Collo Rosso
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You dressing up for the night or going to work?
My 686 wearing work boots.
My 686 wearing work boots.
Help me decide 686 grips
- Thread starter Dewy12
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Ahrends smooth finger grove
The grips shown on the Mod 617 are now on my 686+ 3" and are extremely comfortable. Although cocobolo is no longer available (endangered species) my next choice is bubinga wood as shown on the 21-4...also Ahrends in retro round to square butt conversion grips.
The grips shown on the Mod 617 are now on my 686+ 3" and are extremely comfortable. Although cocobolo is no longer available (endangered species) my next choice is bubinga wood as shown on the 21-4...also Ahrends in retro round to square butt conversion grips.
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gwpercle
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Ahrend's Retro Combats , in dark reddish brown cocobolo, looks so good on my old model 58 I had to make it my avatar. These are smooth, finger grooved and fit the gun and my hand perfectly.
I had a matching set made for my model 64 K-fame. Rating perfect 10.
Ahrend's were a pleasure to deal with. Check out all the woods you can get your grips made from on their web site. He is a artist in wood.
Gary
I had a matching set made for my model 64 K-fame. Rating perfect 10.
Ahrend's were a pleasure to deal with. Check out all the woods you can get your grips made from on their web site. He is a artist in wood.
Gary
Engine49guy
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S&W Finger groove combats
These have my highest recommendation. Perfect fit to the gun and perfect fit to my medium sized hand. Not as big and bulky as OEM targets and more hand filling than the magnas and far more beautiful than rubber. They also have the "look" of S&W.
I'm editing this post in the interest of full disclosure. The grips in the pics are of Moradillo wood. They came with a polyurethane finish that had a sort of yellowish caste that I did not care for. So, I soaked them in a jar of acetone to remove the poly and then applied about three coats of Waterlox, a tung oil based finish that I had on hand after a kitchen cabinet refinish project. The result is what you see here. My future Ahrends purchases will be unfinished or with a tung oil finish.
Those would be the Tactical targets I think. They have the flat on the front correct? Theo
loeman
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Theo, in regards to above ^^^^, you are correct. The Ahrends grips in my photo are Tactical Smooth and not Retro Targets as originally stated. Thanks for spotting my error.
Theo, in regards to above ^^^^, you are correct. The Ahrends grips in my photo are Tactical Smooth and not Retro Targets as originally stated. Thanks for spotting my error.
Vanilla Gorilla
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Sorry to disappoint!
You might want to look at Kuracs, and shop carefully. I have less than 150 in both of these sets, direct from Kurac.
GunarSailors
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I know yours is a RB but I always prefer the factory SB Targets.
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You said you are partial to smooth finger groove grips? Hogue in PauFerro wood. Been on my 686 since 1987.
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You dressing up for the night or going to work?
My 686 wearing work boots.
What grips are these?
68sixspeed
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I'll try and get pics up Monday but I have several sets from Gun Grip Supply and really like them, they also sell on eBay under the name Edrich1 http://gungripsupply.com - S&W K/L Frame Square Butt Finger Groove Grips
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I am running Nills on my 686 SSR and on my 3" 66. They are my favorites....just not cheap.
Collo Rosso
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Hogue's without finger grooves. They have them for K/L & N frames. They worked so well on my 686 one went on my 629.
at_liberty
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With a 3" 686 you have a gun best suited for concealed carry, which means many of the grips shown to you here are unsuitable. What you should look for is a grip that extends beyond the grip frame as little as possible, possibly forcing you to compromise on how well you like the grips for range use. Yours is a sizeable gun that is not so easy to conceal. Grip length is critical, as is eliminating any angles on the grip end.
You didn't say in what role this gun would serve. Normally a 3" or less is for concealment, with that short a barrel compromising any other application.
You didn't say in what role this gun would serve. Normally a 3" or less is for concealment, with that short a barrel compromising any other application.
Those look really nice. Is the wood texturing grippy? Or does it feel smooth in hand?
ahrends
+1 on Ahrends grips; have them on a 686 and a 617.... partial to retro combats with finger grooves.... both guns also fit my wifes small hands thanks to the finger grooves.... I even added S&W medallions (don't remember where I bought them, but they look very, well, S&W to me... J
+1 on Ahrends grips; have them on a 686 and a 617.... partial to retro combats with finger grooves.... both guns also fit my wifes small hands thanks to the finger grooves.... I even added S&W medallions (don't remember where I bought them, but they look very, well, S&W to me... J
