Show us your grips!

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Originally Posted by S&Wfan
Exotic?

Who can leave out the guys at Wicked Grips?!!!!!

Wickedly expensive eye candy! . . .


attractive work but with a turnaround time of almost 2 years I will pass.

There are some groups on Facebook for 1911s and there are quite a few people posting about staying away from Wicked. I haven't seen any details given as to why though.

 

[MattTheHat]

Wicked Grips

From my own experience, with, I don't know, maybe a half dozen sets of 1911 grips, Wicked Grips are very nice. I've never waited more than a few days for them to arrive (but then again, I choose from what's currently listed on their web site.) The fit and finish is superb.

I've only experienced one problem, which was with a set of Officer's stocsk in Ironwood burl. I tightened the grip screws too tightly and cracked one of the panels. I emailed Ed to see if there was anything he could do. He asked that I return them. Without charge, he epoxied them back together. The repair was so expertly done that I literally could not see a joint line on the display surface of the wood. On the back side, there was a little bit of extra epoxy showing, but even that blended very nicely with the grain.

First class stocks, first class service, in my experience.

-Matt

 

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Exhibition Grade Fiddleback Maple

 

[Airburst]

Uncle Mike's on a 659

 

[varoadking]

 

[TennJed]

 

[TennJed]

 

[hey_poolboy]

My first attempt at homemade grips.

 

[Legionnaire]

TennJed, tell us about those grips on the stainless Blackhawk. Those look very cool!

 

[TennJed]

The grips on the stainless (single six actually) are real snake belly skin (told is was cobra) over wood. I was very lucky and stubbled on them just after they were posted on ebay with a buy it now price....i am very proud of them...if anyone is interested the grips on the blued blackhawk are from private schultz custom grips...he does a wonderful job aand is a pleasure to deal with

 

[bwsmith2850]

Hey poolboy, looks like a good job on that first attempt.

 

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Hey poolboy, looks like a good job on that first attempt.

+1

I don't think I did that good on my first set! Nice job.

 

[hey_poolboy]

Thanks guys! I followed a tutorial from another forum I'm a member of. They're made of laminated denim and fiberglass. I'm thinking of trying another set in a different color scheme.

 

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[TheWarhammer]

Taurus 605


Kahr K40


No solo pics of my S&W 622, but here it is with the rest of my .22's.

 

[Ric]

These are Wicked Grips

VCD Grips (Via Con Dios)

 

[Rail Driver]

They're nothing special, but I really like them.

 

[bwsmith2850]

I got a couple new pair recently.

Patrick Grashorn Elk on a S&W 28-2 (front, which I have posted before) and a new set on my S&W 48-4 behind it.



Altamont 'bonded ivory' on my S&W 19-3

 

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Exhibition Grade Desert Ironwood

 

[trex1310]

Colt Python

 

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Box elder burl



Mahogany

 

[G27RR]

Here's my latest...





Customized grips from Esmeralda. I asked if she could combine some features I'd seen on some of her other grips with my own inscriptions and she agreed. They were only about a four week wait and they are stunning in person. The pistol is an STI Escort in .45ACP.

 

[DenaliPark]

Eagle Grips, secret service in Ebony & Rosewood...

 

[Hunterfisher808]

Sambar Stag

Pre-Embargo Sambar Stag on my S&W K-22.