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Old 12-11-2008, 05:23 AM
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Could you please post pics of your fancy wood J Frame grips....
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Could you please post pics of your fancy wood J Frame grips....
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Old 12-11-2008, 05:47 AM
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Another forum member came up with the idea of modifying a set of factory banana style grips by trimming the bottom and doing some reshaping.

I liked the idea so much I followed suit by getting a set of smooth factory banana grips and modifying them for my 432PD by trimming the bottom to 1/4" below the frame so it's still enclosed and not flush like a boot grip, and then tapered in the bottom to reduce bulk.

I also modified the left grip with an oversized "football" style relief cut for the extractor and/or a speed loader.

I can hold on to these a whole lot easier than the standard boot grip style and these still present a low profile.

This is how they started out life:



And how they look now... they were stripped, lightly stained with a mix of minwax mahogany & walnut stain, finshed with several coats of tru-oil, then burnished with 0000 steel wool and hand rubbed to a satin sheen.




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My soon to be x wife has the gun but I kept the grips.
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My soon to be x wife has the gun but I kept the grips.

You can always throw the grips at her.
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Here's three of my J Frames
The 342Ti wears eagle Secret Service Grips & the 642ND & 940ND have Craig Spegal Boot Grips
I GOT WOOD!!
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40-1 wearing 40-1 Spegels.
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