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Those Herrett Troopers are VERY nice, too!
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I would go ahead and grind the frame on that old Colt, you will still be able to use the Herrett's, but then you'll really ba able to enjoy the Farrants too.
The Farrants on my Model 15 are the most comfortable revolver grips I have ever held!
The Farrants on my Model 15 are the most comfortable revolver grips I have ever held!
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I have a pair of Hurst, K frame, that Mr. Hurst made for me around 1978, I used them maybe 3 months,PPC pratice, then sold the gun. But I keep the stocks. They look like the first picture. I guess I need to find a gun to put them on. Do you think they will fit a 686 or 586? I did have a pair on my 29-2 but they left with the gun,I sure miss that gun. Maybe I ought to just sell the grips, what would they be worth today?
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here we go
howdy guys , well heres the picture of my recent grip find, odd as these Farrant grips were found in a junk box in up state NY gun show , they are picture on a 1953 vintahe Colt .357 , they are a target varation with the lack of a thumbrest , any ideas ???
here are pictures of my other Farrant grips on sixguns
here is a vintage Farrant on a old Official Police pictured with a un marked Lewis Holster
holster is marked " OM " FM INC, Glendale , Callif.
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howdy guys , well heres the picture of my recent grip find, odd as these Farrant grips were found in a junk box in up state NY gun show , they are picture on a 1953 vintahe Colt .357 , they are a target varation with the lack of a thumbrest , any ideas ???
here are pictures of my other Farrant grips on sixguns
here is a vintage Farrant on a old Official Police pictured with a un marked Lewis Holster
holster is marked " OM " FM INC, Glendale , Callif.
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I recently picked up a pair of Hurst grips for a K-frame that were signed. I picked them up along with a pair of Bill Davis rubber grips from someone in Lanchster Calif. They were suppost to have been on a model 67. When did he start doing this and have you seen that before?
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I recently picked up a pair of Hurst grips for a K-frame that were signed. I picked them up along with a pair of Bill Davis rubber grips from someone in Lanchster Calif. They were suppost to have been on a model 67. When did he start doing this and have you seen that before?
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The rubber stocks, if I recall, were designed by Hurst for Bill Davis. John and Bill were good friends and Bill tried to market John's design in rubber. The mold wasn't that good, though, and the execution wasn't the best. I guess they're collector items now.
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I spoke with Guy Hogue's son at last year's NRA meeting in Louisville and mentioned that I still had a couple of grips made by John Hurst. He confirmed that John and his father had been best friends and had begun making their grips together in their respective garages.
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Speedwell has obtained the molds, and apparently the rights, and the Hurst style AKA Bill Davis extended grips live on. The rubber compound has changed, now it is a lot softer than the original rubbers were. I had an older original set on one of my older competition guns. Dummy me, I loaned that gun out to a new shooter for one season and when the gun returned it had Uncle Mike's grips on it. The guy swapped them out for a smaller set and couldn't find my grips when he returned the gun. All of my competition revolvers wear the newer style.
While the mold and execution weren't the best, they are sure a comfortable fit to my hand when shooting PPC.
Interesting and informative thread.
These N frame, RB grips have been in my box for several years. They seem to share a number of characteristics with some of your grips. Did any of these makers make any one-piece grips? Any suggestions as to the origin of this set?
Bob
These N frame, RB grips have been in my box for several years. They seem to share a number of characteristics with some of your grips. Did any of these makers make any one-piece grips? Any suggestions as to the origin of this set?
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They're definitely Hogue Mono-Grips!
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I'll be the third to tell you Bob, those are Hogue checkered wood Mono Grips. The bottom screw and overall shape define them in my eye as Hogue's. You should have a small thin steel stirrup, which slips over the frame and engages the grip alignment pin. The stirrup is also threaded to accept that screw in the bottom of the grip.
Thanks all. I thought they were probably Hogue's. Mike, after I dug them out, I put them on this 3" M29-4. They don't look as nice on the gun as the custom grips that were on it but they do fit my hand much better.
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Merry Christmas to all. Snow on the ground here in Dallas...first white Christmas in decades!
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Merry Christmas to all. Snow on the ground here in Dallas...first white Christmas in decades!
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Love seeing some of the old stuff that comes out of the safes and closets for show and tell... I'm willing to bet if John, Fuzzy and Guy were still around they'd be amazed (and flattered) at the talk here about the stocks they made.
Hey Bob- finally got the go-ahead for the article... we need to get together for photos of those AWESOME non-reg magnums!
Bob
Hey Bob- finally got the go-ahead for the article... we need to get together for photos of those AWESOME non-reg magnums!
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Bob,
On all of my newer N Frames, since they only come in round butt now, wear the Hogue round to square conversion mono-grip. Very comfortable wood for those calibers beginning with a .4.
On all of my newer N Frames, since they only come in round butt now, wear the Hogue round to square conversion mono-grip. Very comfortable wood for those calibers beginning with a .4.
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Hurst Grips -- Lucky Owner of Several
I knew John well and even shot along side him at several PPC matches in California. He was a master craftsman, great shooter, and honored veteran of the LAPD.
I knew John well and even shot along side him at several PPC matches in California. He was a master craftsman, great shooter, and honored veteran of the LAPD.
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This is a great thread, makes me want to take the saw to my 66 and watch some Adam-12 reruns! Thanks to all for the fine pictures and history. I'm not sure who was really following who in all this but what they were doing was cutting edge at the time for sure. I first learned of the Farrant stocks through the writings of Cooper and was inspired enough to attack a very nice K-38 and then a 19, didn't seem like to bad a thing to do at the time as the guns were everywhere and affordable. I used the 19 in some IPSC shoots and got some chuckles and rolled eyes but sure had fun. The guns are gone now but I do have the first set of these style grips I every made. Not really a true line for line copy but the best I could do at the time.
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