Talon Grips

In case you haven't heard of them, Talon Grips are an aftermarket product that promises to increase the control of your weapon.
Many shooters use strips of skateboard tape to increase the friction between their hands and the weapon.
The grips produced by Talon cover are very similar to this, however; they cover the entire grip.

Testing the Performance

In order to test the performance of the grips, we devised an experiment.
We took two firearms of the same make and model (Smith and Wesson SD9VE).
We put a rubberized Talon Grip on one of the firearms, and left the other with the standard grip.
We then placed a 2" x 2" graph behind the shooter and filmed in slow motion. I placed my hands in
both ice water and oven mitts to create the extreme shooting conditions a Talon Grip might face.

Results

The Pros:

We took roughly 100 shots with both the standard SD9VE and the gripped one. After analyzing the footage,
the firearm with the Talon Grip fared much better. On average the standard SD9VE took 20 percent longer to
get back on target. It also had a more pronounced muzzle rise of 17 percent.
What's hard to demonstrate is the extra control that the grip offers. When shooting with both sweaty and
cold hands, the rubber texture of the grip gave me a feeling of positive control. I didn't have to worry about
the grip slipping like I did with the standard SD9VE.

The Cons:

I only have a one complaint for Talon Grips. When carrying a concealed weapon the granulate
grips are a bit rough on skin. If you don't wear an undershirt this could cause an issue. For this
reason I prefer their rubberized grip.

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Keep In Mind

For this test there was room for error. I tried my best to make this a fair analysis. For each
shot I focused on keeping the same grip pressure on each firearm. This is the main reason we
fired so many rounds. In an ideal environment, we would have built a rig to hold the firearm.
We did not have the time or resources to make that happen.

Results can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev26pSJKy4U