Hi there guys!I was wanting to find a set of grips for my model 69 2.75 barrel.i love the grips on my Taurus model 44 tracker with 2.5 barrel.it's not the ribber grips but the other 3 finger grip.these really fit my hand perfect since I have smaller hands and really soak up the recoil.closest I could find was the pachmayr bantam.any suggestions would be awesome!
Grips for model 69.
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I like the smooth combats by VZ on mine, but I usually stick with 44 Special loads.
wow!they look awesome!are they actual wood or rubberized?I like the smooth combats by VZ on mine, but I usually stick with 44 Special loads.
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Pachmayr Diamond Pro grips.
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man you ain't kiddin!will have to check out that site!50 is way better than 85 lol.i have the 69 with 4.25 bbl but have crimson trace on that 1 for the black bears here in case they ever wanted to be crazy lol also have the 66-8 with the 2.75 barrel.love all of them!
Pachmayr Diamond Pro grips.
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+1 on these.
You're not likely to find a better "recoil-absorbing" grip than the Diamond Pro's.
They're bulky and a bit on the homely side (IMO) but they soak up magnum recoil better than any other grips I've ever tried.
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Tried a couple of grips on my 4.25" version .
The Diamond Pros are good ones but I had issues with my knuckle and the trigger guard.
Wound up with a set of S&W X frame grips on it.
That was the only set I shot magnum loads in my 69 with comfortably.
Another member here has profiled his X frame grips to be less bulky, while still retaining the excellent backstrap.
dickydalton
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I have Pachmyr Compac grips on mine. They are fat and absorb the recoil really good.
They are a type of G-10 and the fit is perfect. I added the medallions.
twodog max
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I had Diamond Pro's on my 69 but they cracked around the top of the backstrap. They do soak up recoil well. I have other Pach's on it now and they are not so good. For me wood just bite to hard and aggravate an old hand injury.
X-frame grips.
The Pachmayr Compac Customs that came on the early Night Guards (M357NG) did a pretty good job absorbing recoil, & weren't overly large, but the S&W grips that came on the later models (M329NG) were harder & the back edge of the grips were slightly pointed & I disliked them.
The Badger grips (M325NG & M396NG) look nice but I can only handle shooting them with light loads. Otherwise they're mainly for show if you've got older hands.
I think the Diamond Pros are the cushiest while not being overly large like the X-frame grips.
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...M325NG...M329NG...M357NG...M396NG...
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