Smith & Wesson - Which Factory Grips Look Best?

[SJshooter]

I like shooting all of these styles - they feel different, but all very comfortable to my hands.

But for this poll, you gotta choose one. Which shoes should the primary set up for this K-frame?

 

[Geronimo45]

Magnas. Look better (though beauty's in the eyes of the beholder), take up less bulk... though the last ones on the list aren't too bad (personally don't like oversized revolver grips).

 

[Feanaro]

Magnas are the best lookers for S&Ws under 6". Above that, I like the original target stocks.

 

[PzGren]

I am really puzzled by the late popularity of the magnas. That was the first thing that people used to change out on their S&W revolvers in the 1970s and 1980s.
There was no gun store without a box of stock grips, ranging from $2 to $5.

 

[Feanaro]

Excellence surpasses fancy, eventually. All my S&W's wear magnas.

 

[DaleCooper51]

I like the look of the smooth targets the best, but that being said, my stubby fingers preclude me from using targets comfortably.

I would go for the magnas with Tgrip.

 

[Iggy]

The first S&W revolver I ever got to touch was a "combat magnum" It had target grips andI fell in love with it.
Since that day I have obtained many S&W in all configurations.. The old classics wear the magna grips, but for strictly sentimental reasons my favorite is the Target grip on a K frame.

 

[Silvanus]

What's the name of the grips on the last picture? That's what I like best. They are simple, but they look great and work for me.

 

[SJshooter]

The last photo shows factory checkered target grips. They are probably the one I would vote for, with Magna/Tyler and Smooth Presentation coming in for a close second.

 

[Silvanus]

Ok, thank you. So I vote for "factory target grips"

 

[Boxhead]

These are my favorites. They came from an early run M610 and fit me better than the original M624 grips.

 

[texas bulldog]

i voted for the target grips. second would be the combats.

i find the magnas to be uncomfortable to shoot, so i guess i'm in the crowd that would take them off as soon as i got the gun. however, unlike some i would keep the original grips! why does it seem that so few used S&Ws have their original factory grips on? are the previous owners keeping them for other guns? looking to sell them separately for an extra few bucks?

 

[BlindJustice]

None of the above

I have Guy Hogue Coco Bolo wood on
S & W 617/6 inch Bbl. No checkering w/white separator & End cap
S & W 686P/4 inch Bbl. One-finger groove* checkered w/white separator and end cap.

* I have long hands 6'4" and can palm a Basketball

FWIW
My N frame has the GH in Rosewood with the two-finger grooves,
checkered and no end cap

Differnt Strokes

 

[lev83]

nothing compares with a nice set of combat grips. Plus they are very helpful in ensuring that you grip the gun in the same manner ever time thus increasing accuracy

 

[Feanaro]

i find the magnas to be uncomfortable to shoot

Different strokes indeed. I find most target grips to be uncomfortable and I am not small handed.

 

[glassman]

They All Look Great

But I voted for the target grips with combat grips coming in a close second.

 

[Sistema1927]

Same vote as over on the S&W Forum.

Factory magnas with the T-grip.