comfortable j frame grips?

[mike68gt]

Hi I just got a new set of walnut target grips for my M60 and they are a little too thick for my liking. I swapped back to pachmayr decelerators for now but really like the look of wood grips. Any suggestions or recomendations for quality wood grips that wont break the bank would be appreciated. Thanks Mike68gt

 

[mkk41]

Hogues!

 

[murphydog]

It depends on your definition of "too thick" and the gun's intended use. The simplest modification would be a grip adapter; the factory made wood Combat and Target stocks that are a little wider than the stock Magnas, and there are a bunch of aftermarket options. Hogues are nice.

 

[H Richard]

I've been impressed with the Altamont grips. Priced in the $45 - $60 range. I put a set of Rd to Sq butt grips on my Mod 60 recently and love them. I have a small to med size hand. Altamont is the current supplier of factory grips for S&W in Wood.

 

[mb66]

Ever considered a Tyler t-grip with the stock wood grips?

 

[mag318]

After trying and using numerous grips on my J frames my favorites are the Model 60 Pro Series grips. These feel perfect to me. They can be ordered direct from S&W or if you are in a hurry they come up for sale here in the classifieds often. You have to actually feel a set of these in hand to appreciate them.

 

[Rpg]

I use the wood grips the j came with (model 38, 40 and 42) with a Tyler T.

The big rubber or wooden things defeat the purpose!

Just my opinion, of course.

 

[JParanee]

I like my Badgers

 

[RichCapeCod]

Ever considered a Tyler t-grip with the stock wood grips?

Spot on advice for a concealment/carry piece. Obviously we're all built a bit differently, so, if shooting the gun is uncomfortable with factory grips and a spacer then you'll have to find a set that works for you. None the less, I'd try really hard to adapt to stock grips and either a BK or T-grip spacer.

Rich

 

[66Park]

I use the wood grips the j came with (model 38, 40 and 42) with a Tyler T.

The big rubber or wooden things defeat the purpose!

Just my opinion, of course.

If a person can shoot the gun well with the stock grips and the T Grip, that is the way to go. Not everybody can, though.

I carried an M60 for years. I couldn't shoot it well without larger grips. I put god awful ugly Pachmayr Compacs on it, and I could shoot it really well. I had no trouble concealing it in an ankle or hip holster with the Pachmayrs. They might make the gun tough to pocket carry.

I have an M36 currently that had the factory wood and Tyler T when I bought it. I didn't shoot it well at all (believe me, I tried!), and part of that was that it was very uncomfortable to shoot. So...I'm back to the god awful ugly Pachmayrs on that. I hope I can find something I like the looks of better that works, but for now, it's Pachmayrs for me. I shoot the gun much better, and it is comfortable to shoot with those grips.

A concealed carry gun isn't much use to me if I can't shoot it well. I wish I could shoot the magna/t grip combination well, and maybe I just need a few hundred more rounds with that setup to make it work. It is just tough to put in that range time with it when it is so damned uncomfortable. A tiny gun with my big hands and stocks that don't fit isn't a great combination. I'm not an especially recoil sensitive guy either, and I've been shooting since 1980.

 

[CoMF]

If you don't like long wait times, I'd recommend either Hogue or Ahrends. If you can wait and don't mind spending a little extra for something made just for you, I highly recommend Herrett's.

 

[PALADIN85020]

If you want comfort, I definitely second the comment about Herrett's custom-made stocks. Send them a tracing of your hand per their instructions, pay some money, wait a while, and they will ship you stocks that fit you perfectly. Here's a pair I had made for me back in the 1960s; they are the best. You won't go wrong.

John

 

[samwood]

Forum member schofieldkid81 makes the most comfortable and best looking grips I have used on a J-frame. I believe he called them his "skullcracker" style grips. They have a single groove "for the pinky" that extends slightly below the grip frame and are open backed.



I previously preferred either the S&W marked Pro Series grips mentioned above, or Craig Spegel's boot grips.

 

[Old No7]

I've been impressed with the Altamont grips. Priced in the $45 - $60 range. I put a set of Rd to Sq butt grips on my Mod 60 recently and love them. I have a small to med size hand. Altamont is the current supplier of factory grips for S&W in Wood.

+1 on the Altamont S&W Grips -- they are really well done and an excellent value for the $$$.

Here are mine on my Mdl 631...

Tight groups!

Old No7

 

[wildenout]

I like my Badgers

Badgers for me too! Wish they still made the Corian though...

 

[shouldazagged]

I put god awful ugly Pachmayr Compacs on it, and I could shoot it really well. I had no trouble concealing it in an ankle or hip holster with the Pachmayrs. They might make the gun tough to pocket carry.

I find a 640 quite easy to pocket carry with Pachmayr Compacs. I've done it for years, and like the high, solid hold on the gun they give me. Due to arthritis in my hands, I can use the help and the recoil reduction.

But then I don't find the Compacs ugly either.

 

[Gunsnwater]

Forum member schofieldkid81 makes the most comfortable and best looking grips I have used on a J-frame. I believe he called them his "skullcracker" style grips. They have a single groove "for the pinky" that extends slightly below the grip frame and are open backed.



I previously preferred either the S&W marked Pro Series grips mentioned above, or Craig Spegel's boot grips.

Sweet! Engraving and stocks.

 

[Hondo44]

I like the factory options whenever possible:

These are thinned down J frame combat/targets:

Factory targets shortened and slimmed from front to back:

But also resort to after market. These make nice conceivable grips with the butt flare removed.

 

[66Park]

I find a 640 quite easy to pocket carry with Pachmayr Compacs. I've done it for years, and like the high, solid hold on the gun they give me. Due to arthritis in my hands, I can use the help and the recoil reduction.

But then I don't find the Compacs ugly either.

Good to here the Pachmayrs work for pocket carry. I never tried, so I was just guessing. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. On a carry gun, I care much more that I can shoot it well!

 

[PALADIN85020]

I like the factory options whenever possible:

These make nice conceivable grips with the butt flare removed.

What's a conceivable grip??

John