ThomasH
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Hello folks,
I recently purchased Hogue aftermarket grips for my S&W 1006 pistol. I got their rubber grips and a set of their checkered rosewood grips. Here a couple of pictures I took when they first arrived:
One problem I found was that the rosewood grips did not fit quite perfectly, the holes in the grip did not line up with the threaded holes in the mainspring retainer (that comes with Hogue grips). The holes in both sides of the grip panels was lower than the threaded holes.
By comparing the rosewood grips to the rubber grips (which fit fine) and looking at the grip panels one at a time, from the inside when they were fitted to the pistol, I could see where some material needed to be removed from the rosewood grips to allow them to fit correctly.
Here are a couple of views, right side and upside down, that attempt to show where I had to file down the wood to get the grips to move up enough that the holes lined up.
On the rubber grips these areas are flat planes, where on the rosewood grips they were curved bumps. I had to file down the bumps so the grips would mount higher on the frame and allow the holes to line up.
There was also one other spot, although only on the right side grip, where the wood was interfering with the frame, right at the mainspring connection to the "stirrup", as shown below. In fact after I took this picture I realized I had to remove even more material.
Eventually I got grips to fit very nicely, snug up to the beavertail, even with each other at the seams, back and bottom, and with the holes in the grips lined up perfectly with the threaded holes in the mainspring retainer. The screws now go "down into" the holes in the grips, where before I could not get them below flush. Also, with no 'side load' on the wood from the misaligned screws, the grips will have much less tendency to crack under recoil.
Okay, time to go shooting!
I shot the S&W 1006 with the rosewood grips first. Very easy to hold, since the checkering is so crisp. I have long fingers, so I did not mind at all that these grips are much thicker than the stock plastic grips, but I can imagine that being an issue for some.
Then I shot a couple of 15 round magazines out of the Glock 20SF. I find the sights much better on the Glock, and it also fits my hand very well, but I'm not used to it's "split" trigger, in fact it seems to hurt my tender little fingertip after a while! I have a 6" Lone Wolf barrel coming for this gun, along with some hot Double Tap ammo, so I will do another comparison when that stuff gets here. (This target was on a backer angled away from me, if you are wondering about the oval holes!)
(Oh, and I am also waiting for my Grayguns custom SIG P220 10 mm to arrive - Hint! Hint! - and I will do yet another 10 mm pistol comparison when it does. Whenever that is! ^L^)
Then I switched to the rubber grips on the S&W 1006 and shot a couple more magazines. Don't look at the accuracy of these groups (or more properly the lack there of), I was tired from shagging brass by now (see question 2 below). But I did think the rubber grips afford the best grip, if only slightly better than the checkered rosewood. While I did not actually feel like the grip of the rubber was as secure as the rosewood grip, I noticed follow-up shots just came easier with the rubber grips.
Hey, if you have read down this far, I have a couple of questions about my S&W 1006.
1) Can I have the adjustable sights mounted on this gun? From the pictures I've seen they look so different it looks like I would need a different slide.
2) The ejected brass from the S&W 1006 is going all over the place. I don't mean going far, but the spread is crazy. Out of nine shoots, I usually find one close to my right foot, one straight behind me six feet, two where I would expect them (45º back and right) but two more much further back and to the right. And one just disappears! This pattern is the same with every magazine I shot, and I lost one out of almost every magazine! I looked all over too, and since I shot a dozen magazines worth, you would think eventually I would find where those mystery ejects were going. What does it mean when your brass ejection is so irregular? The Glock by comparison ejected all 15 rounds within a five foot circle, behind and to the right.
Thanks for reading!
- Thomas
I recently purchased Hogue aftermarket grips for my S&W 1006 pistol. I got their rubber grips and a set of their checkered rosewood grips. Here a couple of pictures I took when they first arrived:
One problem I found was that the rosewood grips did not fit quite perfectly, the holes in the grip did not line up with the threaded holes in the mainspring retainer (that comes with Hogue grips). The holes in both sides of the grip panels was lower than the threaded holes.
By comparing the rosewood grips to the rubber grips (which fit fine) and looking at the grip panels one at a time, from the inside when they were fitted to the pistol, I could see where some material needed to be removed from the rosewood grips to allow them to fit correctly.
Here are a couple of views, right side and upside down, that attempt to show where I had to file down the wood to get the grips to move up enough that the holes lined up.
On the rubber grips these areas are flat planes, where on the rosewood grips they were curved bumps. I had to file down the bumps so the grips would mount higher on the frame and allow the holes to line up.
There was also one other spot, although only on the right side grip, where the wood was interfering with the frame, right at the mainspring connection to the "stirrup", as shown below. In fact after I took this picture I realized I had to remove even more material.
Eventually I got grips to fit very nicely, snug up to the beavertail, even with each other at the seams, back and bottom, and with the holes in the grips lined up perfectly with the threaded holes in the mainspring retainer. The screws now go "down into" the holes in the grips, where before I could not get them below flush. Also, with no 'side load' on the wood from the misaligned screws, the grips will have much less tendency to crack under recoil.
Okay, time to go shooting!
I shot the S&W 1006 with the rosewood grips first. Very easy to hold, since the checkering is so crisp. I have long fingers, so I did not mind at all that these grips are much thicker than the stock plastic grips, but I can imagine that being an issue for some.
Then I shot a couple of 15 round magazines out of the Glock 20SF. I find the sights much better on the Glock, and it also fits my hand very well, but I'm not used to it's "split" trigger, in fact it seems to hurt my tender little fingertip after a while! I have a 6" Lone Wolf barrel coming for this gun, along with some hot Double Tap ammo, so I will do another comparison when that stuff gets here. (This target was on a backer angled away from me, if you are wondering about the oval holes!)
(Oh, and I am also waiting for my Grayguns custom SIG P220 10 mm to arrive - Hint! Hint! - and I will do yet another 10 mm pistol comparison when it does. Whenever that is! ^L^)
Then I switched to the rubber grips on the S&W 1006 and shot a couple more magazines. Don't look at the accuracy of these groups (or more properly the lack there of), I was tired from shagging brass by now (see question 2 below). But I did think the rubber grips afford the best grip, if only slightly better than the checkered rosewood. While I did not actually feel like the grip of the rubber was as secure as the rosewood grip, I noticed follow-up shots just came easier with the rubber grips.
Hey, if you have read down this far, I have a couple of questions about my S&W 1006.
1) Can I have the adjustable sights mounted on this gun? From the pictures I've seen they look so different it looks like I would need a different slide.
2) The ejected brass from the S&W 1006 is going all over the place. I don't mean going far, but the spread is crazy. Out of nine shoots, I usually find one close to my right foot, one straight behind me six feet, two where I would expect them (45º back and right) but two more much further back and to the right. And one just disappears! This pattern is the same with every magazine I shot, and I lost one out of almost every magazine! I looked all over too, and since I shot a dozen magazines worth, you would think eventually I would find where those mystery ejects were going. What does it mean when your brass ejection is so irregular? The Glock by comparison ejected all 15 rounds within a five foot circle, behind and to the right.
Thanks for reading!
- Thomas
