Uncle Mike's Grips
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TimeIsRunninOut
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you can still order them from Smith and Wesson's website
https://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp...ategory_rn=45302&top_category=45302&training=
https://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp...ategory_rn=45302&top_category=45302&training=
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They are my favorite "K" frame grips to. The show up used on Ebay some.
Stainz
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The UM's Combats, which padded the backstrap, came on many recent S&W K&L frames. The 296 came with boots - the rounded Combats are a vast improvement there. The squared Combats vastly improved my 696's early, pre-Ahrends wood grip, days. Those square Combats came from my new 6" 66-6 - and from S&W Accessories. My new 2" 10-11 came with round Combats, too. I believe the current 10/64/67 still come equipped with Combats, too - as possibly was the one new 619 that I saw at a Bass Pro Shop last year. For non-wood grips, they were my favorite - unless serious recoil was present - then I have a pair of X-frame .500 Magnum Hogues for K, L, & N frames, too. Everything else here is wood.
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dfariswheel
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Uncle Mike's stopped production several years ago when they and Craig Spiegel, the designer, couldn't come to a contract agreement.
You can still find them on Ebay and and in gun shop "used stuff" boxes
You can still find them on Ebay and and in gun shop "used stuff" boxes
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S&W J Frame grips
I have three types of grips for my S&W 649. The 3-groove Uncle Mike's grips came with it when I bought it used in 2006. They are comfortable and permit a solid hold on the gun. I dont like the tapered shape however. Last year I bought some old-school "1960s-era detective grips" just for the heck of it. Well, they dont allow for speedloaders to be used - the left side grip isn't contoured to allow the speedloader to fit easily. Also I have long fingers so the small wood grips aren't really comfortable and are essentially a two-finger grab, but they do look cool since they reveal lots of the cool stainless steel, but I wouldnt use em at the range. Just for novelty value. Last month I bought on ebay some old Pachmayr "Gripper (TM)" Grips. It's a clamshell-type, and I find more it appealling than and the shape of the Uncle Mike's. It's a bit larger, though, and they finger grooves are spaced by a hair farther apart for me (I have long but not big fingers) but otherwise it's 97 pct to my liking. They do work with speedloaders.
What are your preferences for snub nose grips, and why? Let's hear your ideas. Here are my pix, get back to me with any questions or observations!
I have three types of grips for my S&W 649. The 3-groove Uncle Mike's grips came with it when I bought it used in 2006. They are comfortable and permit a solid hold on the gun. I dont like the tapered shape however. Last year I bought some old-school "1960s-era detective grips" just for the heck of it. Well, they dont allow for speedloaders to be used - the left side grip isn't contoured to allow the speedloader to fit easily. Also I have long fingers so the small wood grips aren't really comfortable and are essentially a two-finger grab, but they do look cool since they reveal lots of the cool stainless steel, but I wouldnt use em at the range. Just for novelty value. Last month I bought on ebay some old Pachmayr "Gripper (TM)" Grips. It's a clamshell-type, and I find more it appealling than and the shape of the Uncle Mike's. It's a bit larger, though, and they finger grooves are spaced by a hair farther apart for me (I have long but not big fingers) but otherwise it's 97 pct to my liking. They do work with speedloaders.
What are your preferences for snub nose grips, and why? Let's hear your ideas. Here are my pix, get back to me with any questions or observations!
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dfariswheel
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The prime snubby grips in rubber are the Pachmayr "Compac and the Hogue Mono-Grip.
Colt used the Compac on the Detective Special as an option for years. Its small, has a finger groove for the little finger and conceals well.
While its not available for all brands, about the smallest and most compact rubber revolver grips are the Pachmayr "Compac Professional". These have an open back.
http://www.pachmayr.com/
The Hogue Mono-Grip is used by a lot of snubby owners and offers a very solid grip.
Hogue also offers the "snap-on" Bantam snubby grips that are popular.
http://www.getgrip.com/
That's about it these days for rubber revolver grips but once you get into wood the choices are much larger.
Here's my limited production S&W Model 66 .357 revolver with the 3" barrel and the Pachmayr Compac Professional:
Colt used the Compac on the Detective Special as an option for years. Its small, has a finger groove for the little finger and conceals well.
While its not available for all brands, about the smallest and most compact rubber revolver grips are the Pachmayr "Compac Professional". These have an open back.
http://www.pachmayr.com/
The Hogue Mono-Grip is used by a lot of snubby owners and offers a very solid grip.
Hogue also offers the "snap-on" Bantam snubby grips that are popular.
http://www.getgrip.com/
That's about it these days for rubber revolver grips but once you get into wood the choices are much larger.
Here's my limited production S&W Model 66 .357 revolver with the 3" barrel and the Pachmayr Compac Professional:
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