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Old 08-02-2015, 08:47 AM
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Hello, I apologize if this has been discussed previously. I just purchased a S&W J frame for my daughter, she would like new grips. It is a brand new gun in a not very popular load. It's a 432pd which is in 32 H&R mag. Will any J frame replacement grip fit her pistol? Thanks so much...
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There are round butt J frames, and square butt J frames, so there are two styles of J frames, but I believe that all round butt J frames are the same size, and all square butt J frames are the same size. So yes any J frame round butt grip will fit your 432PD which has a round butt frame.
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There are round butt J frames, and square butt J frames, so there are two styles of J frames, but I believe that all round butt J frames are the same size, and all square butt J frames are the same size. So yes any J frame round butt grip will fit your 432PD which has a round butt frame.
Until you get into a couple of the older (rarer) J frames like the Air crewman and Baby Chief...
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I have a Model 38 (J frame Bodyguard humpback) from the early '60s and any round butt grip, or round to square, will fit it. Hope that helps.
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Until you get into a couple of the older (rarer) J frames like the Air crewman and Baby Chief...
Like Randy says, the very first J frames starting around 1950 shared the same grip frame size as the earlier I frames. They are about a quarter inch shorter. The 'modern' J frame has been the same since the mid 1950s.
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The model 432PD is the same size as the "standard" Model 642 or 442 J Frame with a round butt. Thus the various wooden grips on the market -- Hogue, Eagle, Altamont, etc. -- will fit (S&W puts Altamont wooden grips on several revolver models at the factory). There are a lot of Asian-made knock-off wooden grips on Ebay, but these don't always fit well.

The various Crimson Trace grips for the J frame will fit the Mdl 432PD, too.

If you are looking for a more comfortable (slightly larger) rubber grip for the 432PD, there are Pachmayr, Hogue, and S&W grips for J frames also available. The S&W "full size" J frame grip works well; I just added added a pair to my Mdl 432PD to give me a full three-finger grip. Product: J Synthetic Full Size Grip with S&W Logo
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Here is a pic of a few of my J-frames...

The model 60 on the left is a square-butt and the two on the right have round-butts.

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Very nice photo, and revolvers.
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Thanks for the replays.... It's a new gun 5/15 manufacture date. I'll get her a grip today.
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