Does anyone else do this...?

[Critch]

I bought a S&W 66-8 about 2 years ago, I immediately put a nice wood grip on it,,,didn't like it,,,,put the original grip back on...I like it....replaced it with another wood grip,,,,didn't really like it...now I'm back to the original grip...which is actually pretty darn good...I'm unsure who makes it, probably Hogue.

 

[darg]

Kind of. I don't like the original grips on my Smith's, hate the little exposed metal backstrap below the hammer. It hurts my thumb joint so all my Smith's get a grip that covers that with wood.

 

[dmthomp32]

Hogue monogrips are my favorite in terms of comfort and performance. On my 686 I have the smooth factory combat grips. They look awesome but don't fit my hand like the hogue monogrips

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[buckshotshorty]

Wood is beautiful but, I consider a gun to be a tool and a Tool needs to be comfortable and have a useful purpose. Those rubber grips like Hogue and the like serve their purpose well. They feel good in hand and help absorb recoil.
So, wood grips are for looks; rubber grips for use.

 

[arjay]

The rubber grips are ugly,but if you shoot a lot your hand and ulnar nerve will thank you

 

[OLDSTER]

My 686-4 has worn a whole wardrobe of grips/stocks. However, as I'm REALLY old, but still shoot quite a bit, I've decided the grips I like the best are the original Hogues, that she now wears.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I've changed stocks on guns many times.

M27 Classic:

Model 25-5 (with that same M27 Classic)

Model 10 2"

M 586:

There are more.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I use wood. Th new cheap rubber grips go in the trash.

 

[Scharfschuetzer]

I'm a wood guy too. All but one of my Smiths date from S&W's wood only days so wood's a given on those. I just put a nice set of wood grips on my 629 Classic (that came with rubber) and I'm much happier with both its looks and handling.

 

[iouri]

I love wood but I still keep original grips on my X-frames

 

[Critch]

I gettin' on up there in years, and frankly, the Hogue type grips are easier on my hands with 357 magnums.

When I was young I thought nothing of shooting hot 357s or 44s...but now, I tone it down a bit on my reloads.

My Model 10s and 15s mostly sport Ahrends grips and one has some stag grips with a Pachmayr grip filler...really like that combination.

I've got a hankerin' for a 3 inch Combat Magnum, but with this gun shortage the prices are way too high. I'll just have to make do.

 

[Chukar60]

I know there are guys here who are purists and think “Goodyears” have no place on a find classic revolver.
Well maybe, but if you have smaller hands or prefer a grip with some tack to it, ya better give the Goodyears a try before you dismiss them out of hand.
My favorite is the Hogue Monogrip. I find the Pachmyers to be too large.
Nuttin wrong with a rubber grip but take care to clean under the grips regularly or you will regret having not done it.

 

[jcs266]

Of all the S&W rubber factory grips over the years the ones pictured in the OP's first post are the ones I like the best. The fit my hand well and look better than most of the others.

 

[Doug M.]

I rarely use wood grips. I came up in firearms at a time when one of the first things one did with a new revolver was remove and replace the wood grips. Most of the time the original wood grips were pitched; they were not at all suitable for a serious gun. I have a couple of target/plinking revolvers that have OEM grips; the rest are rubber.

My approach to this is the same as it is to fitness training. I'm training to fight, not for cosmetics. I'm alive today because of that mindset.

 

[Shark Bait]

I like the RB combats by VZ. They are a perfect fit for my hand.

 

[H Richard]

I've done the same thing, my 617-6 came with the Hogue rubber grips. They fit my hand great, but I like wood. I tried several brands of aftermarket grips and keep going back to the original Hogue's rubber (even the wood Hogue's are too large, not fit the same as the K frame original. The 617-6 now being one of the Round Butt guns makes it more difficult to find grips that fit right.

 

[Dump1567]

I do that all the time. I'm constantly changing grips on my 1911's. And still trying to find the right feel for my 629.

 

[ImDrRich]

Critch, this is the story of my life. I just can't find a pair of grips that I can live with the rest of my life (on my revolvers, of course). I stick to Magnas with a Tyler-T grip for that reason, or rubber for my magnums - but I'm really never happy, lol.

 

[AlHunt]

I rarely use wood grips. I came up in firearms at a time when one of the first things one did with a new revolver was remove and replace the wood grips. Most of the time the original wood grips were pitched;

Gadzooks ... what caused this group hysteria? Tainted water supply? Funny mushrooms?

No, no, I don't care what another person does with their gun. But I'll have nightmares for a week now. I'd love to get the stupid factory rubber grips off my 686.

 

[cmj8591]

Wood grips look great but if you are going to have a working gun, nothing beats rubber.

 

[Stevens]

I find rubber grips seem to "grip back" they are not slippery at all.
That could be helpful in the, I admit, very unlikely event you were in a tussle with someone trying to take your gun. I have rubber grips on my nightstand and carry guns.
Steve W

 

[saemetric]

I like the RB combats by VZ. They are a perfect fit for my hand.

Me too. I have them on my 66-4

 

[MarkAlt]

Wood is Good

Nothing wrong with either, but the first thing I change on my revolvers are the grips.

 

[RKmesa]

One of the reasons that I love Smith and Wesson Revolvers is because it is so dang easy to play musical grips. I shuffle grips around regularly and then occasionally I find the perfect set of grips that become "one with the gun."

 

[STORMINORMAN]

And they are...

Me too I them on my 66-4

And they are dam-ned beautiful as well!

 

[STORMINORMAN]

Now you got me going back to the box in which I have all those wooden K-frame grips I bought (for a song) from Devore way back when...

Cheers!

 

[smithman]

The hogue monogrip that came on many of my prelocks fit well, so I bought wood hogue mono grips to replace many of them.

 

[Dave Lively]

When I got my M69 I bought a pair of Hogue 500 grips for it, then tried some Packmayr Diamond Pros, then went back to the Hogues and now am thinking about buying another pair of Hogues so I can try sanding them down and still have an unaltered 500 grip if I get carried away with the Dremel tool.

So yeah, your not the only one.

 

[jeffrefrig]

I've got a Hogue mono grip on order at LGS for my 629. It will be the 3rd I've put on it, excluding the originals. I just want to shoot the thing without breaking my knuckle on the middle finger. Tried changing my hold, but no good. I'm probably going to buy some nice Culinas to try to make this piece of stainless steel a little more appealing, but right now I'd like to be able to shoot magnums once in a while; more than 6 at a time.

 

[kamloops67]

Hogue hardwood or ahrends for me
if a wood grip fills your hand comfortably , you will absorb the recoil better than if you use rubber grips that “kind of” fit