BullfrogKen
Moderator Emeritus
I wanted to begin a thread about the Tyler T-grips.
A good many of the guns that left the factories of Colt, Smith & Wesson and the early Ruger Six series (Service/Speed/Security) had fairly minimal wood grips. Whole generations of young shooters are now rediscovering the value of these old revolvers. At the same time they are discovering that gap in the grip that can bang up our knuckles, or keep us from having that really solid purchase on the gun.
New wood grips are relatively expensive. And just like folks did 30 years ago, we're struggling with paying many hour's worth of our wages for a nice, hand-filling wood grip. I don't like rubber grips on a carry gun. They grab at clothing and I can't stand it.
The solution then was to use the stock grips, and add a Tyler T. Many of the new value-priced revolvers come with some sort of rubber grip now, and T-grips aren't an option with those. But if you're like me, and look for those older Colts, Smiths, and Rugers they'll very often come with those old wood stocks on them. Some mail-order enterprizes even pull off nice grips to sell separately and put on a cheap set of those old wood grips to sell with the gun. Those old grips are still in the parts bins at gun shows everywhere.
The Tyler T isn't being made in the numbers they once were. The market isn't as big as it used to be. But if you need a set, Bud and Gayle at P&B Firearms do stock them. I ordered 3 from them last week, and they literally shipped out within hours of my Pay-pal transfer.
http://pbfirearms.com/
No, I'm not getting a dime or any other form of consideration for the plug. I just thought I'd begin a thread about a fix many have forgotten about, and some never knew once existed. If you want a set for your gun, these folks might have one in stock.
A good many of the guns that left the factories of Colt, Smith & Wesson and the early Ruger Six series (Service/Speed/Security) had fairly minimal wood grips. Whole generations of young shooters are now rediscovering the value of these old revolvers. At the same time they are discovering that gap in the grip that can bang up our knuckles, or keep us from having that really solid purchase on the gun.
New wood grips are relatively expensive. And just like folks did 30 years ago, we're struggling with paying many hour's worth of our wages for a nice, hand-filling wood grip. I don't like rubber grips on a carry gun. They grab at clothing and I can't stand it.
The solution then was to use the stock grips, and add a Tyler T. Many of the new value-priced revolvers come with some sort of rubber grip now, and T-grips aren't an option with those. But if you're like me, and look for those older Colts, Smiths, and Rugers they'll very often come with those old wood stocks on them. Some mail-order enterprizes even pull off nice grips to sell separately and put on a cheap set of those old wood grips to sell with the gun. Those old grips are still in the parts bins at gun shows everywhere.
The Tyler T isn't being made in the numbers they once were. The market isn't as big as it used to be. But if you need a set, Bud and Gayle at P&B Firearms do stock them. I ordered 3 from them last week, and they literally shipped out within hours of my Pay-pal transfer.
http://pbfirearms.com/
No, I'm not getting a dime or any other form of consideration for the plug. I just thought I'd begin a thread about a fix many have forgotten about, and some never knew once existed. If you want a set for your gun, these folks might have one in stock.
