Lets talk about J-Frame Grips......

[PMRet]

Strictly for carry purposes, IMO it's hard to beat the original Uncle Mike's boot grips. For everything else, I like wood...

 

[photoman]

For comfortable shooting, it doesn't get any better than the old, discontinued Uncle Mike's combat grips...

 

[dubhelix]

J - Frame Grip Styles

This one has skinny magnas to match it's larger bretheren. The small wood conceals well. I don't mind shooting with these grips. Wish I had a Tyler-T for it, though.

This one came with fancy walnut grips. Nice to look at, but not very comfortable to shoot .357's with. Also, I think they would get damaged too easily if carried.

Everyday carry 640 has Hogue Bantam Rubber on it. Very comfortable and controllable.

My Airweight 442 has the Desantis Clip Grip on it, and I like it alot, for that particular gun. It's my "pajama/gym gun", and with that grip on an airweight, I can just stick it in my waistband even if I'm wearing sweatpants or pajamas. Sorry, no photos of that one.

 

[WardenRoss]

Secret Service

Eagle's Secret Service grips...

 

[Maximumbob54]

I don't have any myself but I find it interesting this is the first thread on stock or grips that there is zero mention of Ahrends Grips. I'm going to order some Altamont magnas to try my BK grip adapter with. The factory magnas work but I'm too stingy with them to wear them out.

 

[sipowicz]

 

[shooter686]

Great Grips and Great pics

Lots of nice looking set ups! I'm leaning towards a Spegel boot and/or a hogue monogrip. I must say that the factory rubber grip is attractive and comfortable - for everything but extended shooting sessions.

Thanks again,

Shooter686

 

[sipowicz]

Bob, mine is an original T...but if I needed one, I would go with BK...

BTW, I had that Sile rubber grip (top left) on my model 60 and it was very comfortable to shoot...

 

[shooter686]

Shooter686 - If you want a J frame stock for extended shooting sessions then I would buy the Pachmayr Compac. I have one that I used to use on my 640 if I wanted to load it with real magnums. Here is a pic of several that I have tried over the years:


Thanks - I was looking for something in the "eating recoil" department. Pachmayrs are less appealing to me over hogues because I like the tacky feel of hogues. But I like to shoot what I own and need something to tame this airframe!

Possibly the subject of a different thread - but some Trail Boss powder will go through my 642 with the stock grips this weekend. That might be the ticket for practice. For those of you who have not looked at this powder - it seems a perfiect fit for mild loads. I had ignored it since its fan club is in the Cowboy Shooting world and I am not. But it now has my interest...

Thanks-

Shooter686

 

[cjtraining]

My Preferred Grips

These are my favorite carry grips. I will say that Uncle Mike's boot grip makes my J Frames good shooters.

 

[plainshunter]

Possibly the subject of a different thread - but some Trail Boss powder will go through my 642 with the stock grips this weekend. That might be the ticket for practice. For those of you who have not looked at this powder - it seems a perfiect fit for mild loads. I had ignored it since its fan club is in the Cowboy Shooting world and I am not. But it now has my interest...

let us know how it goes

 

[Maximumbob54]

Bob, mine is an original T...but if I needed one, I would go with BK...

BTW, I had that Sile rubber grip (top left) on my model 60 and it was very comfortable to shoot...

Want another one if I can find it???

 

[wrangler5]

For long-session shooting comfort with a J frame I haven't found anything better than the Pachmayr Decelerators. Lots of very cushy rubber behind the backstrap, and plenty to hold on to. Even airweights are painless. Only problem is, they're pretty much oversize K frame size. But boy are they comfortable to shoot.

For something that you might actually carry and still shoot a lot, the Pachmayr Compacs are indeed terrific. Mine were a bit sticky when new, but use, age, sweat and skin oil smooth 'em out nicely.

Shooter686, my most commonly shot 38 loads are 158g lead round nose bullets over 3.2g of Trail Boss. These go about 585fps out of a 442 (625 from a model 10) and are very comfortable loads. For comparison, my carry loads (Hornady 158g XTP, non-+P) go 740 and 785fps from those 2 guns, and the heaviest loads I've shot (Remington 158g lead HP +P) go 820 and 900fps. The Trail Boss loads are clearly comfort shooters.

Trail Boss ain't the cheapest powder on the market, but it meters very accurately and I find it to be clean shooting. And I use it because it is absolutely impossible to overcharge a case with it. Even though I've found it virtually impossible to overcharge a case without consciously manhandling the progressive presses I use (Lee Loadmaster and Dillon Square Deal) I still find it comforting to use a powder that can fill a case and yet do no harm to the gun.

 

[Sprefix]

Dead tree gets my vote

I got these from a forum member and love them.

 

[shooter686]

Wrangler - thanks for the input. I put together 50 rounds of 158gr LSWC over 3.0 grns Trail Boss last night. Hope to try them out soon. With any luck this load will be comfortable enough with out any grip change. I appreciate your grip suggestions too and will keep them in mind if the grips are still necessary.

As far as Trail Boss goes - this is the best powder since sliced bread. I have all kinds of uses for this stuff.....

Shooter686

 

[dferg10]

That is funny!

 

[hittman77]

I don'thave pics to share but, my 36 and 37 both wear the factory wood with a Tyler T Grip.

 

[shooter686]

For what its worth-

Here's a few pictures of my 642. Picked it up used at a good price. Test fired 12/10 and I dont think it had been fired at all besides that. I really love the factory grip - hope Trail Boss does the trick, I'll know tomorrow.

Shooter686

 

[corky52]

Eagle Rosewood and Tyler T Grip on 438 Bodyguard

 

[BigDog48]

I've got Eagle Secret Service grips on my 642. Makes it very concealable, and easy to grip high.