Origin of Bill Rogers sythetic grips according to -- Bill Rogers

SG-688 · Mar 28, 2012

For the files:

Inspired by a discussion in another thread as to the identification of a pair of wood grips that looked like Hogue but also rather like the Rogers/Safariland product, I took a shot in the dark and emailed the current Rogers Shooting web site. Very generously, Bill Rogers took the time to respond:

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"I purchased a pair of Hogue grips in the late 1970s. They did not fit my hand but I liked the palm swell concept that Guy Hogue had developed. Also the fit on the revolver was loose.

I then made my own grips that fit my hand and transferred the patterns to carbon. We then used the EDM process to make molds for the patterns. I designed the molded tabs that would automatically fit the different variations of the Smith Frames.

I then developed the process to make the Burlwud, synthetic wood finish.

I hope this is helpful. ----Bill Rogers "

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BTW - In my email, I mentioned the "Delrey" marked wooden mystery grips. He didn't comment.

jrm53 · Mar 28, 2012

I have a set of these in N frame, they do feel very good and dont look bad on the revovlver. Jeff

SG-688 · Apr 2, 2012

There's a noticable difference of about a tenth of an inch in the width of my two pair of black Rogers N frame grips which makes the wider one feel much bigger in the hand.

I bought the narrow pair first, so have always considered the wide pair 2nd generation. No medallion in either one.

Anybody else notice a variation?

SG-688 · Apr 3, 2012

Earliest "thin" Rogers N frame grip on the left. Slightly later "thick" N frame grip on the right. It looks like a spacer was added between the molds.

SG-688 · Apr 4, 2012

Grip section of 1982 Rogers catalog

nipster · Apr 4, 2012

jrm53 said:
I have a set of these in N frame, they do feel very good and dont look bad on the revovlver. Jeff

I too have a set on one of my model 28's, look Okay, feel Okay, not as good as a Pachmayr gripper or even Hogue monogrip, but there are definitely worse out there.

Jhp147 · Apr 7, 2012

I had a set I carried on a Mdl. 57 in the early 80's. Really liked the way they looked and felt but not as soft shooting as the ugly Pachymars I switched to. Just remembered I have a set up in my "old stuff" box, but my 57 is long gone.

CH47gunner · Apr 7, 2012

I'm not a plastic kind of guy - in fact I hesitated even trying these on.
Once I got them on a M19 they fit my hand so well I've never taken them off.

Bruce

Shooter6br · Apr 23, 2015

Bill Rodgers grips

Here's mine on a Mod 10 HB

Double-O-Dave · Apr 23, 2015

It took me quite a while to find my "dream" .357 Magnum revolver - a 4.0 inch barreled Ruger Security Six in stainless steel for a good price. I was lucky enough to find one of the Puerto Rico Police trade-ins at a good price, and it came wearing the Roger's grips shown in the photo. My intent was to replace the grips with a set of Pachmyrs, but they fit my hands so well I left them on.

Regards,

Dave

MOONDAWG · Apr 23, 2015

SG 688, thanks for posting this.

The last "round gun" my Dept. issued was a 4" inch pencil barreled S&W Model 10 with a round butt, which was unheard of in the mid to late 1970's as all 4 inch S&W duty guns in this neck of the woods came with square butts. Only the 2 inch K-frames issued to investigators came from the factory with round butts.

Back then, at a Maw & Paw gun shop I found a new set of Bill Rogers "Burwud" grips. Liked the look, but "LOVED" the fit.

Now, because of this chart I know they were "Model #180002" which will help my search to locate a set or two.

SG-688 · Apr 23, 2015

Back then, I lightly recut the finger grooves on my black grips to fit me better. Solid black all the way through.

So I tried it with a set of Burlwood. Ooops. The Burlwood is a surface finish -- pink plastic underneath. Yes. Pink. Still functional but ugly.

I always found the Burlwood grips to be slippery while the black plastic models are not.

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