What do you call those little add on grip extension things that go on the front of the grip and are metal? Basically making the grip part of the frame wider.....and where could I get one for a round butt k frame model 19?

Thanks!

Tyler T-grip adapters....

http://www.t-grips.com/

Thanks!!!

T'aint nobody a dumb newbie............just young or new to the world of guns.

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Originally posted by chevypilot:
What do you call those little add on grip extension things that go on the front of the grip and are metal? Basically making the grip part of the frame wider.....and where could I get one for a round butt k frame model 19?

Thanks!

They are called grip adapters, and I think Tyler is about the only company making them now although Pachmayr and others made alot of them in the past.

Hi "newbie" chevypilot, and welcome to a really fine forum!

Yes, the Tylers are absolutely WONDERFUL and they make shooting your wheelguns easier and more comfortable too!

Tyler is a little company that insists that you pay ahead of time and then they eventually get around to making your t-grips. It's a really crazy idea, when they could surely sell more if they would simply keep 'em in stock!!!

LUCKILY . . .

A forum member using the name "superman" has a thread running in the Classified section and I've bought several new Tylers from him. Do a search for his posts in the Classified Section using the search tool, or just visit the Classified. Rarely is that thread not on pg. 1 or pg. 2.

Superman orders all the time from Tyler and TRIES to keep 'em all in stock . . . and forum members try to make sure that doesn't happen!

WHICH TYLER LOOKS BEST?

This is open to debate, but I like:

1. Polished aluminum ones on nickle plated Smiths

2. Bright Polished black ones on the bright polished blued guns (although some like polished aluminum on their blued guns.

3. Satin aluminum on the beadblasted stainless steel Smith revolvers.

Here's a photo of some examples from my everyday toters.

I HOPE OTHERS WILL POST SOME EYE CANDY EXAMPLES FOR OUR NEWBEE HERE TOO!

Hope this helps,

Tom




ps: The gorgeous Elk Stag grips are a specialty of another great forum member (executioner), whose real name is Patrick Grashorn. I'm slowly retiring my original S&W stocks (grips) and dressin' 'em up with Patrick's awesome stags.

Hang around . . . this place is great!

Thanks Tom! I just acquired (actually will be arriving Friday) this 19-4. I've already contacted Patrick for some stag! I was thinking polished aluminum tgrips, but yours look pretty darn good. I'll see if I can get ahold of superman!

GORGEOUS MODEL 19-4!

Tom

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Yes, the Tylers are absolutely WONDERFUL and they make shooting your wheelguns easier and more comfortable too!

Sir, no offense, but that's not universally true. With the T-Grip on my 25-9, under recoil the back of the trigger guard rapped the knuckle on the middle finger of my shooting hand very unpleasantly, even with mellow "cowboy" loads. I went back to magnas, and the problem went away.

Whether a T-Grip, or any other variation of grip, works for you is something that no one but you can determine.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

Thanks!

chevypilot: That Model 19 is going to look like a million bucks with some Executioner stags and a polished aluminum Tyler.

quote:

Originally posted by chevypilot:
What do you call those little add on grip extension things that go on the front of the grip and are metal? Basically making the grip part of the frame wider.....and where could I get one for a round butt k frame model 19?

Thanks!

The only dumb question is the one that is not asked.

Bill

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Originally posted by chevypilot:
dumb revolver newbie question

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Originally posted by Dyerbill:
T'aint nobody a dumb newbie............just young or new to the world of guns.

I think this is a newbie asking a question about a dumb revolver. There are no dumb questions.

Not having used these before, that I can remember,what material are/were the Pachmayrs, Tylers, etc. made from, and do they move any when installed, and could they scratch the finish of the revolver with prolonged use?

Are the current Tylers only made with finger grooves?

What color, the matte or shiny ones would best match an old blued 1905 4th change revolver, because, if ever there was a need for this grip adapter, this gun is it?

I have more Tylers than Pachmayr, but I kind of like the Pachmayr better. I suppose from a manufacturing point of view the Tyler is a better product.

They are pliant and seem to stay in place better, the Tylers have to be really snugged or wedged down tight to not wiggle a bit. I've not heard of them scratching a frame, but if you scratch the Tyler there's bright aluminium under the black finish.

I suppose from a manufacturing point of view the Tyler is a better product and certainly looks better on the gun - more like it was meant to be there. I just wish they'cure that wiggle.