!Not necessarily true. While that may indeed be true for someone with a fairly large hand, it may not be true for most folks, and is surely not true at all for others. Also, the Presentation exists in two sizes, and surely whether the small or large works better may have something to do with hand size. My hands are not all that large, although I think most of the gloves I've bought have been some kind of large or extra large. I find the Pachmayr Presentations (SN-S) to be just about the only grips I can use on a square-butt N-frame. I wouldn't even bother shooting one with the other grips mentioned. If your hand is like mine, you should find some SN-S grips and try them. If your hand is larger, what you say may hold true.
OK! I think I'll give the Pachmayr's a try. Cost is a factor here and I'm looking for recoil reduction not entering the gun into any kind of beauty show. Besides, I'm keeping the original stocks so I can always put them back off if the Miss America Gun Pageant ever calls
There are three sets of Pach's with covered back straps available for the N-Frame Square Butt: Presentation, Decelerator, and Gripper. They're all butt-ugly, but appear to be functional.
Opinions/experience with the three would be appreciated. It appears from their description, that the Decelerator has the most recoil reduction, the Gripper is next, and the Presentation last. The reverse appears to be the case for filling the hand.
Thanks Guys. This thread, along with the grip thread in the S&W Revolver 1980 to Present forum, has been most educational. I'm almost there.
! Ditto to what Old cop and others have said about the Pacs. My back hurts for a good day after shooting full house .41 mags but them grips do take the sting out of the recoil. Mostly shoot light reloads unless I'm toning up for a deer hunt. The only ones I have experience with are the Presentations and they work.
