Grips for HP clone, checkered or smooth wood?

[youngolddude]

I have an Inglis coming in on Friday and wondered if checkered grips are preferred or not? I have Hogue checkered grips on a Girsan, but think smooth look better. This will be a range gun. Thanks.

 

[gdogs]

All my Hi Powers wear either Spegel or Navidrex checkered grips. I don't care for smooth grips on Hi Powers. Unless you have stippling or checkering on the front/rear straps, then I think the frame width just makes them too uncontrollable. Just my two cents.

 

[stansdds]

I have only one Hi-Power style 9mm, an Argentine FM-90, and it wears checkered Herrett's stocks. I think smooth wood would look better, but not be particularly functional when it comes to keeping a solid, repeatable grip during firing.

 

[Grayfox]

Depends a lot on you. A lifetime of hard work has left my hands hard and rough. I generally prefer smooth grips on all my guns. But checkering that's not too sharp works just as well.
What are your hands like and how much grip do you need?
Most Hi-Power grips have fairly light checkering and work pretty good.
My Hi-Powers use a mix of both.

I kinda like this Altamount design. Good grip, not too sharp and looks good too.

 

[shovelhead]

Two HP’s and one SA-35 Springfield. Both HP”# wear factory grips, rubber on one, wood on the other. The grips that came on the Springfield were too rounded/chunky for me. It is now wearing a set of replacement grips that were at a shop I previously worked at gifted to be by the family after it closed. I forget who made them, I think somewhere in So. California but I’d have to pull them off again. They are very close in dimensions and design to the factory ones.

 

[Derosa]

I have one Argentine Hi Power and one Turkish clone. The Argentine has wood with checkering and I like it; the Turkish has semi checkering on plastic and I do not like (too smooth). The wood grips are thicker by a tad and I like that feel. The plastic is thinner but too slippery. From my limited experiences, wood grips are thicker than the aftermarket (plastic or otherwise). It would depend on what your personal preferences are for the intended use. I am sure the folks at the Hi Power Forum would be a great help in this area. Best to you and the search.

 

[Ameshawki]

I like the grips that come on the Inglis. They fit my hand well and just look right.

 

[44wheelman]

I like how the SA35's grips taper off on the edges, but yes, they do feel like i'm grabbing a baseball bat or tennis racquet grip. but per your question, I like a checkering that isn't super sharp.

Two HP’s and one SA-35 Springfield. Both HP”# wear factory grips, rubber on one, wood on the other. The grips that came on the Springfield were too rounded/chunky for me. It is now wearing a set of replacement grips that were at a shop I previously worked at gifted to be by the family after it closed. I forget who made them, I think somewhere in So. California but I’d have to pull them off again. They are very close in dimensions and design to the factory ones.

 

[Engine49guy]

It's kinda like asking what kinda shoes you should buy, obviously style preference, use and and how they personally fit you are paramount.

Wood looks pretty, rubber wears better but holds moisture.
So the answer is smooth presentation grade wood panels for showing the gun off.

 

[bananaman]

It is all about feels good in your hand! If you desire an additional beauty set for pics or BBQ, that is fine. Bob

 

[Glenn R. McMannly]

Smooth cocobollo or babingas.

 

[youngolddude]

I like checkered wood grips on my .45 1911s. I have some G10s on a couple and they are too aggressive for me. I have smooth wood grips on several revolvers up to .45 cal. and they are fine. Since the HP is a heavy 9mm, I wondered if checkering was really that important. It's not gonna buck like my 1911s. My palms are large and I have long fingers if that matters.