Jerry Miculek Grips

[Jeepster]

I just got my November catalogue from Dillon (The Blue Press) and see that they are selling the Jerry Miculek "Competition Grip" for Smith revolvers. I am thinking of getting a pair for my 686 square butt to use in IDPA. Has anybody used these grips, and care to offer an opinion on them? Do they accommodate speed loaders well? Thanks for opinions on this.

 

[Jeepster]

I just got my November catalogue from Dillon (The Blue Press) and see that they are selling the Jerry Miculek "Competition Grip" for Smith revolvers. I am thinking of getting a pair for my 686 square butt to use in IDPA. Has anybody used these grips, and care to offer an opinion on them? Do they accommodate speed loaders well? Thanks for opinions on this.

 

[Sledgehammer]

They are nice comfortable grips for competition. Just remember that Jerry puts corn starch on his hands before competition to increase tackiness and control.

They are NOT combat grips.

 

[the45automan]

Sledgehammer:

If I am not mistaken, Jerry uses the talc to allow his hand to slide on the grip and not stick to it. A sticky grip means more time between movements. I have some of the Miculek grips for my competition guns, but the grips do not fit my hand well, I replaced them.

 

[Evil One]

It really depends on your hand and shooting grip.
I found that they dont fit my hand well at all.


Jim

 

[No30]

I like them, but they are not too different than the Houges I special order without finger grooves. They fit my hand pretty well, except for just a bit too much filler behind the trigger guard. I take a little of that off so that my social finger fits just a little higher on the grip.

To the combat grip theory, Jerry does use talc to keep his hands from "sticking" to the grip. Most competitors want the ability to make minor grip adjustments as they grasp the gun or during shooting. I can't think of any top competitor that uses finger grooves or anything of that sort. This was also one of Bill Jordan's design features of the "Jordan" grips - no finger grooves or checkering. It works in competition and I would presume it works in a gunfight too. Hope I never know for sure.

Todd

 

[OKFC05]

Hand size matters.
Since his hands are quite large, I can't use his grips......do you have large hands?

 

[bobbyd]

Opinions of these grips tend to be pretty much polarized and folks tend to either love them or hate them. While perhaps of some advantage to some folks for competion purposes, I find them to be a rather poor general use grip. There is no repeateble point of reference, they tend to squirm around a bit and, at least in my hands, are sort of like hanging on to a broomstick.

 

[kanedal]

I find them just perfect for me, i have large hands but not long fingers and the grips fill my palm very well. I have no problem finding the same grip from time to time. Of course, i use this grips for competition only.

 

[Centenniel]

I have two of these grips and I like them a lot. I have large hands, but I don't find the grip especially large, just comfortable. One set is on a 4? 686+ and the other is on a 6" Model 14-6.

 

[No30]

Hand size matters.
Since his hands are quite large, I can't use his grips......do you have large hands?

Not sure if that question was for me, but I have small hands. (I wear a Men's small sized golf glove and in some brands "small" is little loose.) Even so, the grips work just fine for me, but as I said, I relieve them just a bit behind the trigger guard. It could be my technique, but there just seems to be a bit too much wood there. FWIW, I also like the old Pachmayer presentation grips in "N-Frame Large". The "Small" version of those grips don't fit me well.

Todd

 

[David LaPell]

I have a set of my Mountain Gun, and without the finger grooves I thought they would not be comfortable, to me they are. I normally use Hogues, but I like these alot and will most likely get a set now for my K-gun.

 

[Wyatt Earp]

Tried them, didn't like them. Did not fill the hand like I wanted to and found them too slick.

Went back to finger-grooved Ahrends.

 

[Stranglehold]

Speed loader clearance is excellent, but I found they are a little thin as well. A slight palm swell fits my hand better, ala Hogue. It all depends an your hand size and shooting style. The theory behind Jerry's grip design is to allow your hand to slide into the proper grip during high speed draws. Unfortunately, I find this design can also allow the gun to shift in you grip during deliberate fire, especially with heavier loads.

Roe

 

[shawn mccarver]

Originally posted by Jeepster:
I just got my November catalogue from Dillon (The Blue Press) and see that they are selling the Jerry Miculek "Competition Grip" for Smith revolvers. I am thinking of getting a pair for my 686 square butt to use in IDPA. Has anybody used these grips, and care to offer an opinion on them? Do they accommodate speed loaders well? Thanks for opinions on this.

Since those grips are made for Jerry, I would venture to say that unless your hands are like his, they will not be ideal for you.

Bill Jordan's grip was ideal for him, but he had hands like shovels and the covered back strap which caused him no problem (he could still put his hand directly behind the bore axis) usually caused other mere mortals to have to crank the hand around, which is less than ideal.

Thus, unless your hand is the same size and strength as Jerry, I question whether his grip will work for you.

Better idea is to spend just a tad more and get Herretts to make a set of their grips (any model you want) to fit your hand based upon a tracing and measurements sent to them.