Finally got my M&P340 yesterday (got it from a member and it's truely a nice, clean gun). Been looking at grips online and I really like the looks of the Pachmayer Presentation grips. The grips that came with it are fine for concealed carry. I also will be carrying it as a belt gun though when we go hiking or camping. Not sure how well the Presentation grips will absorb recoil they look nice anyway. At least to my eye. There's a guy on ebay that sells Walnut grips that look similar to the Pachmayers and they look really nice but I was scared off by the price which just seemed to low.
Has anyone tried Pachmayer Presentation grips on a J frame
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indiandave
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If your worried about recoil look at the Pachmayer Decelator grips. When my hand was sore from surgery they helped a lot.
My disorganized thinking on this:
One thing a lot of people don't consider with these guns is that the rubber stocks are really "grippy." Your first thought would be, "That's a good thing, right?" And it is, but with my 340PD I find that the gun recoils so quickly and violently that the grippy rubber stocks keep a hold of the skin of my hand and jerk it around in a pretty painful way. It is a lot different sensation than using rubber stocks on something like a 4-inch Model 19 or Model 29. Once you catch on to this you might like wood better... ?
These guns are so light and recoil so quickly that it is really not possible to shoot repeat shots very fast with them. In most cases you will have to adjust your grip on the gun between shots, no matter what type of stocks you are using.
I think the only way to really know what is going to work for you is buy something and give it a try. I had plenty of J-frame stocks of different types lying around when I bought my gun, and I ended up leaving the factory stocks on the 340PD (Hogue Bantams). I can handle it as-is for a couple cylinders of anything other than 158-gr. magnums. 125 grainers are pretty tame, comparatively, and even Winchester Silvertips (145 gr.) are not too bad. Beyond that, I didn't think any particular type of stocks (unless they are so big that they are impractical on the gun) are going to make a drastic difference.
These guns are not really trail guns. If they are all you have, sure, why not, but if you plan to actually do some recreational shooting while your are boondocking, I would certainly take something else. They are basically city-slicker guns and are of not much use other than that.
One thing a lot of people don't consider with these guns is that the rubber stocks are really "grippy." Your first thought would be, "That's a good thing, right?" And it is, but with my 340PD I find that the gun recoils so quickly and violently that the grippy rubber stocks keep a hold of the skin of my hand and jerk it around in a pretty painful way. It is a lot different sensation than using rubber stocks on something like a 4-inch Model 19 or Model 29. Once you catch on to this you might like wood better... ?
These guns are so light and recoil so quickly that it is really not possible to shoot repeat shots very fast with them. In most cases you will have to adjust your grip on the gun between shots, no matter what type of stocks you are using.
I think the only way to really know what is going to work for you is buy something and give it a try. I had plenty of J-frame stocks of different types lying around when I bought my gun, and I ended up leaving the factory stocks on the 340PD (Hogue Bantams). I can handle it as-is for a couple cylinders of anything other than 158-gr. magnums. 125 grainers are pretty tame, comparatively, and even Winchester Silvertips (145 gr.) are not too bad. Beyond that, I didn't think any particular type of stocks (unless they are so big that they are impractical on the gun) are going to make a drastic difference.
These guns are not really trail guns. If they are all you have, sure, why not, but if you plan to actually do some recreational shooting while your are boondocking, I would certainly take something else. They are basically city-slicker guns and are of not much use other than that.
cantpickone
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I have Pachmayr Compac grips on a J frame and like it. I would regard Presentation grips as too big.
The gun came to me with a set of Pacmayer Compacs installed and they fit my hand really well. To be honest, I suppose a big part of my interest in grips is perhaps wanting to buy toys without dumping a ton of money. I usually carry a gun when we go backpacking and hiking not so much for recreational shooting as to have something small enough that I can't even tell I'm carrying it but that if I did ever need it I would be grateful to have.
photoman
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The Pach presentation grips are really big for J frames but work well. Do you have a link to the walnut grips on ebay? I've bought quite a few wood grips from sellers there with (mostly) good results.
When I want large rubber grips on my J frames I use Pachmayr Decelerators. VERY comfortable to shoot, even with an Airweight and +P 38s (I don't have any 357 Js.) They're pretty big grips, but give lots for all fingers to hold on to, and the cushioned backstrap absorbs a lot of recoil.
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