.455_Hunter
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I guess I am strange.
Am I the only person does not like the current trend of fitting revolvers with large over molded rubber or wooden grips?
I much prefer the feel of original "service grips" over anything offered by Houge, Pacmayer or Uncle Mike's.
Here is the main reason-
Revolvers fit my hand better when I can put my fingers behind the trigger guard. The trendy thing to do is to fill that gap with rubber or wood, and force the hand down further on the grip (I hate that!). The extreme case is the Uncle Mike's "Boot Grips" supplied on many current production S&W J-frames. There is so much filler behind the trigger guard that there is hardly anything left of the grip frame to hold onto. One solution is to extend the grip past the end of the frame, but why? It only serves to ruin the concealibility of the weapon, when the simple solution would be to remove some of the rubber behind the guard. The Tyler T-Grips are similarly worthless to me.
My hand fits perfectly around the grips of my I-frame .32 Hand Ejector, Colt Police Positive Special, Model 28 Highway Patrolman, and Colt New Service, all of which are the frame contour following service style.
At least S&W is bringing some of these styles back in their classic line.
What I would like is for somebody, like Houge, to offer grips that fit just like service stocks, but are made of rubber. They should be available in all frame sizes (J, K/L, N, Colt D, OP/Python, etc). The top example (GRC-M and GRC-L) shown in the attachment is for the NAA Mini, but highlights the style I mean. Note how it is the same shape as the standard grips, just made of a different material. No finger grooves, no filler sections, no bulky extensions, just checkered rubber.
Please comment.
Thanks,
Hunter
Am I the only person does not like the current trend of fitting revolvers with large over molded rubber or wooden grips?
I much prefer the feel of original "service grips" over anything offered by Houge, Pacmayer or Uncle Mike's.
Here is the main reason-
Revolvers fit my hand better when I can put my fingers behind the trigger guard. The trendy thing to do is to fill that gap with rubber or wood, and force the hand down further on the grip (I hate that!). The extreme case is the Uncle Mike's "Boot Grips" supplied on many current production S&W J-frames. There is so much filler behind the trigger guard that there is hardly anything left of the grip frame to hold onto. One solution is to extend the grip past the end of the frame, but why? It only serves to ruin the concealibility of the weapon, when the simple solution would be to remove some of the rubber behind the guard. The Tyler T-Grips are similarly worthless to me.
My hand fits perfectly around the grips of my I-frame .32 Hand Ejector, Colt Police Positive Special, Model 28 Highway Patrolman, and Colt New Service, all of which are the frame contour following service style.
At least S&W is bringing some of these styles back in their classic line.
What I would like is for somebody, like Houge, to offer grips that fit just like service stocks, but are made of rubber. They should be available in all frame sizes (J, K/L, N, Colt D, OP/Python, etc). The top example (GRC-M and GRC-L) shown in the attachment is for the NAA Mini, but highlights the style I mean. Note how it is the same shape as the standard grips, just made of a different material. No finger grooves, no filler sections, no bulky extensions, just checkered rubber.
Please comment.
Thanks,
Hunter
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