Big Dog CS9 & CS45 Grips...

[usasales]

big dog answer

i had his home number but it no longer answers It came with the slim grips for My CS9 I know of many people His was excellant hope he is wellwho have tried to duplicate the grips but all were unsuccessful

 

[Erich]

Always wondered . . . cheers, wherever you are.

 

[J_Gundel]

I have them on my CS40 and love them. Easy to install and a great fit for my small hands.

 

[usasales]

big dog answer

Is Big Dog still making grips?????

 

[k3nn3y]

big dog grips

I e/mailed him 12/27/2014. He replied with this.
I apologize ....we are not making the now for a while with the things that are going on.
Could you please post on the s and wesson site that we will begin again after the first of the year
Thank you
G

 

[jackvs1]

I would love the grips but I still have to purchase the CS9 & CS45, both SS. Just in case you guys have leads.

 

[sh00ter247]

I e/mailed him 12/27/2014. He replied with this.
I apologize ....we are not making the now for a while with the things that are going on.
Could you please post on the s and wesson site that we will begin again after the first of the year
Thank you
G

k3nn3y,
Can you post Big Dog's contact information?

 

[Nakanokalronin]

I e/mailed him 12/27/2014. He replied with this.
I apologize ....we are not making the now for a while with the things that are going on.
Could you please post on the s and wesson site that we will begin again after the first of the year
Thank you
G

Over two years on this forum and your first post is good news.

 

[bad_man_ one]

I have been in email contact with Gearl, (Big Dog).

He said:
"I will be sending a mass email out soon and will take the first 12 orders
Cannot promise there will be more for a while after that....."

Regards,
BM1

 

[Big Shrek]

Nice to hear he's still kickin...
needs to get online here and give us all a smile

 

[utvols]

I have been in email contact with Gearl, (Big Dog).

He said:
"I will be sending a mass email out soon and will take the first 12 orders
Cannot promise there will be more for a while after that....."

Regards,
BM1

I sent him a private message which if his email is still attached he should get it. No word yet. I did however successfully convert a set of wood 3913 grip to fit my CS9 perfectly. With the right Drexel tools and patience one can do it.

 

[utvols]

I tend to agree, but after doing something similar with CT laser grips I can tell you that there is more to it than meets the eye.

Besides just chopping off the bottom of the grip, there are two major problems to overcome. First, you have to find a way to support the mainspring since you chop that off when you shorten the bottom. Second, you have to drill a hole for the pin in exactly the right spot - miss just a bit and the grip slides around.

So to do a decent job, you almost have to build a jig of some sort - probably two of them. Then, you may screw up a set of grips - or two - getting everything adjusted. Sometimes you'll screw one up doing the modification, too - can't sell those.

Oh, and don't forget to finish the bottom and fill in the gaps around the frame of the gun.

Having had some experience doing the laser grips, I've looked at Big Dog's work - my CS9 came with them - and I don't think he's getting rich.

Got a question since your familiar with BIG DOG grips and the CS9. The factory CS9 grips are wider and fit securely against the plastic retainer mounted at the bottom of the frame. Did BIG DOG address that issue and does not have any gap between the frame and the retainer. If someone has a picture of the bottom with a pair of BD grips mounted with the mag out I'd appreciate it.

 

[rboyer1]

Big Dog Grips No More

Everyone,
Just a few minutes ago, I received a note from Gearl. I've snipped to the heart of the conversation, as he asked me to post.

His words:
"If you would be so kind and let everyone the forum know that I have a couple or 3 of the cs 40 and cs 9 grips and will sell them at a good deal I would appreciate it"

Sadly, he's out of the grips business.

 

[scrapegoat]

will take a cs40 grip

I would like one of the cs40 grips if still available. How should I go about making contact with Big Dog and payment?

 

[Hawgleg44]

Back when the CS45 was still a welded-up prototype (S&W built the .45 first, followed by the 9mm and .40) I was shooting sporting clays with the S&W engineers on the project. They brought me in to check it out and get my opinion.

I told them I liked the gun but hated the grips. Everything got silent and all the engineers had a look on their faces like I just kicked their dog. It was a look of utter disbelief. They told me that the engineers had Hogue design the grips in a shape that most people liked and they designed the rest of the gun around them. I told them they are too bulky and the worst material you can have on a carry gun is soft rubber to catch on your clothes.

They could have cared less that I liked the gun as a whole. All they kept repeating was "I can't believe he didn't like the grips."

 

[renroh]

I too would like to purchase one set of the CS40 grips if still available.

 

[Maddog 521]

CS9's for me.

 

[Brandon0413]

If the CS40 grips are the same as the CS45 grips, I would also buy one if available. Thanks

 

[Lonestar57]

Put me in line for a set for the 40 if and when available.

 

[waffenmac]

Has anyone ever thought of or tried to use a 3d printer to make grips for the cs series pistols? I've seen what 3d printers are capable of and would think it could be done. I plan on getting a cs45 at some point in 2016 and when I do I will try and get a set made. Ill keep you fellows posted.