In my earlier years of shooting, I took an interest in aesthetics of firearms as well as utility. I later stopped worrying about how they look. Well, I recently picked up a beautiful old 10-5 4" and find myself wanting to get a nice pair of grips for it that will be comfortable and will look good on a light barreled gun.

I'd like to hear some recommendations, keeping in mind comfort for smallish hands and cosmetics in keeping with the model.

Thanks for any recommendations.

In my earlier years of shooting, I took an interest in aesthetics of firearms as well as utility. I later stopped worrying about how they look. Well, I recently picked up a beautiful old 10-5 4" and find myself wanting to get a nice pair of grips for it that will be comfortable and will look good on a light barreled gun.

I'd like to hear some recommendations, keeping in mind comfort for smallish hands and cosmetics in keeping with the model.

Thanks for any recommendations.

Personally, I like Hogues for comfort and looks. You can buy them in a wide variety of style and choice of wood as well. Some guys like Ahrends, but to me, they never look like they are quite finished, and have a lot of square looking edges. To each his own. Try as many as you can get your hands on. Literally.

Even the factory magnas look good on a m-10.

It aesthetics was my only concern, I'd stick with the Magnas on this configuration. The grips on it are absolutely perfect, but while the Magnas feel "ok" in my hand, I think I could find something more comfortable. If I'm going to buy a new pair, I might as well look for some nice wood while I'm at it...

Here's some Hogue's on a 686. They really fit my hand, and my hands are not real big.

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H Richard
SWCA1967 SWHF244

The Hogues look great, and I imagine they'd be comfortable, but how would they look on a slim barrel Model 10-5?

I normally don't worry about cosmetics, but in this case I do. Are any of the aftermarket grip companies that were around in the 60's and 70's still in business?

http://www.herrett-stocks.com/

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Eccentric old coot

Trust me, they look awesome on one!

Here's a model 67 K frame 38. Stainless brother to the Model 15 Combat Masterpiece. It has Magnas on it and a Tyler T grip. I have small hands and this set up works quite well on K frames for me.

My M19-3 wears a set of Hogue smooth finger groove monogrips in cocobolo (model# 10800). It is a 4" barreled, square butt gun and the grips look and feel great. The finger grooves give you something to hold onto, even though the grips are smooth. Midway USA has a huge selection of Hogue wood monogrips or you can order direct from Hogue. Just as good, if not better than S&W combat grips, at half the price.

http://www.ahrendsgripsusa.com/
http://www.ajaxgrips.com/ajax/ajax
http://alumagrips.com/
http://www.badgercustomgrips.com/
http://www.boonetrading.com/Grips-Ruger.html
http://carboncreations.com/
http://www.clccustomgrips.com/
http://www.eaglegrips.com/styles.htm
http://www.esmeralda.cc/
http://www.grashornsgunworks.com
http://www.grips4guns.com/
http://www.gungrips.net/
http://www.herrett-stocks.com/herretts.htm
http://www.hogueinc.com/
http://www.inventorscolony.com/colli...rips/index.php
http://www.kelleyarms.com/SWDA.htm
http://nill-griffe.de/cms_usa/
http://www.t-grips.com/
http://www.pachmayr.com/
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w...59&trai ning=
www.wickedgrips.com
http://www.woodgrips.com/

Not a fan of Ajax - recently ordered a set of pearl-lite grips for my wife's model 15-3. Grip screw was too long, and Ajax's response was for me to grind it down myself. I didn't pay a lot of money to have to grind down a grip screw. Left side grip didn't fit very well, either. Won't be ordering from them again.

I've also settled for adding Tyler "T"s to factory stocks on my 15-3 and 10-5. They feel right and I shoot the K's better so equipped. I also like the look.

PC

If you shop well you can get a set of S&W combats for a K frame for around $100


or factory smooth presentation for around $75


Or Kim Ahrends finger groove for $60

I like Ahrends grips, but if your gun has a really nice finish. Stag.

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Vaya con Dios

Many here like the Ahrends line of grips. They are nicely produced but I just haven't found a set that felt good to me. The sharp, flat edges bother my fingers and I don't think I should have to spend time dehorning or modifying a brand new set that I just shelled out good money for.

For "mass production" grips I like Hogue.

For a step up I love forum member "Kurac" coke shaped grips.

I have a set of Nill coke bottle grips on order and I expect they will be every bit as comfortable as Kurac's version.

If you want Magna type grips I encourage you to look into Keith Brown's offerings. No other magna type grips even come close.

None of the stocks I have mentioned are inexpensive, however, once you have handled the top-of-the-line products from these craftsmen you won't settle for anything less.

Thanks for all the info. There's a pair of target stocks in the classified section right now that is tempting - from the photos they look like the nicest factory pair I've seen.

However, I'd like to find something a little smaller, and now I have a lot of places to look, so thanks!

The finish on this is beautiful, and I was kind of toying with the idea of stag - are they comfortable to shoot, and are they prone to cracking?

My vote is for Hogue grips, they are practical and pretty.

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Deek

This 4" Model 66-1 is wearing a set of Craig Spegel's square butt targets. They are slimmer than the planks that the factory was turning out in later years, and are very comfortable to shoot.

Jerry

S&W factory combats. A tiny bit narrow for my grip but I have large hands.
I think these would look and feel great on a model 10.

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Regards, Ron
USASA 1965/69