Yup. I spent some time and money years back trying to find a better grip for a GP100 than what came on it from the factory. I finally gave up.The factory rubber/insert grips on the Ruger grip stud guns is pretty good.
Yup. I spent some time and money years back trying to find a better grip for a GP100 than what came on it from the factory. I finally gave up.The factory rubber/insert grips on the Ruger grip stud guns is pretty good.
Yessss. I was going to homestead a few acres in Alaska and decided to buy a 44Mag revolver. I found a like new one for sale at my LGS. Snapped it up along with a box of 44 Mag ammo. I drove to a outdoor gun range, hung a target at 25 ft and proceded to shoot 6 rounds. Inspected the target......no hits. Inspected my hand......bruised. Packed it up and when home. Took me a long time before I learned how to fire that handgun without too much pain and flinch.It didn't take me long to figure out why you hear so many tales of 44 magnums being for sale. ammo included, only (insert low number here) rounds fired. Those things kick. And I'm a wimp, so they kick a LOT!
This. I've run some 1100'sec stuff for a lug barrel S&W and a Mountain Gun; still has some serious ooooomph, but not like my 1400'sec 'Conrail' hunting loads.As a reloader I have turned my 44 mags into 44 specials. Big ol' heavy guns are very pleasant to shoot now.
I don't beat myself up unnecessarily. Some folks probably think I shoot heavy stuff all the time but I don't. Most my .44Mag shooting is a generic 240gr SWC over 10.0gr Unique for 1100-1200fps. I even downgraded my plinking/practice loads in .44Spl and .45Colt to 200gr RNFP's.As a reloader I have turned my 44 mags into 44 specials. Big ol' heavy guns are very pleasant to shoot now.
Thanks, those came from Culina. Can also recommend Keith Brown.Gorgeous grips Craig! I agree that the way the grip fills the hand is a very important criteria for recoil control. Nevertheless, the Hogue “tamer” grips do have a “squishy” backstrap, either due to the inclusion of an air pocket the length of the grip, or perhaps some “gel” component. Again, they’re ugly, and the finger grooves are not to everyone’s liking, but they work. I’ve switched the factory grips on my Python and Anaconda to vintage Pachmayr presentation grips with Colt medallions (eBay, virtually new, good price) and find they offer good purchase with decent recoil absorption. I’ve tried new-production Pachmayrs and found them all to be complete junk - molding flaws or poor trimming ( like they used a chainsaw); I’ll never buy a new pair again.
BTW Craig, where’d those wood grips come from on your S&W’s?
Sometime ago someone posted that wood grips are for show, rubber for go. That has been my opinion for years.
YouCatchy title? I thought so. Then again, I amuse easily, especially when I am amusing myself! Ok, so… last week I was shooting my recently acquired S&W 629, 4” barrel and I, uh, overdid it. I was having such a good time I didn’t realize what a bad time I was having. I fired 250 rounds of mixed factory .44 magnum ammo, including some fire-breathing Remington 180 grain JSP at 1650 fps. I felt ok until the next morning, when I could barely hold my coffee cup. It almost felt like I had dislocated my thumb a little bit. I bought some padded motorcycle gloves and headed back to the range a couple of days later with my 629 and 6” Anaconda. Not so good. I made it through 5 rounds of Winchester 240 grain soft points and I’d had enough. Determined to find a solution, I found the Hogue “tamer” grips for sale online for $26 and figured I’d give them a try. The Tamers arrived yesterday and of course it took all of 13 seconds to get them on to the 629. I could immediately tell the difference, with the Tamers having a “squishier” backstrap than the OEM (Hogue too?) grips. Despite the squishiness, it was still easy to get a solid firing grip on the revolver. I don’t generally like finger grooves but these feel ok. Proceeding to the range today, I fired 50 rounds of 240 grain Winchester JSP through the 629 and…. Big difference. My hand is still sore from my previous abuse but this limited range session proved that these grips are transformative. I really wish Hogue would make these for the Colt Anaconda too; they’re that good. I like to shoot a lot when I’m at the range and I have every confidence that these grips will allow me to do that without having to ice my thumb for a few days. I’d love to have some beautiful wood grips on my magnums but I don’t think that’s going to happen. Anyway, thought I’d share and I hope this is helpful for other overdoers out there!
“Aspercream.” Diclofenac Sodium Topical Gel.Catchy title? I thought so. Then again, I amuse easily, especially when I am amusing myself! Ok, so… last week I was shooting my recently acquired S&W 629, 4” barrel and I, uh, overdid it. I was having such a good time I didn’t realize what a bad time I was having. I fired 250 rounds of mixed factory .44 magnum ammo, including some fire-breathing Remington 180 grain JSP at 1650 fps. I felt ok until the next morning, when I could barely hold my coffee cup. It almost felt like I had dislocated my thumb a little bit. I bought some padded motorcycle gloves and headed back to the range a couple of days later with my 629 and 6” Anaconda. Not so good. I made it through 5 rounds of Winchester 240 grain soft points and I’d had enough. Determined to find a solution, I found the Hogue “tamer” grips for sale online for $26 and figured I’d give them a try. The Tamers arrived yesterday and of course it took all of 13 seconds to get them on to the 629. I could immediately tell the difference, with the Tamers having a “squishier” backstrap than the OEM (Hogue too?) grips. Despite the squishiness, it was still easy to get a solid firing grip on the revolver. I don’t generally like finger grooves but these feel ok. Proceeding to the range today, I fired 50 rounds of 240 grain Winchester JSP through the 629 and…. Big difference. My hand is still sore from my previous abuse but this limited range session proved that these grips are transformative. I really wish Hogue would make these for the Colt Anaconda too; they’re that good. I like to shoot a lot when I’m at the range and I have every confidence that these grips will allow me to do that without having to ice my thumb for a few days. I’d love to have some beautiful wood grips on my magnums but I don’t think that’s going to happen. Anyway, thought I’d share and I hope this is helpful for other overdoers out there!”Aspercream.