Bisley grips vs plowhandles
- Thread starter ken g
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Bisley's are supposedly a target shooter's frame. The regular grip frame was designed for use from horse back and made to roll back in your hand and absorb recoil that way, as I recall.
CAS is more about recreating Hollywood's idea of the American West than having anything to do with reality.
CAS is more about recreating Hollywood's idea of the American West than having anything to do with reality.
Lee Enfield
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Ruger bisley grips are more recoil friendly. Original colt grips? They were never used on anything heavier than. 45 colt...
I don't really like the look or feel of the Bisely's and but I don't shoot max loaded .44mag's.
The way I look at it is they are just different grip shapes and some people prefer vanilla and some like chocolate.... I can see where some might prefer a longer grip for .454 casull heavy loads but most people don't shoot those heavy loads.
Anything that I can't handle(as far as recoil) with a Ruger Superblackhawk Plow handle is more then I want to shoot. I do prefer the slightly larger plowhandle that Ruger uses on their dragoon style grip frame and I wouldn't mind it on their .45 and .357 models when shooting heavier loads. Their best model is the Hunter where they combine the slightly longer plowhandle with a round trigger guard instead of the dragoon style guard,
I think many people first handle a smaller gripped plow handle and they can't figure out how to get their pinky on the grip.... specially if they have large hands.
it just feels wrong and their is no room. Once you figure out the "cowboy" type grip it makes more sense. Hanging the pinky down under the grip makes it easier to #### the gun with one hand as you can counteract the torque of your thumb on the hammer with the pinky under the grip.
The way I look at it is they are just different grip shapes and some people prefer vanilla and some like chocolate.... I can see where some might prefer a longer grip for .454 casull heavy loads but most people don't shoot those heavy loads.
Anything that I can't handle(as far as recoil) with a Ruger Superblackhawk Plow handle is more then I want to shoot. I do prefer the slightly larger plowhandle that Ruger uses on their dragoon style grip frame and I wouldn't mind it on their .45 and .357 models when shooting heavier loads. Their best model is the Hunter where they combine the slightly longer plowhandle with a round trigger guard instead of the dragoon style guard,
I think many people first handle a smaller gripped plow handle and they can't figure out how to get their pinky on the grip.... specially if they have large hands.
it just feels wrong and their is no room. Once you figure out the "cowboy" type grip it makes more sense. Hanging the pinky down under the grip makes it easier to #### the gun with one hand as you can counteract the torque of your thumb on the hammer with the pinky under the grip.
John, have you compared it to the longer plowhandle that comes on the Super hunter plow handle? I tried them both and preferred the plowhandle but I didn't try them with max loads so that maybe another thing all together.
The Hunter is a pretty heavy gun to begin with but I do like the slightly larger plowhandle Ruger puts on that model.....no idea why it's not at least an option on some of their other guns.
The Hunter is a pretty heavy gun to begin with but I do like the slightly larger plowhandle Ruger puts on that model.....no idea why it's not at least an option on some of their other guns.
I have a bunch of Ruger Blackhawks and a Super Blackhawk. I have had a Freedom Arms 83 in my hands and the feel is way different. The Blackhawks need better grips like right now. The Freedom Arms grip, a Bisley is great, way different, although I have not fired it. I have big hands.
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The idea that you can't shoot heavy loads with the standard grip frame is overstated . . .
The load is a 325 gr WFN over 20 grs of H-110, in a .44 Ruger Vaquero, but one handing it is no problem.
The load is a 325 gr WFN over 20 grs of H-110, in a .44 Ruger Vaquero, but one handing it is no problem.
Lee Enfield
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Like Can-down….I didn't like the "looks" of the Bisley grip. Liked it after I handled one shooting stout .44mag rounds. Longer/larger grip gives you lots to hang onto.
Bisley grips on my Ruger SBHB Hunter….
My reason for going with Ruger "bisley" grip frames was that for whatever reason, I cannot repeatably shoot guns equipped with the XR3-RED grip frame.
I discovered this fact when I bought a 1950s single six that I could hit anything I pointed at, my other single six I couldn't hit the proverbial broadsided barn.
Holding the 2 side by side revealed that the -RED frame doesn't sit in my hand in the same place for each shot.
I found the Bisley frame works for me and pulled one off my 7-1/2" and installed it on my 4-5/8" and haven't looked back
Grips are a personal thing and we all need to figure out what works for each of us.
The first time I handled a Single Action Ruger blackhawk I tried to get all my fingers on the grip like with a double action revolver and I thought....this is just wrong?
Then I figured out how to hold it and got comfortable with a "two finger" grip.
Here's how I hold my single six, first picture shows the gripping fingers and the second shows where I rest my pinky and the third picture is how I first tried to grip a SA with my fingers crammed on the grip and the knuckle against the trigger guard.... awkward and uncomfortable.
No…never handled the longer plowhandles. I'm actually not a fan of the "flared" shape at the base of the plowhandle. Kinda digs into my palm.
The dangling pinky (as shown in your pics) also takes some time getting use to.
