My 340 came with the standard synthetic/rubber grips. They were comfortable to shoot, and fit my hand well. But when carrying, my shirts would cling and the gun would print. Of course, that's the main problem with rubber grips that many members talk about here. So I decided to try a new combo on my little EDC 340.
Found these new bonded ivory grips from Altamont & liked how they looked. They call them "antique aged ivory". Decided to try them out along with some BK grip adapters. Both companies have plenty of happy customers on this board.
The Altamonts fit tight and look pretty good. But they do protrude a bit past the grip frame on the backstrap. I expected them to be flush. Not the end of the world, maybe I'll eventually smooth them out myself & give them a "custom fit." Other than that, I'm happy with these grips. No more printing. The base of the grip is smaller too. Better under a shirt, and better in a pocket.
BK grip adapter. In the BK thread, and on his website, it is said that they have problems fitting on the 340. I decided to try it anyways. I'm fairly handy with my Dremel tool, if there's an issue. Well, they actually fit pretty darned good. I could probably make them fit even better with a few hours of messing around, but if you look at the pics, I think it's really not necessary. The BK/Altamont combo does work well for me. Conceals easier than the stock grips. Feels good in my hands. Aims naturally. Would be perfect if the Altamonts actually fit better to the grip frame backstrap.
But it seems that the Altamonts cannot handle the power of my 357. Today I loaded it with some full house Remington 125 gr JSP's. On the third shot, the gun locked up. Bullet jump. I have another thread going to deal with that subject. But the right side grip broke. Not by the screw, I didn't over tighten them. It broke up high. And no, they were not loose either. No play at all. I wonder if the BK helped the crack occur, because of how they push the front of the grip off the frame with their clips. Anyways....... I'm checking to see what the warranty is on the grips, and here are the pics.
Found these new bonded ivory grips from Altamont & liked how they looked. They call them "antique aged ivory". Decided to try them out along with some BK grip adapters. Both companies have plenty of happy customers on this board.
The Altamonts fit tight and look pretty good. But they do protrude a bit past the grip frame on the backstrap. I expected them to be flush. Not the end of the world, maybe I'll eventually smooth them out myself & give them a "custom fit." Other than that, I'm happy with these grips. No more printing. The base of the grip is smaller too. Better under a shirt, and better in a pocket.
BK grip adapter. In the BK thread, and on his website, it is said that they have problems fitting on the 340. I decided to try it anyways. I'm fairly handy with my Dremel tool, if there's an issue. Well, they actually fit pretty darned good. I could probably make them fit even better with a few hours of messing around, but if you look at the pics, I think it's really not necessary. The BK/Altamont combo does work well for me. Conceals easier than the stock grips. Feels good in my hands. Aims naturally. Would be perfect if the Altamonts actually fit better to the grip frame backstrap.
But it seems that the Altamonts cannot handle the power of my 357. Today I loaded it with some full house Remington 125 gr JSP's. On the third shot, the gun locked up. Bullet jump. I have another thread going to deal with that subject. But the right side grip broke. Not by the screw, I didn't over tighten them. It broke up high. And no, they were not loose either. No play at all. I wonder if the BK helped the crack occur, because of how they push the front of the grip off the frame with their clips. Anyways....... I'm checking to see what the warranty is on the grips, and here are the pics.
