What are my grip options for a Ruger MkII???

[schadenfreude]

I bought a ruger mkII last week and am waiting for it to arrive. I have been renting one at the range for the last few weeks. The one thing I hate(aside from the fact the range never cleans their guns) is the grips. They don't fit my hand quite right.

What are you favorites?

I was thinking of getting these MKII Volthane R.H. Grips

Any thoughts?

 

[Graystar]

I've used the Volthane, stock wooden target, and standard Hogue grips. Of the three I think the Hogue grip felt best. The Volthane feels like you're holding a coffee mug. It's a little too big to squeeze well, I feel. I have a size "L" hand.

Hogue now makes grips with a thumbshelf. I haven't tried those. There are also some expensive wood grips made for the Mark II.

Make sure you don't get a set of grips that requires them to be removed in order to disassemble the gun. But if you really want a set like that then invest in the Majestic Arms Speed Strip Kit that allows easy disassembly.
http://www.ontargetguns.com/apssk.html

This site has all the grips listed above and a fancy match grip as well...
http://www.rimfiresports.com/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=RSC&Category_Code=VC2

These guys have a really nice looking wooden grip...
http://www.gunaccessories.com/ExcaliburWoodGrips/ruger/excaliburwoodgripsruger.asp

Another nice looking set...
http://www.pistolgrips.com/Grip_Catalog/Ruger_Grips/Mark_II/mark_ii.html

Some simulated ivory grips...
http://www.boonetrading.com/Grips-Ruger.html

Pachmayer also makes a grip for the Ruger. I think Brownells has it...
http://www.brownells.com/

You can search on Google and find all this. Just search on Ruger Mark ii grips and Ruger Mk ii grips

 

[schadenfreude]

Thanks for all the great links.

I really like rubber grips the most. The hogue grips look nice and are half the price. Maybe I can find a MkII at a gunshop with a set installed so I can try before I buy.


The wood ones look soooooo good though.

 

[Shmackey]

There's Randall Fung and there's everything else.

 

[albanian]

I have had wood grips that had finger grooves and a large thumb rest and recently, I purchased a set of Hogues.

I thought I was buying the Houge grips with the thumb rest but when I got them, they didn't have a thumb rest. I think I prefer not to have the thumb rest. The Hogues are a big improvment on the stock grips. They seem to make the gun feel lighter. I really feel like I have a hold of my MKII now.

A word of caution!
The wood grips I had were shaped like a set of Hogues with a thumb rest. They were a little fatter all around and smooth. They had the Ruger emblem in the grip panel so I assumed they were fatory Ruger grips. They were not! In fact, they were not made correctly to fit my gun. It created a dangerous situation where the gun would go off under strang circumstances. Luckly, I never had it loaded when the gun would "trip" but it was scary to know that several times, I could have shot someone in the next room if the gun was loaded while it went off. I got these grips at a gunshow so I guess I had it comming.

Make sure to use good quality grips from a known maker. Don't buy the slick looking "gun show special" wood grips like I did.

 

[Kruzr]

Some nice ones for the Mark II here:

http://www.handgungrips.com/model.cfm?mfg=Ruger&category=handgun grip

 

[45R]

These are nice

 

[rugerfreak]

Just put the factory grips from the competition model on mine.