The one-piece OEM grip… I like the look and also the thinness, but they are definitely too slippery.

Every time I have seen where someone has done the home-brew stipple job on the OEM grip, I have liked the look and I will bet it’s a good upgrade but I’ve never done it myself.

Farrar Machine & Tool made what I think is the best aftermarket 3rd Gen grip made, very rubbery and super thin, unlike the Hogue rubber which seems to double the width of the pistol. Problem with the Farrar is that it was only made for a short time and I think it was only for the double-stack full size guns, the 5906/4006 and variants.

For as successful as Pachmayr was all through the 80’s, man did they ever fail with the 3rd Gen grip. I can’t imagine something uglier than the Pachmayr.

For my 3rd Gen full size .45’s, I like bicycle tire innertube. Grabby, never moves even a bit, but definitely heinous in appearance.