LCR grip or grip set for shorter vertical height?

[Naphtali]

I have small hands. My Ruger LCR wears Hogue Tamer™ grip. I'm trying to find a grip that, when installed, will reduce the LCR's vertical height. Since my SP101 wears a grip set that does not engage Ruger's designed-in fastener system, perhaps a custom grip maker or a commercial manufacturer offers a short grip set for LCR. Again, referring to SP101, my custom grip set affixes with a horizontal screw, while LCR's Hogue grip affixes vertically from the bottom. If I had to guess, any grip set that reduces LCR's height need be affixed via horizontal screw for this carry-much-shoot-little revolver.

Anyone who might be able to do what I have in mind — regardless of grip material and method of fastening — please furnish contact information.

 

[ContinentalOp]

Not an LCR guy, but this is what I found with a quick search.

You can check out Badger Custom Grips. Ruger LCR Wood Boot Grip — Badger Custom Grips Don't have any personal experience with them, but they have a pretty good reputation for quality.

Hogue also makes a Bantam Boot Grip that's smaller and a little shorter than the standard grip that might work for you. Hogue LCR® Bantam/Boot Grip-ShopRuger

Hope that helps.

 

[Erich]

The Hogue boot stocks are notably smaller - I use them for pocket carry:


They enable the shooter to "choke up" on the Centennial-style revolver to better control recoil - I find that the original factory stocks with their finger grooves, while more comfortable overall, don't really encourage this.

 

[VictorLouis]

Erich stole my thunder, LOL.

 

[Naphtali]

Thanks guys for this information.

I suspect the Hogue grip will be inexpensive enough that I will have no fear of doing what I should have considered first. I'll take an extremely short blade (box cutter??) and trim my Hogue Tamer, finishing the job with low grit sand paper to roughen where I want roughness. If I ruin the grip, like I typed, the Hogue grip will be inexpensive enough.

Form follows function?

 

[hittman77]

The Hogue boot stocks are notably smaller - I use them for pocket carry:

Me too.

Think I got them from Ruger directly.

 

[Erich]

That's where I got both pairs of mine (one for the .38 and the other for the understudy .22).

 

[Erich]

I had them both out just now, so I thought of this thread and took this photo that might be of interest.

 

[Naphtali]

Erich:

Eyeballing your photograph, it appears the boot grip is but slightly shorter. At its heel the grip has significantly less mass to bulge and break through the cover/concealment any jacket or sweater should provide.

As Sergeant Preston of the Yukon said every Saturday morning, "King, this case is closed."

 

[Rule3]

The Hogue boot stocks are notably smaller - I use them for pocket carry:


They enable the shooter to "choke up" on the Centennial-style revolver to better control recoil - I find that the original factory stocks with their finger grooves, while more comfortable overall, don't really encourage this.

Great info and pictures, but come on now.???



"Stocks"???

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

"Stocks"???

That is what those thing you hold on to are called, both long gun and hand guns!

Ivan

(and don't call a detachable magazine a clip either!)

 

[Naphtali]

I feel less than bright. I took out my box of great holsters, some of which I even use, to take a look at available holster options for my upcoming "new" LCR. Of course I found a new Hogue Bantam/Boot grip. It is tiny . . . in my small hands.

Has anyone attempted to improve security holding the grip? I have a second Bantam/Boot grip on its way. I'm less concerned about ruining the grip, so I'm open to suggestions and recommendations. My though is to roughen the grip front. It might allow a more secure finger hold. But my experience roughening rubber has not been effective. I suspect most of the reason is my tools are inadequate. Rubber is, gee, rubbery.

Anyone?

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Try a 60 to 100 grit sanding drum, at slow to medium speed in a drill. Won't be pretty but it will be "Well Textured" after a few light passes.

Ivan

 

[Rule3]

That is what those thing you hold on to are called, both long gun and hand guns!

Ivan

(and don't call a detachable magazine a clip either!)

Rubber, plastic synthetic on a handgun are not "stocks"
Lipstick on a Pig.
"Get a Grip"

 

[Naphtali]

Try a 60 to 100 grit sanding drum, at slow to medium speed in a drill. Won't be pretty but it will be "Well Textured" after a few light passes.

Ivan

I have no sanding drum, and my electric drills have escaped to somewhere in the gunroom. (When the Batwing Soup virus panic occurred, my friend bought enough supplies and foodstuffs to maintain a dozen people for six months. And it was all shoved into the gunroom.) I do have a 3x1 inch sandpaper holding device with which I have used extremely rough sandpaper to moderately successfully texture a polished cocobolo knife handle. Sandpaper and device I think are used in preparing or finishing plasterboard for spackling?? Since you mention slow to medium drum rotation, I suspect this system will work reasonably well.