jtcarm
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Iv'e been looking far and wide for grips for my 625 PC since I unboxed it and discovered how abominable the candy canes are.
Before even going to the range, I borrowed the old wood finger groove Hogue stocks from my 24-3 (not pictured). These worked OK, though I've never been fond if FGs (with one exception.). Besides, I couldn't leave my 24-3 naked.
So I bought a used pair of Hogue Pau Ferro stocks off the auction site.
These were OK, but too smooth for my dry old skin and stubby fingers felt like they couldn't get enough purchase.
Since I'd had good luck with JMs on my M-66 IDPA gun, and I wanted to run this gun in IDPA, I went with a checkered stock.
A bit better, maybe, but a mite skinny, which made my trigger finger take a too ling reach.
Then I read about Ahrends bankruptcy. Aha I said, I had a 325 PD once that wore Ahrends that fit pretty nicely.
After comparing pics of 325 PDs to Ahrends grips and surnised they were retro banannas. So I bought these gorgeous bloodwoods.
Before they arrived, I mentioned this on another forum where soneone familiar with Ahrends and the 325s said I was mistaken.. 325 PDs really shipped with tacticals, and the banannas, in fact, suck.
Well they arrived, and the poster was sadly correct. The banannas suck. Nothing to hold on to.
Undaunted, I went straight back to the auction site and ordered a set of Ahrends tacticals.
But like a and old girlfriend, they're thicker than I rememberd, and, worse, had almost nothing for tte last two fingers of the support hand to hang on to.
Sorely disappointed and trying to get this rig ready to shoot, I went back to to the smooth Hogues. But right as I was leaving for the range to test some loads, I almost literally stepped on some Thai grips I'd bought months ago. I'd spotted them and similarly shaped K frames on the auction site. Liking the shape, I bought them.
The K-frames were disappointing with a poor wood-to-metal fit. But they were cheap so I never tried the N-frames. Until today:
And we had a winner!
They not only fit my hands great, but unlike most grips that aren't fit to an Individual gun, the wood & metal mate up perfectly, leaving nothing to chew up the web of my hand.
So, after roughly $400 worth of grips, the cheapest set turned out to be the best.
You'll be sering some of these in the classifieds soon.
Before even going to the range, I borrowed the old wood finger groove Hogue stocks from my 24-3 (not pictured). These worked OK, though I've never been fond if FGs (with one exception.). Besides, I couldn't leave my 24-3 naked.
So I bought a used pair of Hogue Pau Ferro stocks off the auction site.
These were OK, but too smooth for my dry old skin and stubby fingers felt like they couldn't get enough purchase.
Since I'd had good luck with JMs on my M-66 IDPA gun, and I wanted to run this gun in IDPA, I went with a checkered stock.
A bit better, maybe, but a mite skinny, which made my trigger finger take a too ling reach.
Then I read about Ahrends bankruptcy. Aha I said, I had a 325 PD once that wore Ahrends that fit pretty nicely.
After comparing pics of 325 PDs to Ahrends grips and surnised they were retro banannas. So I bought these gorgeous bloodwoods.
Before they arrived, I mentioned this on another forum where soneone familiar with Ahrends and the 325s said I was mistaken.. 325 PDs really shipped with tacticals, and the banannas, in fact, suck.
Well they arrived, and the poster was sadly correct. The banannas suck. Nothing to hold on to.
Undaunted, I went straight back to the auction site and ordered a set of Ahrends tacticals.
But like a and old girlfriend, they're thicker than I rememberd, and, worse, had almost nothing for tte last two fingers of the support hand to hang on to.
Sorely disappointed and trying to get this rig ready to shoot, I went back to to the smooth Hogues. But right as I was leaving for the range to test some loads, I almost literally stepped on some Thai grips I'd bought months ago. I'd spotted them and similarly shaped K frames on the auction site. Liking the shape, I bought them.
The K-frames were disappointing with a poor wood-to-metal fit. But they were cheap so I never tried the N-frames. Until today:
And we had a winner!
They not only fit my hands great, but unlike most grips that aren't fit to an Individual gun, the wood & metal mate up perfectly, leaving nothing to chew up the web of my hand.
So, after roughly $400 worth of grips, the cheapest set turned out to be the best.
You'll be sering some of these in the classifieds soon.
