Post your favorite S&W revolver GRIPS

Trenchgun

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I was curious what your favorite S&W revolver grips are, let me hear
from you please. Let's see pictures and name the brand and style. Factory, aftermarket, wood, stag, elk, rubber, plastic, anything goes.
I am looking for new ideas for S&W revolver grips, mostly J, K/L & N
frame S&W revolvers. I know about the S&W factory grips, Eagle, Badger,
Ahrends, Stag, Elk, & Hogue. Let's see those beautiful grips guys!
 
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Altamont. Love 'em.

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Here is my small choice. Here is my 442 with a set of Altamonts on it. Next is the same 442 with it's present grips, a set of Crimson Trace LG-105 Laser Grips. They aren't as pretty, but they sure help old eyes hit what they are shooting at. I still have the factory rubber grips. I switch them as the urge hits me.

At the present time I will leave the CT grips on. The 442 is my EDC.

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I like the T-Grip and factory style stocks on vintage revolvers but most of my frequently used handguns have Pachmayr grips. My 625 and Ruger GP-100 have "Grippers" and "Compacs" on the j-frames. My lone set of fine grips are these Ahrends SB Retro Combat in oil finished Moradillo.

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These are not only collectable, they are great feeling compared to the later factory targets-

Cokes on my old 4 screw shooter grade 29-
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Factory combats on a 29-4-
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Rosewood presentations on my 24-3-
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and forum member Kurac's "cokes" on a 25-7-
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Relatively new to S&W revolvers and entering the hobby as a broke middle-aged returning to school student, I'm in no position to play with the big boys and have not yet acquired any guns worthy of beautiful stocks like Cokes, Ropers, Kuracs, etc., but I feel lucky to have come across an old like-new set of Tyler "butterscotch" Tru-Fit grips that turned a rather plain 64-2 into a pretty sexy-looking little snubnose. The material is some sort of synthetic called Ivorex, from what I've been able to research. The company is apparently no longer around (initially I assumed it might be the same Tyler making T-grips but I've not found anything stating that is the case). They're fairly thick and combined with the grip adapter, feel as solid as a target stock and balance the little, yet heavy for its size, K-frame well.

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OK trenchgun, here is one grip lovers story. While scrolling the listings of a large gun dealer I was smitten by the grips on this Smith. I wasn't looking for and didn't need another .44 mag. I noticed the listing stated, " the one in the photo may not be the exact one you get. But you will get the same make and model." I called the dealer and told him if he had the Smith in the photo I would buy it. He said they had sold several but he would go and see if it was still in the inventory. You know the rest of the story.
 
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