 

[AzShooter1]

Hogue Miculek grips are very comfortable and work great on the 625. These are on my 617 but you can see what I mean. They come in a great variety of wood, no finger grooves to get in your way.

On my other Hogue grips I normally sand off the grooves.

 

[Whiskeyhotel2020]

One of the other combinations that seem to work across my board (I haven't done a lot of research on others) is the magna grips (which likely have be discontinued) and Tyler T-Grips which are now made by another company. Not as attractive to some but work well.

I do have a Pachmeyer t grip type thing on a Smith that was reworked by Gary Reeder. I agree with the looks but they do their job. I don't really care for the feel of it though.

 

[Whiskeyhotel2020]

Pretty broad question. Lots and lots of places offer grips for that gun. You can get more-or-less stock grips from S&W themselves, or aftermarket grips that offer similar appearance and often a better fit to the gun. You can get fake ivory, or super fancy wood, or bone, or stag. You can get oversize target grips, or perfect copies of famous grips like the Jordan Trooper or the old Ropers, or little Magna grips which work great (for some of us) with adapters like the Tyler T grip. And you can get them smooth or checkered or stippled, with finger grooves and without. And of course, you can get them to fit your hand perfectly, but how the hell would we know what would fit your hand?

In your shoes I'd just Google "S&W grips". You'll find endless results, and if you see anything you like, you can ask about it here. There almost certainly will be members who have experience with whatever it is.

You are right it was a broad question and should have given a little more information or been clearer. I have googled s&w grips and many combinations of with and without model numbers for several Smith and Wesson revolvers I've had over the years. It is absolutely staggering the amount of sites that pop up for Hogue or Almounts and like two or three prominate makers for the K,L or X frame mostly. On ebay I even came across some Craig Speigel (if I misspelled the name my apologies) made grips. Those caught my eye until the price smacked my right in the face. I appreciate the time you took to read my post. I'll try to be more clear in the future.

Now what I was wondering does anyone have a recommendation for grips like The Speigels (I believe they were boot grips) but with a lower more beer budget price point?

 

[Whiskeyhotel2020]

Make your own. Don't have the skill? Doing is how anybody gets a skill.

I am not against what you're saying however I don't have the tools or the budget to get said tools and I know myself well enough to know that I would either get in the middle of the project and lose patience and screw them up or i would gather everything up and it would sit untouched because heaven for is I pass on buying a new firearm instead. This is something I'm working on but for now it's a great suggestion and I appreciate your time reading my post.

 

[a2x4bbl]

Eagle grips , already suggested once . Not cheap or fast , but worth the money and wait for me . I get them unfinished and modify for my hand . Finger grooves don’t fit most people but they work for me .