s+w 642

[bentwrench]

hi this is my first post.I had trouble hitting anything with the stock grips on this thing.Got new pachmayr combat grips, now it shoots much better but it prints badly in my frt pocket.does anyone know of a grip that is somewhere in between these two?
the bentwrench

 

[the kurch man]

Welcome...

I look at it this way ... my 642 is not intended to be a range gun. For me - purely self defense. That being said, when I need to use it, I can put up with the standard smaller grips and tuck it in my front pocket with a Mika holster. I do go to the range with it - don't get me wrong, but I don't shoot hundreds of rounds at a time thru it due to the kick. If I want to put lots of rounds in at the range, I've got another gun for that. A bigger set of grips would probably help the 642, but I don't want to sacrifice the convenience of the gun's size itself.

Welcome to the gang..........

 

[Stephen A. Camp]

Hello. I had good luck at an inexpensive price with the "Hideout Grips" sold at Brownells.


These grips are made of nylon and the ones I've tried on J-frames fit snugly. They do not extend below the bottom of the grip frame. They are a tiny bit thicker than the wooden grips that used to come on the S&W snubs. If you wish to use a speed loader, these will have to be relieved similarly to those shown in the picture. It took about 10 minutes with a dremel and then fine sandpaper. If you don't use speedloaders, it is a non-issue.

I don't recall the price, but when I bought these, the cost was something like $16.00.

Best.

 

[bentwrench]

Well I think I found what I'm looking for.Bought a set of unkle mikes #59010 at a gun show yesterday.these are right in between the stock grip and the pachmayr.feels great in my hand doesn't show thru my pocket.
bentwrench

 

[TonyB]

I recently bought a 642....I have to hold the gun a little high in my hand,and my pinky does get a little lonely waving in the wind...but I can make decent hits at 7 yards.....actually a few weeks ago I used it at IDPA and was amazed at how good it shot.but I have a lot of snubby experience too.

 

[Jim K]

I got my hand torn up so badly with the 642 factory grips, I took them off and put on a set of plain old wood grips like they used to make. I get much better results and a grip I can hang on to. I don't recommend that approach for everyone, but those grips are what I am used to and what work for me.

Jim