$%!!@ Finger grooves

[4T5GUY]

I’ve got both S&W Factory Combats and Pachmayr finger groove rubbers. The Pachmayr’s are an OK fit for me but the S&W’s are not. They sure look nice but that’s all.

Although technically not finger groove combat style, I really like the Ahrends on my 19-3.

Jim

 

[Rockrivr1]

I prefer finger groove grips, but on my S&Ws I only want S&W grips and I'm not a fan of rubber grips so I tend to spend a little extra for original grips. Though I've yet to change the grips on all the revolvers I have. In the pic below I really like the target grips on the M15, but I am hesitant to change the M19 or M66 grips yet. Might search for the steel insert finger grips

 

[Walter Rego]

I've got large hands and fingers like Italian sausages. I have yet to ever try a set of finger groove stocks that felt comfortable.

I'll stick with traditional designs or Magnas and a Tyler T-Grip thank you.

 

[Catwrangler]

As anyone who has read my posts knows, I am a big believer in Magna stocks with a grip adapter, of any make. Now, the Tyler T grip does have a projection that positions my middle finger but it is not something I notice.

I have taken a rasp to target and presentation stocks to remove the excess wood so it would fit in my hand. Funny thing, when I am done, they resemble my preferred stock combination.

Kevin

I'm on board with you. I have small/medium hands and to me Target grips are like gripping the wrong end of a baseball bat. I'm totally on board with magnas and a grip adaptors.

 

[Vtgw938]

Rubber Hogue's with finger grooves were about perfect for me for many years and are hard to beat for shooting. I have large hands but like a smaller grip. I'd like to have two-piece Guy Hogue stocks for all my revolvers. Still working on that.

 

[7887mm08]

Smooth Hogues with fingergrooves fit my small hands like a glove and all my revolvers wear them. First thing I do when I get a new Smith is put Hogues on. I've even got 3 or 4 extra sets lying around so I can put them on right away!

Do your grips cover the backstrap? or open backstrap.
I ask because i have smaller hands also.

 

[murphydog]

I get along fine with most fingergroove stocks, especially those for SB frames. However, I just obtained a set of beautiful aftermarket K frame RB Combat stocks made by a prominent current shop that just don't fit me. I don't know if it's their width or overall proportions. Odd.

 

[murphydog]

Sometimes they fit, sometimes they don't. I prefer non-finger groove stocks for that reason, though I do have a few with. Stocks can vary, even from the same maker. Here are two Hogue grips, same exact grip except for the checkering, and you can see the difference in the radius of the top groove...

I think these are two slightly different styles (or eras) of the Hogue stocks. Is the set on the right for a RB K frame?

 

[murphydog]

Do your grips cover the backstrap? or open backstrap.
I ask because i have smaller hands also.

See the above (quoted) post and photos. Usually the Hogues are open backstrap and fit smaller hands well.

 

[Vtgw938]

Don't forget that any grip can be modified to fit better, at least made thinner. Hopefully they are smooth to begin with. If you take a set of Hogue smooth wood grips, you can reduce and shape as needed and unless you do something radical thy will look like they came that way. I believe Hogue still doesn't use any finish, they just burnish them. They will also make custom grips for you for a very reasonable price.

 

[Rodan]

I think these are two slightly different styles (or eras) of the Hogue stocks. Is the set on the right for a RB K frame?

Nope. They are both SQ conversion for RB K, single finger groove, both in Cocobolo. They were ordered direct from Hogue about a month apart earlier this year. The only difference is one was ordered checkered and the other smooth.

Hogue may be using a different CNC program for checkered vs. smooth, but even if that's the explanation, there's a big difference in the profile of the grip behind the trigger guard and the finger groove.

I posted these as an example of the variations in grip profiles, even from the same manufacturer on grips that 'should' be the same.

 

[Chuck Edwards]

My most-carried and -shot revolvers are K frame square butt. They all have Spegel Boot Plus grips with no finger grooves except for one, which has the finger bump and is checkered and lives on my M67-1...and my 3" M10-7, which has the rubber Uncle Mike's grip he designed. The smooth front strap lets me cram my fingers all the way up on the grip when drawing. My 4" M19-3 has Hogue wood grips with no finger groove for the same reason. I have some other Hogue grips with finger grooves and they place my hand lower on the grips, which gives the gun more leverage for muzzle rise when shooting.

OTOH, the finger grooves on the Hogue Monogrips on my J frames are just right for me.

 

[MSD2343]

As anyone who has read my posts knows, I am a big believer in Magna stocks with a grip adapter, of any make. Now, the Tyler T grip does have a projection that positions my middle finger but it is not something I notice.

Kevin

Agree. Feel absolutely locked-in with this combination.

 

[Ingramite]

I hate to admit it but the grips that feel best in my hand are the same ones that do well mitigating the recoil impulse....Pachmayr Grippers. They have shallow grooves but their width and thickness are perfect for my hand. I even like the flair of the butt.

Another unpleasantness of rubber grips is the tendency for moisture to accumulate under them. It's hot here and I'm in and out of the A/C many times a day. All that sets up perfect conditions for condensation under the rubber, even on stainless revolvers.

I guess I'll just continue to put my Grippers on when I'm going to the range and then put on a really SMALL set of Magnas for carry.

Tyler T adapters push the middle knuckle of my middle finger against the back of the trigger guard, so I don't much like them for shooting.

It's taken me a lifetime and a drawer full of grips to finally embrace "carried often, seldom shot". My carry grips are small, as small and as thin as I can make them. My goal is to make the butt of the revolver hug my flank. I'm less likely to bang them on something as I'm getting around too.

 

[UncleEd]

Best way for those shooters who hate finger grooves
is to start praising the gun makers and stock makers
about how great the design is.

Once the gun makers and stock makers think that the
majority of shooters WANT grooves, they'll get rid of them.

 

[Retired W4]

S&W N frame RB combats do not fit my hand. Years ago Kim (Kim Ahrends) made a few finger groove grips for me from an outline of my hand. Perfect fit. Unfortunately Kim no longer makes grips.

Here are a couple he made.

 

[K Frame Keith]

I have a set of factory finger groove combat stocks on a J frame that fit me perfectly. I’ve carried them for almost forty years. I own a few sets of factory combat stocks for K frames that just don’t fit my hand well.
I do have a some Goodyears with finger grooves that are very comfortable. Probably the flexible material.

 

[John Patrick]

I prefer finger groove grips, but on my S&Ws I only want S&W grips and I'm not a fan of rubber grips so I tend to spend a little extra for original grips. Though I've yet to change the grips on all the revolvers I have. In the pic below I really like the target grips on the M15, but I am hesitant to change the M19 or M66 grips yet. Might search for the steel insert finger grips

I love S&W square butt combats! And equally love round butt combats. S&W must have been using my hand to creat the pattern since they fit so well!

I like magmas too, especially with Tyler T grips.

 

[Jcon72]

I have always found the Hogue finger-groove grips to fit me well and have many sets of them. The one exception is their checkered single-finger-groove grip that I put on a Ruger Redhawk. It's simply too large and it makes me stretch for the trigger. One of these days I will swap it out with something else when I find the right one.

 

[Old cop]

I wear XLG gloves & for whatever reason finger grove grips work for me. My 340PD has Herritts covering the backstrap w/a TGrip. I sanded them down a bit to reduce the length & for speedloaders to clear the frame.