hand grips - what do you like?

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Assuming the grips all fit your hand nicely, what do you prefer?


Rubber grips are great in warm weather if you get sweaty palms, and maybe absorb more recoil.

Wood grips are beautiful and ###y, and feel really good in the hand.

Plastic or synthetic grips are utilitarian, robust and you don't worry about them...

Does anyone notice a significant performance difference using factory (plastic), rubber, or wood grips?
 
I will never give up my hogue grips, seems like they were made for my hand. :)
 
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The only reason to change grips is to improve the fit. Otherwise it doesn't matter what they're made of. Mind you, plastic grips do tend to cause your hand to slip.
 
My Choice in Grips:

For my 1911's... stock factory checkered wood +/or USGI plastic grips +/or Pachmayr wrap arounds without the finger swells...

For my S&W semi-auto, soft Hogue grips.

For my S&W wheelguns... Pachmayr Grippers.
 
My favorite grips? I'd have to say the set of S&W factory ivory Magna grips I have on my 4" model 29.
Because of the recoil effects of the .500 S&W, I replaced the original Hogue grips with a modified set of Jorden Trooper stocks made by Herritt's. With the Hogue grips, the rubber in the hump area of the grip is pretty thin and doesn't protect much against some of the more severe recoil.
 
..... To a certain extent it depends on what you use/need the pistol for. For Olympic type shooting, stocks that wrap around are needed, and the choices are limited to wood... you pick the type. Action type shooting, the choices are wider. The "rubber " ones do tend to absorb recoil, that being said, they don't really allow a change of grip, so if your grip on "drawing" is off, it's harder to correct. Properly fitted wooden grips enhance the appearance, but if checkered, can be a bit hard on the hands! (blisters, as can the rubber ones) .... from my own experiences, the Hogues/Pachmayr tend to "point" a little quicker, and when its wet or really cold, provide a better grip, at the risk of clothing catching a little on the soft rubber. On both my 1911 and 686, I have smooth wooden grips, oil finished and slightly re-shaped to better fit my hand. If the factory grips work for you, keep them ! If the factory offers the choice, it really is a personal preference, and with the huge after-market selection, there really is no wrong choice ! Even the Hogue/Pachmayr grips can be "modified" with the gentle application of a Dremel Tool fitted with a sanding drum ! ...... David K. .....:wave:
 
David K said:
it depends on what you use/need the pistol for
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David K nailed it.

Rubber can be soft and tacky. Very good or very bad, depending on application.

If you specify the application you will then be able to get better advice.
 
Wendell said:
If you specify the application you will then be able to get better advice.
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Who was looking for advice? :) ;)
I already know what I like.

I was just wondering what other people preferred and why, (which a number of people have answered).



Ultimately, I suppose that if someone sticks with a certain type of grip, it's probably because it works for him in his application.
 
Hogue and Pachmayer, depending on who makes the nicest one for a particular handgun. Have 'em both on different models. Very nice and beats the crap out of stock handgun grips (well, most of them, anyway).
 
I have a Ruger P-89 that I did the same with, a houge slip on sleeve and after feeling what differance that made I think I'll order a wrap around from houge some time in the future.
In case yer all intrested here is a pic of my first hand gun with its first after market grip:D
newgun2001.jpg

Mazing what a 14 dollar part can do to the firt and feel of a hand gun eh?




Russ
 
Skateboard tape. Grips your skin (rips if held too loose) but easier to reposition in your hand than sticky rubber grips.
 
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