This is how you spend 2 hours and ruin $100 grips

[deputydon]

I have a couple sets of JM's grips. They are smooth dark walnut with no initials. I used fine steel wool on them & a drop or 2 of true oil.

In your case I would have taken the initials off and finished as you have. I think they look great.

Not interested in advertising someone's grips. (Might make an exception for Keith Brown)

-don

 

[max503]

Honest to Betsy, I once took a wood rasp to a set of target stocks off a Model 29.

It looked like it, too. Dang things were just too big for my hands so I thought, "What the heck?".

That was back when S&W's were crowding the glass under the counters.

 

[gwpercle]

We have all committed our own little ...Faux Pas' ... from time to time ...
Just chalk it up to Lesson Learned the Hard Way ...and Carry On .

Refinish the grips and don't tell anyone else the whole story ...
I wont tell anyone if you don't !

Gary

 

[Narragansett]

You made them look better. I do not know much about Jerry other than he is supposed to be a great shooter. Would you want JM on your underwear?

You have a nice color now. Skip the poly, and go straight to 3 coats of Renwax

 

[Yaworski]

Would you want JM on your underwear?

Some people have underwear that says "Calvin Klein" or "Ralph Lauren."

 

[gwpercle]

Some people have underwear that says "Calvin Klein" or "Ralph Lauren."

I just looked ... Mine say's ... Fruit of The Loom ...

That may not be so good ?

At least I'm wearing underwear ... !

Gary

 

[Wyatt Burp]

I like them better now. Getting JM to sign them would I think make them more personally associated to him. But don’t fret. Before knowing better over 20 years ago I sanded down a set of checkered Python grips. I later found out I turned around $250 or more grips I paid $7 for into grips worth around $7 now. I then found another pair on Craigslist for $25. Then sold them for $275.