Are ALL J frames the exact same grip size?

[Gobbletn]

Hello, I apologize if this has been discussed previously. I just purchased a S&W J frame for my daughter, she would like new grips. It is a brand new gun in a not very popular load. It's a 432pd which is in 32 H&R mag. Will any J frame replacement grip fit her pistol? Thanks so much...

 

[IraIII]

There are round butt J frames, and square butt J frames, so there are two styles of J frames, but I believe that all round butt J frames are the same size, and all square butt J frames are the same size. So yes any J frame round butt grip will fit your 432PD which has a round butt frame.

 

[quinn]

There are round butt J frames, and square butt J frames, so there are two styles of J frames, but I believe that all round butt J frames are the same size, and all square butt J frames are the same size. So yes any J frame round butt grip will fit your 432PD which has a round butt frame.

Until you get into a couple of the older (rarer) J frames like the Air crewman and Baby Chief...

 

[Old cop]

I have a Model 38 (J frame Bodyguard humpback) from the early '60s and any round butt grip, or round to square, will fit it. Hope that helps.

 

[cgt4570]

Until you get into a couple of the older (rarer) J frames like the Air crewman and Baby Chief...

Like Randy says, the very first J frames starting around 1950 shared the same grip frame size as the earlier I frames. They are about a quarter inch shorter. The 'modern' J frame has been the same since the mid 1950s.

 

[S&W Rover]

The model 432PD is the same size as the "standard" Model 642 or 442 J Frame with a round butt. Thus the various wooden grips on the market -- Hogue, Eagle, Altamont, etc. -- will fit (S&W puts Altamont wooden grips on several revolver models at the factory). There are a lot of Asian-made knock-off wooden grips on Ebay, but these don't always fit well.

The various Crimson Trace grips for the J frame will fit the Mdl 432PD, too.

If you are looking for a more comfortable (slightly larger) rubber grip for the 432PD, there are Pachmayr, Hogue, and S&W grips for J frames also available. The S&W "full size" J frame grip works well; I just added added a pair to my Mdl 432PD to give me a full three-finger grip. Product: J Synthetic Full Size Grip with S&W Logo

 

[Edmo]

Here is a pic of a few of my J-frames...

The model 60 on the left is a square-butt and the two on the right have round-butts.

Edmo

 

[KSDeputy]

Very nice photo, and revolvers.

 

[Gobbletn]

Thanks for the replays.... It's a new gun 5/15 manufacture date. I'll get her a grip today.