Has anyone put wood grips on their 629 classic?

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I recently purchased a Smith and Wesson 629 classic and I'm waiting for it to arrive. I'm thinking of changing the grips, as I'm really not into the rubber look. I would prefer the classic look of nice wooden grips. I'm wondering if anyone has put wooden grips on their 629 and what has worked for them.

Right now I'm leaning toward a walnut set directly from Smith and Wesson. They convert the round but to the older square style.
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I have found one style of finger grip model that I like. It's from Ahrends. I would be choosing a darker wood if I went this route.
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Lastly the hogues are starting to grow on me, but I'm not sure.
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If anyones got another option or can suggest something that worked for them let me know. Pictures would be great too.
 
I can vouch for either of these.

Ahrends Retro Target on my four-screw S&W Model 29:
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Herrett's Roper on my five-screw K-38 Masterpiece:
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Herrett's are custom made to a hand tracing and are competitively priced with other quality wood grips. They can make grips with finger grooves if you prefer.

http://herrettstocks.com/album.htm
 
If you plan on shooting a lot of full power loads you may find that the rubber grips or some Hogue rubber replacements are really the way to go. Full power fast burning powder loads have a real snap to them that is at least soaked up a little by some good rubber grips.

But I have to agree that wood does look so much classier.

I will warn you about those S&W grips. I've got a set on my Model 28 and found that they are far too narrow at the top. They don't suddenly step out like so many of the outher options do that are in the pictures above. They may be just the ticket for someone with smaller hands because of this but for me it makes getting a nice supportive grip a little harder to manage. Meantime I've got a set of Hogue wood grips on my .22 Model 17 that fit my hand like they are a part of me. I guess the moral of this story is to check around and try holding a bunch of different grips before you decide which you want to go with. Don't just pick them because they have nice wood grain or the finger grooves look nice. For my hands the Hogue finger grooves fit well. But I've had some folks shoot my guns that found them to be really annoying. So if your hands don't fit the finger grooves then you're better off with no grooves at all.
 
That's good advice BC Rider, unfortunatly I live in a rural area, and there are no gunshops that have stock of grips that I can try. I don't know anyone with a 629 and wood grips either. I've handled some older 686s with the factory grips and was quite fond of them. I'm not sure how significant the differance will be between the two frame styles.

As far as recoil goes I won't be shooting it a lot. If it comes down to it I can swap grips back to the rubbers if I think I'm going to do a lot of shooting that day.

I found some grips that fit my tastes today I think I will try. They are made by Eagle. If need be I can put them on the EE if they don't fit me properly.
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^^^ those are nice, I should look into getting some for mine. $? I agree if shooting 50+ rds at a time the rubber grips are the way to go.
 
I don't find the wooden grips all that unpleasant, even with full power loads. The key is to have grips that fit your hand that have no checkering. The smooth surface allows the gun to roll in your hand.

A grip style that covers the backstrap of the grip will also help with felt recoil.
 
Not a 629 but I have a couple of L frames that came with the rubber grips that would like to dress up.I like the look of the Ahrends,just curious where you are getting them from.So far I have not found a U.S. dealer that will ship to Ontario.Do you know of a supplier in Canada?Any info would be appreciated.
 
BigUn said:
Not a 629 but I have a couple of L frames that came with the rubber grips that would like to dress up.I like the look of the Ahrends,just curious where you are getting them from.So far I have not found a U.S. dealer that will ship to Ontario.Do you know of a supplier in Canada?Any info would be appreciated.
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I think you order direct from Ahrends, they are making a custom grip for your hand so a dealer would just be a middleman in the way.

ht tp://www.ahrendsgripsusa.com/

Mark
 
Thanks for the link,sent them an email.It's only wood ,I find it strange that some of the US dealers would not ship because they consider it firearm parts.Strange,I mean a sharp pencil should be considered more dangerous that the grips,but then again let's not give the Liberals any more bright ideas.
 
I have some Ahrends on my model 27,they are great,very comfortable and dress the gun up nicely.I prefer them to the S&W grips(the newer ones),which I think look a bit hokey.

Ahrends wont ship to Canada,so I got these via Brownells.They were $60 or so,really good value for the price.
 
I have a set of the hogue on my 625. They look good and feel good, but don't fit as well as i'd like on the backstrap. I'd like a nice filling set of grips for my 629, as the fingergroove houge rubber it came with are too narrow and it is the one revolver i have i don't enjoy shooting much.
 
+ whatever for Herretts. You want something that looks good, fits your gun and your hand perfectly (you send a tracing of your hand and your grip frame), and help to soak up recoil and control the gun as much as wood can, this is the way to go. They'll do special orders with fancier wood too and various checkering (or none) as well. - dan
 
1300_stainless said:
Mine is coming with the OE rubber grips. I think that I'm going to keep them just incase. The grips in your picture are nice, however, personaly, I'm not really struck on finger groved grips. Sorry:(
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My finger grove grips dont fit me 100%. The bottom grove if not perfect for my hand. I am going to try find a set of rubber or textured wood grips without the finger groves to replace these. Good luck on getting the perfect grip and post pics when you do;)
 
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