Replacement Grips for Rossi R44102

[scbair]

I picked up one of these .44 mag snubs at Academy during the Black Friday sale, last year. The $260 price tag was irresistable .... It's actually turned into a decent shootin' iron with .44 Specials (the magnums, not so much fun; I'll leave them to my Ruger Alaskan).

My question: This revolver has the "stub" frame (same type as Ruger's SP101/GP100/SRH style). The "ribbed" rubber grips don't suit me very well. Anyone know of a source for replacement grips for thismodel? Will grips for any Taurus revolver interchange?

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

[CarbineWilliams]

Are you looking for wood grips or rubber/synthetic grips?

This guy has a video and it looks like he's using maybe Hogue grips (didn't listen to video) and doing a little work to make them fit on a Rossi .38 special:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiUJmpO8ALk

..and in the THR archives:

http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-380049.html

 

[Dan-O]

I believe Pachmayr makes a compact grip that fits the Rossi's. you might get more answers over on Taurus Armed.

I'm just spit balling here, but I wonder if grips that fit the "Tracker" and the Taurus 617 would fit your Rossi? I'll take some pics of the grip peg on my 617 so you can compare.

 

[Kiln]

I picked up one of these .44 mag snubs at Academy during the Black Friday sale, last year. The $260 price tag was irresistable .... It's actually turned into a decent shootin' iron with .44 Specials (the magnums, not so much fun; I'll leave them to my Ruger Alaskan).

My question: This revolver has the "stub" frame (same type as Ruger's SP101/GP100/SRH style). The "ribbed" rubber grips don't suit me very well. Anyone know of a source for replacement grips for thismodel? Will grips for any Taurus revolver interchange?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Yeah I paid $350 for mine when they first came out and don't regret it one bit. Turned out to be a great revolver.

As you noted, .44 special is the way to go with these things. The magnums are actually painful in such a small package even with the great (IMO) rubber grips.

Wish I could help you out with some grip ideas but I just use the rubber ones that came with it. I love the R44102.

 

[scbair]

Thanks,folks!

CarbineWilliams (like that name, by the way), the Rossis in your sites have the "full" grip frame; the R44102 has the stub frame, similar to the one Dan-O posted pics of.

Dan-O, I plan to check the Rossi against your pics; I think they are extremely close, if not identical.

 

[Dan-O]

Please report back. Academy is opening up two stores on the ks side of kc this summer/fall. I'm giddy about it as I'm a big fan of Yildiz shoties and I won't have to drive 6+ hours round trip now to buy them.

 

[ohsobad]

I have a set of wood grips from a model877 .357 that will probably fit! I cut down 2 sets to fit mine,might sell if they will work.

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

Apparently there are Hogue grips that will fit:
http://www.taurusarmed.net/forums/rossi-revolvers/91974-r44102-vs-taurus-talo-m44c.html

 

[scbair]

Nathanael Greene, those are exactly what I was hoping to find! Many thanks from those of us who are search-challenged.

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

I'm glad I had remembered seeing that post.