3 inch in K-frame Round Butt…What’s the most Comfortable Carry Grips?

Nalapombu · May 23, 2023

Hey all.

I’d like to get some ideas and suggestions on what your most comfortable grips are for carry and practice time for your 3-inch K-frame with a round butt.

Thank You for your help and advice.

BD

robertrwalsh · May 23, 2023

I confess I like Pachmayr Compacs. They are not pretty but they are comfortable to carry and comfortable to shoot. You gotta be careful that they don't grab at your cover garment and print.

Beemerguy53 · May 23, 2023

Uncle Mike's Grips work very well, if you can get them. If you prefer wood instead of rubber, there are S&W Combat Grips, Hogues or Craig Spegel Boot Grips, Ahrends or S&W Target (?) Grips, or the regular old original service stocks...

WCCPHD · May 23, 2023

As already stated, the Pachmayr Compac Pro grips are very comfortable. Magna grips with a grip adapter is also comfortable for small hands and conceals well.

Probably the most comfortable (for me) are factory round butt target (banana) grips. They are scarce, hard to find and getting expensive.

My favorite are these Craig Spegel extended boot grips.

Baxter6551 · May 23, 2023

I have the Hogue Bantam on mine and they are perfect to me for both carry and shooting.

ColbyBruce · May 23, 2023

S T A G

A four letter word but perfectly acceptable in this discussion.

BB57 · May 23, 2023

As others have noted the Pachmayer Compact grips are hard to beat for concealed carry and comfort in shooting.

I prefer them over the Hogue grips or the full size Pachmayer grips. I also like the wood combat grip on my Model 13. It won’t grab a shirt like a rubber grip can, but it also isn’t absorbing any recoil if you are shooting full power .357 Mag loads.

Regardless of material comfort in shooting involves having a grip that fills in much of the area behind the trigger guard to keep it from rapping your finger under recoil.

BAM-BAM · May 23, 2023

Having carried a 3" k-frame since 1986 my ranking........ In my experience................ I prefer wood grips for concealed carry.

1. Spegal Boot Grips; best for concealed carry
2. Factory Target/Banana grips cut down to Boot grip length
3 Uncle Mikes Boot grips; licensed copy of Spegel Grips
3 Pachmayer Professional Compacts...open backstrap
5. Pachmayer Compacts best for open/woods carry and long range sessions

TJm15.38 · May 23, 2023

The Crimson Trace grips I have on a my model 65 are really comfortable.

LEO918 · May 23, 2023

Keith Brown Combat Ropers.

WardenRoss · May 23, 2023

What the heck...posted before;

These carry just great on my 3"......

SmithNut · May 23, 2023

Craig Spegel boot grips.....

It's tough to beat the original (and the best).....

BAM-BAM · May 23, 2023

Love those Birdeyes maple grips on the "Frenchy"(?) with fixed sights.

That gun should have been cataloged ...... would have sold a million!!!!!

I have a set of his extended boot grips in Birdseye on a blue 4" 586-4 factory round butt

murphydog · May 23, 2023

Don’t be surprised if you have to try two (three, four, five…) different materials and styles before you find what works best.

LPD256 · May 23, 2023

I’ve tried all of the above The Culina Combats are great. They are a little larger than the Spegels, less money and easier to obtain. I like the Spegel extended boot grips but I have friends that prefer the non-extended version for concealed carry. Pachmayer Compac grips shoot well, and are an inexpensive place to start. Smooth stag grips from bigmtnman are always nice. Enjoy.

C Islander · May 23, 2023

Ahrends round but combat grips.

sprscientist · May 23, 2023

Without question the most comfortable K frame compact combat grips for me have been Spegel and Nill.

Here are Nill grips:

Grayfox · May 23, 2023

My personal favorites are the old Uncle Mike's/Butler Creek boot grips. They haven't made them for quite a while but they can still be found on the internet, e-bay and such.

Rpg · May 23, 2023

I prefer the original magna stocks with a Tyler T, or other grip adapter that functions as the Tyler T.

For me, this arrangement provides the best CARRY grips that also improve my shooting.

Of course, for a gun I wouldn’t carry ( eg a very long barrel on an N frame) I prefer Pachmyers.

majick47 · May 23, 2023

Have to recommend the Rogers/Safariland grips for the K frame, also made them for the J frame S&Ws.

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