magnumb
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Looking at 686 deluxe with beautiful wood target grips or the more standard hogue rubber grip. This is a lot heavier gun than my 19 2.5 so 357s should be less punishing with either. Opinions please
Grip preference for 686 6 inch
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oink
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IMHO, any grips that feel comfortable in your hand should be fine. I haven't found any magnum rounds that were harsh in a 6" 686. Buffalo Bore or the like might make something hot enough to be bothersome I suppose. If you do long range sessions in hot weather rubber grips or G-10 might be best.
bigwheelzip
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Don't know which grips your talking about but the thin wood grips on my 2 1/2" PC 686+ got replaced with rubber after shooting one cylinder full.
MCorps0311
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The grips looks awesome,on that .357 Mag.,I did the same thing on my .Bulldog .44 Special,went back to my rubber grips.
Most of my S&W's wear Hogue rubber grips to the range. The wood grips are just for show. 
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mauiblue
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Wood grips would be my first choice. Especially if they are designed well both esthetically and ergonomically.
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oink
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My 6" 686 is wearing some Hogue looking but harder material black rubber like grips that were a freebee for renewing my Police Marksman magazine many years ago. Unfortunately I later let the subscription go when the budget was tight. It was an excellent magazine. I wonder if they're still around? The grips are OK. Good enough that I haven't bothered them. Not worth taking a glamour photo of.
revolver_ph
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Mine came with the rubber grips. They were ok but I prefer the look of wood. Also these grips fit my hand better than the rubber. The 686 is fed light loads so wood is no problem for recoil.
Wee Hooker
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I tend to like square /full butt profile grips on my nose heavy / hard kicking guns (so the heal of the grip is supported by the heal of my palm. ) Otherwise I find myself squeezing the entire grip too hard. With the larger profile grip, I find I get better accuracy. As a side benefit, larger grips tend to distribute recoil better too. Round /compacts are definitely out for all but small calibers and short barrels.
In rubber, I find Pachmayr Gripper or Presentation grips tend to work better for me than the Hogue Monogrips. In wood, I generally use one of the better Thai makers off THEbay to get my round to square conversion grips.
Here is one example on my 625PC.
The 617 on the top is very nose heavy. It also got oversized Thai grips.
In rubber, I find Pachmayr Gripper or Presentation grips tend to work better for me than the Hogue Monogrips. In wood, I generally use one of the better Thai makers off THEbay to get my round to square conversion grips.
Here is one example on my 625PC.
The 617 on the top is very nose heavy. It also got oversized Thai grips.
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I'm using the same grips that come with the 686 Deluxe. I find them comfortable, even with magnum loads. The 6" 686 does a lot to tame recoil by virtue of its weight and long, fully lugged barrel.
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ontargetagain
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Pachmayr Presentation grips for me if choosing rubber, the finger grooves just never seem right for me, I like the factory grips for their girth and no finger grooves and the Pachmayr gives the same feel but in rubber if you shoot a lot of magnums, otherwise the factory wood is fine.
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Could you post a picture of the backstrap so I can get an idea for how thick those are compared to the older targets?I'm using the same grips that come with the 686 Deluxe. I find them comfortable, even with magnum loads. The 6" 686 does a lot to tame recoil by virtue of its weight and long, fully lugged barrel.
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one eye joe
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I WOULD DEFINITELY HANG ON TO THE TARGET GRIPS FOR RANGE USE OR DISPLAY......
FOR FIELD USE I WOULD USE SMOOTH PACHMAYERS---UNLESS THE FINGER GROOVED STANDARD GRIPS ACTUALLY FIT YOU HAND.....
RENOWNED PISTOLERO, MASSAD AYOOB, OPINES THAT FINGER GROOVED GRIPS TRULY FIT ONLY 10% OF THE SHOOTING POPULATION. I AM NOT ONE OF THE 10%, BUT PERHAPS YOU ARE........
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F75gunslinger
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I prefer Hogue hardwoods on my guns. They fit me right and they lower my middle knuckle so that the trigger guard isn't bouncing off it every time I shoot. The only S&W revolver I haven't changed the grips on is my K22 because the recoil isn't there.
Whitwabit
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Don't know which grips your talking about but the thin wood grips on my 2 1/2" PC 686+ got replaced with rubber after shooting one cylinder full.
My wife bought me a 686+ PC for our 44th Anniversary and my birthday .. But the grips don't seem to fill my hand and wondering if other grips would fit an "L" frame and if they would be a bit larger ??
oink
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I have the Hogue rubber Bantam Boot Grips on my 69 which I like a lot, except for the way they attach. They may be the same shape as the wood. They do get the middle knuckle away from the trigger guard nicely. They are L frame grips so would work for the original poster but I think he wants bigger and cushier. I wish Hogue made the Bantam Boot grip for round butt N frames. I have some Pachmayrs on my 629-4 3" that work well except my middle knuckle is always sore to the touch.
grinner
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Like many of the others, I prefer the look of the wood grips, but the feeel of the Hogue rubber grips. I replaced the rubber grips on my standard 686 with an expensive pair of wood grips, shot it once with Magnums, and went back to rubber.
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Fide686
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I have wood Hogue stocks on most of my revolvers, but got all at a discount on line, except one from the seconds section on the Hogue site. Fit my hands well.
bigwheelzip
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The stock wood grips pictured would twist in my hand, shooting 158gr magnum loads or stronger, requiring a reset to my grip after each shot. Plus they stung shooting those same magnum loads.
I replaced those grips with Hogue Bantams, and that made it perfectly shootable for me. My husband is large and has large hands and he loved the improvement also.
We chose the Bantams because that 2 1/2" 686 is in our concealed carry rotation, and works even better for us in that role than the stock round butt on the 3" 686.
The Hogue Bantam in the middle is bracketed by the stock round butt on the left and stock square butt on the right.
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