I generally like Pachmyers on my wheelguns. Look much better than Hogues and feel better, too. I have them on my 686, but when I tried to put them on my 19-2, they just looked wrong. Black rubber and blued gun just doesn't look right to me. So i took them off and put the original diamond targets back on. When i took them off, there was moisture under there, which is not good for blueing, so I put them on right before I shoot the gun and take them off when I'm done. Never any moisture under my wood grips, especially since the gun doesn't get carried or exposed to the elements. On a side note, the checkering off the target grips is irritating to me. The pad of my middle finger gets rubbed by it. If I was gonna shoot the 19 with wood on, I'd have to find something else.