The new style will have the seams overlap at the front of the grip. I cut mine to match the groove of the shield instead of it overlapping which I think is how they should have designed them in the first place.
Old style
TALON GRIPS Install on Shield (Old Style) - YouTube
New style
Talon Grip -...
Why not buy both and shoot a few hundred rounds each to see which one suits you better? Use the hogue first since it doesn't use any adhesive to stay on.
Both are easy on the pocket and you can always resell the hogue if you decide the talon is better for you.
Talon rubbers user here and...
The lever is painted "Yellow". Maybe shine a light down and you'll see it.
You can use any stick type object and wedge it behind the lever and push it forward and you can use your pinky to push it back after reassembling.
I just use my plastic cleaning pick
Yeah just make sure your spring was installed correctly. It should look like this once it's seated
(Not my pic)
The 9th round will take a little power to get in and you'll probably here a "snap/pop" but i take that as the spring seating and after that it should be easier to load. I'll update...
I had the same concern with the follower after installing it last week. I was able to tilt the follower...
I emailed magguts and I was told
I've only put 50rds through it since and had no issues feeding those 50. I guess I'll trust it once i hit 500