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Just picked up a 686-4 3" and want to put a set of different grips on it-it has the original black rubber-give me some pics of some,stag,MOP,nice wood ,finger grooved,smooth-lets see what you have,
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both sets are Ahrends. but i reworked them some for a better fit.
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This one has a set from Altamont. It may not apply for you being that it is a square butt.
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Forum member Executioner's grips
Bone grips by same maker
Factory wood
Spegels on a M66
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These are Ahrend's grips that I just got for Christmas. Just got the gun this fall - it is also a 686-4, but with a 4-inch barrel and with 7-rounds. I like the way these grips feel and look...they have lots of sizes, types of wood, etc. You can do a search for Ahrend's grips and find their web site...I just e-mailed back and forth with the maker until I figured out exactly what I wanted. These are a round-to-square conversion (makes it look like a square butt), but I always figured if I got a 3" gun I would try to carry it more and would get the round butt grips. You can't go wrong with the Ahrend's in my opinion. Good luck, B
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Just picked up a 686-4 3" and want to put a set of different grips on it-it has the original black rubber-give me some pics of some,stag,MOP,nice wood ,finger grooved,smooth-lets see what you have,
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Can't beat factory combats IMO....
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I'm with you Rollin Hot, nothing like the combats!!
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These are Ahrends on my 686 Mountain Gun. They convert the round butt frame to square grips.
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Hey -db-, thats a sweet lookin' snub. Who makes that grip ? ?
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Joe, those are factory stocks. I believe they're commonly referred to as "banana grips", sort of like a combat grip but without the finger grooves. There are also checkered versions of the same grip.
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Lots of sweet looking guns and grips,thanks guys-I love this forum!I've got a pair of Patrick's stags on my 66,they are sweet and a pair of the Altamont grips from S&W on my 696,but I think big D sold me on the Ahrends cocobolo's -keep them coming fella's,
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A 4" -6 with Ahrends 'Tactical' RB->SB conversion combats.
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Hogue cocobolo.
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Sorry it's a 586 but Hogues...
Have fun and be safe.
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Here is my '04 'Stocking Dealer Exclusive' 5" h-l 686+ - as it came from S&W:
Those are Ahrends square-conversion - with f.g. - roundbutt grips in cocobolo. It also had a HiViz front sight and V-notch rear sight. The deal-maker - for me - was the partial lug. Neat package.
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VM: are those origional S&W? Never seen with a football cutout.
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Clif58: What about these:
I like the old diamond targets best. On this (696) I made a small "conversion part" from wood to go from RB to RB)
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Very nice!
To the OP, either these grips or the combats on your 3" would be my choice.
Can't go wrong either way.
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VM: are those origional S&W? Never seen with a football cutout.
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Good eye Jeroen - I made them from a set of junker, square butt, checkered target stocks.
I like to bring old wood back from the dead
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Factory combat grips round butt, square butt in goncalo alves.
Factory combat grips in moradillo and goncalo alves.
Factory smooth target grips round butt, square butt in goncalo alves.
OEM smooth service grips by Ace in laminated rosewood and Altamont in walnut.
Kim Ahrends round to square in padauk and square butt lacewood.
Kim Ahrends round to square quarter sawn and straight cut cocobolo.
Eagle Grips Indian rosewood and Craig Spegel Bolivian rosewood.
Pointer Products Sambar stag round butt and Tyler's Tru-Fit buffalo horn square butt.
Caribou horn square butt and Grashorns Gunworks elk horn round butt.
Hogue round to square in pau ferro and square butt in goncalo alves.
OEM round to square retro diamond target grips by Altamont in walnut
and factory square butt target grips in goncalo alves.
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Wow, ol timer, you covered just about everything there. Nice collection of stocks.
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My wife's 6" top pic and my 4" under.
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Hogue in tulipwood, both sets fit the 686.
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I just ordered a set of Ahrends for my 66-2.
Ahrends Grips : Smith & Wesson Retro Grips
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You guys have been great-showed almost everything you could want in the line of grips for my 686-I think I'll look for a pair of Ahrends tactical fingergroove in cocobolo,thanks again and by all means keep posting pics of them,Hawker man-hope you don't mind me using your picture
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Nill Grips...
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Plain ol' ordinary rosewood laminate from Hogue
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Thanks for all the photos guys. I'm about to switch back to revolver (686+) for my winter carry and was considering S&Ws "Talo" edition, which price is now the same as stock. But after having a bad experience with a G-23 with finger grooves, I started to reconsider. Good to know there are many non-grooved grips out there.
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Performance Center S&W Grips on my 686-4 Snubby.
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OL TIMER....you have some really gorgeous gats there sir
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Ahrends Retro combat finger groove round to square, Moradillo finished with tung oil.
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K&N Nill grips. This picture is from Ken Lunde's pistol wall paper website.
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Here are the factory goncalo alves on my nickel 586. I did not know that Hogue has such nice looking wood, thanks to this thread, I might shop for my (new to me) 696 that wears black rubber at the moment. Then there is stag... decision to make.
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Great pics and I like this thread.
I bought some Ahrends RB FG for K/L frame from a forum member here and am patiently waiting for them to arrive.
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Great pics.
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