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| Author: | JCinMN [ Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Wow, what a difference new grips can make |
I scored a hella good deal on gun broker and got a set of hogue grips for my S&W (5 bucks!). Man, I had no idea what a huge diff just adding half an inch to the bottom of the grip makes. I suppose there is a little more substantial to hang on to as well, little meatier, but wow. Gun looks weird having a larger grip on it though. |
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| Author: | Pakrat [ Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:58 pm ] |
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| Author: | ttousi [ Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Pics |
Pic capability would be nice indeed |
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| Author: | Steelheart [ Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:04 am ] |
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Pics would be nice but I'll admit that usually I can't get pics to work in forums. At a minimum, what model gun and what grips before and after? $5 beats my best, $12 pachmay grippers (shipped) for my S&W M13 that I had just got. Steelheart |
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| Author: | JCinMN [ Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:30 pm ] |
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| Author: | JCinMN [ Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:32 pm ] |
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wow it worked. that's my 642. The new grips are the hogue monogrips. They are supposed to be a soft, recoil absorbing rubber too... The original grips were just like what joel has at the top of the forum page here. Same gun I believe. Except they were black hard rubber not wood. |
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| Author: | Ramoel [ Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:50 pm ] |
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I had a set like that on my 649 but I ended up going back to fingergroove wood that was somewhat smaller. I just thought the grips looked too big for the gun. Maybe with a 3 or 4 inch barrel it would be more in proportion. Just my opinion, they are easy to hang on to. |
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| Author: | JCinMN [ Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:10 pm ] |
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Yep, I do think they look to big for the gun but I'm not too concerned about looks. I don't want to be fiddling around with trying to shoot the gun with only 1 finger wrapped around the grip if I'm in a situation. |
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| Author: | Pakrat [ Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:52 pm ] |
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Wow that is a beaut. I am really getting the itch for a revolver. |
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| Author: | muchgoodmojo [ Sun Aug 28, 2005 8:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Grips on a snubbie |
My experience with snubbies has steered me toward boot grips. That little snubbie is my absolute favorite carry gun. The S&W 649 I carry came w/ a finger groove style grip similar to the picture above. The rounded (and somewhat ridged) rear of the grip was pretty brutal with full house .357 magnum loads after 100 rounds. I have found that the boot style grip with an exposed backstrap is a bit wider and flatter, and this configuration spreads the impact over more of my hand. This eases felt recoil for me. YMMV of course... The grips I use are low cost, hard rubber grips with finger grooves that are based on a Craig Spegel design. I may yet track down a nice set of smooth Rosewood boot grips made by Spegel just to dress the pistol up a bit. The smooth wood should also assist with allowing cover garment fabric to slide over the butt, lessening the possibility of printing. I do find it necessary to exercise my hands to ensure I can maintain a grip on the pistol though; it is still a beast to fire. Did I mention how much I like my little snubbie? |
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| Author: | JCinMN [ Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:33 am ] |
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Yes, I did notice that the soft rubber made belt carry a pain. That's not a big deal since I don't like the gun really. Just not a snubbie fan I guess. The grips make a huge difference, but I just don't enjoy shooting it. The recoil isn't the issue, I just don't like the ergonomics I guess even though they are improved. Anyway, on the belt my shirt would stick to the soft rubber and would eventually ride up and expose the gun. So I guess I'll use it strictly for pocket carry or deep concealment or something. Heh, maybe I'll sell it. Which I guess is the next big question, how does one go about selling a used gun? Never done it... Seems like there is a billion of these on gunbroker... |
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