Jerry Miculek grips how are they?

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I have a 625 Mountain in 45 colt and it has the hogue finger groove rubber grips. Not a fan at all. Now before I spend this amount on a set of grips which I might not like, let me hear from you folks on the non finger groove grips you shoot with.

Thanks for the help

Tony P.
 
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The JM grips are fine for those that like them.... I tried a pair and decided to go in another direction. New and $60 to your door.... PM if interested.
 
I too am NOT a fan of finger grooves.

Have been using Miculek grips for over a decade and really like them. Currently have Miculek grips on M625, M627, and M24.

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Grip preference is a highly personal thing, but I think you'll like the Miculek grips.
 
So hard to make a call on stocks from the opinions of others -- hand-feel is just too idiosyncratic.

For what it's worth -- and I have medium hands at most -- I found the Miculek grips way too thin and slippery.
 
They are better than the typical wood stocks used by S&W, but I found them too slick and hard to hold onto. The gun tended to squirm around in my grip. I put rubber Hogues on and liked them better.
 
I shoot with a couple guys that use and like the JM grips. I tried a set. After about a half a box of ammo, I sold them.
I love the looks of nice wood , ivory, bone grips. But, I have ugly rubber grips on all my shootin' guns..
 
I have medium hands but find the JM and PC grips that came with my 625 to narrow for my task. I prefer a more hand filling grip and typically use Pachmayr's Decelerator grips. Not the prettiest but they work.

I tried VZ's G10 grips. Very aggressive checkering but size is more like a bantam grip and just too small.

Picked up a pair of Kurac's N frame combat that currently sit on my 625. Excellent pair of grips that provide the same hand filling features I like the Pachy's for and the aesthetics of black walnut.
 
Love em on my 66.

They're designed for DA speed. If you anticipate mostly SA shooting, you may want something else.

Yes it's a pity you can't try before buy.
 
My 625 came with them.
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At the time, I was using the gun for slow fire target work. As with the others, I found them too thin and slippery.
Replaced them with the new 629 grips and all was fine.
Recently, I tried ICORE - fast DA shooting - and it instantly became obvious what they are made for.
So now the gun wears an Ahrends "banana" grip wrapped with grip tape. I prefer the Ahrends shape to the Jerry.
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They are a love 'em of leave 'em kind of thing... like others, I found that the shape allows them to "squirm" around in your hand, which doesn't feel right.

That is the way Jerry Miculek wants it to be so if he doesn't have the right hold on the grip after drawing, it will easily shift into position. In his "Trigger Job" video he went into it briefly, saying that he also uses corn starch on his hands to further enhance the ease in shifting.
 
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I'm in the "leave it" crowd. I tried them on my departed 625JM. While I don't have bear paw hands, the JM stocks felt like I was trying to swing a baseball bat from the big end.

I've since "discovered" Ahrends' grips. They fit my hands like custom made. I finally accused Kim Ahrends of sneaking into my home and secretly tracing my shooting hand! :D :D :D
 
I bought this M28-2 a few months back and it came with these smooth wood grips. I really like them. I assume they're Hogue due to the way they attach with Hogue's patented stirrup.

One interesting feature is there's a the cut-out along the front edge that allows for adjustment of the strain screw. I don't know if that's factory or something a previous owner did. I haven't noticed it on other Hogue wood grips.
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JM grips not for me....kind of like hanging onto a broomstick....no deflection point of reference, too smooth for all-around shooting and subject to grip shifting and squirming.
I suppose they have their use in some application but not on any of my guns!
 
Thanks for all the info...Looks like I need to find a set here in San Diego to hold and see how they are.

Tony P.
 
Not a fan of finger grooves. My favorite grips are Hogue overmold rubber, but without the finger grooves. Not many seem to know Hogue even makes them. For N frames I think they only make them in round butt conversion.
 
As mentioned above, for fast DA work the JM's work well. I think they pull nice from the holster and allow a very fast wrap of the rest of the fingers. But, the more I try to get comfy with them in slow SA accuracy type shooting, the more I find myself adjusting my grip.

There REALLY is something to be said about them for speed shooting, I don't seem to experience much in the way of side to side movement but rather a quick return to target with the usual low power loads used in IDPA, USPSA, etc.
 
I personally don't care for the looks and have never held a gun that has them to get a feel, but i am needing a set (without the initials) to replace the lost originals that came on a 627-3 V-Comp (JM edition).
But looks aren't everything, and they may be very comfortable for me. On the other hand the early Combat stocks are very good looking, and very uncomfortable.
 
jughed440 said:
I personally don't care for the looks and have never held a gun that has them to get a feel, but i am needing a set (without the initials) to replace the lost originals that came on a 627-3 V-Comp (JM edition).
But looks aren't everything, and they may be very comfortable for me. On the other hand the early Combat stocks are very good looking, and very uncomfortable.
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I have the JM set that came on my 625 with initials. Also have another set identical, no initials. PM me if you are interested in the plain set. Bob
 
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