Wood vs rubber grips

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Anybody have experience with the various grips for any of the SIG P220/P226 or the CZ series of guns? Do you prefer wood or rubber or a combination of both? What are the advantages of having rubber over wood and vice versa?

Been looking to get a set of grips as a gift for someone who has both of the above guns.
 
tofuboi8 said:
Anybody have experience with the various grips for any of the SIG P220/P226 or the CZ series of guns? Do you prefer wood or rubber or a combination of both? What are the advantages of having rubber over wood and vice versa?

Been looking to get a set of grips as a gift for someone who has both of the above guns.
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My dad has Hogue rosewood grips on his P226ST. The obvious advantage of wood is the looks. Rubber may be a bit more practical, but it looks ugly and smells nasty. However, if you have small hands, I would not recommend wood panels as they make the grip noticeably thicker.
 
ontgunner said:
I have Pachmayr grips on my CZ75 and I love them.
Huge improvement over the plastic stock grips.
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they have a much nicer hand feel, and aid in control but they do make the pistol slightly bigger around, not great if your hands are already small:( .


Hey, when are you coming out to IDPA again to show off your new glock:D
 
On my Sig 220 'Euro' .45 ACP I have a set of checkered Hogue rosewood grips and on my Sig 220 'American' I have a set of Hogue rubber finger grooved grips. Both are better than the factory plastic ones. I like the look and feel of the rosewoods the best. I like added thickness the wooden grips gave to my 220 Euro and am considering getting a set for my 220 American if I decide to keep the pistol.....YMMV.


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Cocked&Locked said:
they have a much nicer hand feel, and aid in control but they do make the pistol slightly bigger around, not great if your hands are already small:( .


Hey, when are you coming out to IDPA again to show off your new glock:D
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My hands are not large by any stretch of the imagination, but the grips are a very nice fit.
Will see ya tonight (I'll return your holster, thanks again), though don't know how long I can stay. Also have a huge issue with 9mm... don't have any!
The Glock is sweet and sits nice in the Blackhawk holster you recommended.
Oops, sorry to derail the thread :redface: ... now back to our regularly scheduled comments on rubber grips! :D
 
Wood looks better but I prefer a good quality finger grooved wrap around rubber grip.
Except on one of my revolvers, where I really like the original wood grip.

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tofuboi8 said:
target & misfire: nice guns !

Do you guys notice any lessned felt recoil due to the aftermarket grips or no ?
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Thanks.

The backstrap on the Pachmyer grip does absorb some recoil but I have pretty tough palms and 9mm isn't the meanest recoil, so the difference is minimal. It's more a matter of how it feels in your hand.
I wouldn't change the wood grip on my DW revolver because it fits my hand nicely.

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tofuboi8 said:
target & misfire: nice guns !

Do you guys notice any lessned felt recoil due to the aftermarket grips or no ?
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Thanks for the compliment! I don't really notice a difference on the Sigs but I do notice a difference between rubber and wood on my revolvers.

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Ooh ok, so wood on semi-autos are more for cosmetics than functionailty when compared to their rubber...

Thanks for the info and help guys !

btw misfire, is that a S&W 629 in your pics of revolvers ? I'm interested in getting a revolver, but most revolvers come with a 6" or longer barrel. How's it shoot ?
 
Rubber grips on semi-auto can be functional as well if they give better feel, fit or 'grip'. It's really user preference.

The revolver on top is actually a 686 (.357). S&W calls it the 'Classic Hunter'. I bought in 1988 and supposedly only 5000 were made. It has a 6" barrel and it shoots really well. I'm getting a 625 revovler, .45 acp with a 5" barrel sometime this week or early next week. :) Revolvers come in many barrel lengths but, unfortunately, unless one has 12-6 classification on their RPAL, all we're allowed to own ones with barrels longer than 4" which is why you see so many 6" barrelled revolvers around. :(


tofuboi8 said:
Ooh ok, so wood on semi-autos are more for cosmetics than functionailty when compared to their rubber...

Thanks for the info and help guys !

btw misfire, is that a S&W 629 in your pics of revolvers ? I'm interested in getting a revolver, but most revolvers come with a 6" or longer barrel. How's it shoot ?
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Ahh I see, very nice nonetheless (I think that might be a spelling error... meh...) !

yea... if only we had 12-6... the lil 3 to 4 inch ones would be fun to shoot ! Not to mention cool looking !
 
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