It's been awhile since I've posted here.....my bad. To be honest I'm not even sure I'm in the right forum. I have a excellent condition Model 60 no dash serial #R295xxx and don't know what year it was made. I have fairly large hands and wear a size large glove. I have tried the factory RB Magnas, the factory Magnas with a t-grip adapter and boot grips and by far the best grip configuration that matches up this little gun and my hand is the old Uncle Mikes finger groove rubber Combat grips. Given they are no longer made I feel very fortunate to own a pair. But I really am a wood grip kind of a guy. What I'd like to have is a pair of wood grips that are basically clones of the Uncle Mike Combat configuration. I have looked at the grips on the Altamont site and they have some but am hoping someone here can give me alternatives to the Altamont's. Everything I saw at Altamont was checkered(the side panels and most are also checkered on the backstrap) and I would like just finger groove Combat grips smooth.....no checkering, Can anyone here tell me when my j frame was made and point me in the right direction to find grips configured the way I'd like them?
Model 60 Combat grips
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Check out Badger Grips, the three finger combat style grip. Lots of wood options.
I'll post better pics later. Could only find holstered snub photo on the phone.
I'll post better pics later. Could only find holstered snub photo on the phone.
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Hogue makes wood grips similar to the Uncle Mikes Combat stocks, with or without checkering I believe.
R295 likely shipped in 1981
Todd
R295 likely shipped in 1981
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The factory made RB J Frame fingergroove Combat stocks also, but not in the same dimensions as the Uncle Mike's rubber type.
I have a pair on my model 60. Purchased new in the 80's. A perfect match for my slightly larger than average hand.
Ok....thanks for the responses guys. I looked at the Hogue website and those look very close to the same config as the Uncle Mikes and it looks like I can buy them from Amazon. Anybody got a pic of their M60 or M36 with the factory combats on them. Thanks again for the help....this is a great site......Mike
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I have a set of those S&W J RB Combats. We had them on my wife's M-36 but we changed guns for her. Those stocks are in the basement now, waiting.
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Kinda' like bananas with finger grooves. i like it.
Green Frog
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When I got my Model 60-4 it came factory equipped with stone ugly Goodyear grips from Uncle Mike's (not my uncle!). It got a few pair of "trial" grips until I found this pair of very dark rosewood grips from Thailand by way of eBay. Unlike the S&W, these smooth finger grip combats have wood covering the back strap, and to my mind at least has a more attractive shape. 
Froggie
PS The knife is a cheap Chinese item from Smoky Mtn Knife Works, but it came with a proper looking medallion.
Froggie
PS The knife is a cheap Chinese item from Smoky Mtn Knife Works, but it came with a proper looking medallion.
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thanks for the posts and pics. I liked the look of the Hogue grips but thinking back I tried their combat grips on another gun and recall they were one-piece and the attachment was via a metal stirrup on the bottom of the grip frame that the grip screw went in and didn't like that set-up much so probably won't be going that route. I like the factory combats I've seen here and on ebay. I like the Badger's. I guess I'll sit back for awhile watching ebay and the classifieds here and maybe the right thing will come along.
This is the best handling factory grip on a J frame for my hands.
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Model 36
This is the set I have. I highly recommend them.
Grips
I have large hands and wear an extra large glove but I also have short fat fingers. I like the J frame guns and have a problem finding grips to fit my hand. Curtis Harlow solved my problem! Curt also has some very beautiful grained wood to choose from! I chose plain Jane wood for function, not looks!
jcelect
I have large hands and wear an extra large glove but I also have short fat fingers. I like the J frame guns and have a problem finding grips to fit my hand. Curtis Harlow solved my problem! Curt also has some very beautiful grained wood to choose from! I chose plain Jane wood for function, not looks!
jcelect
You call that plain jane?!...I call that WOW!...I chose plain Jane wood for function, not looks!
jcelect
...BenYou call that plain jane?!...I call that WOW!...
Yes I do! This is his presentation grade walnut! NOT my gun! My grips aren't made yet, but I'm in line!
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xfarfuldog
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I happen to like the Hogue grips with the stirrup. But Hogue makes all kinds of grips. You should not rule them out when making your decision. They are less expensive than many pictured above. Good luck with your search.
Green Frog
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The Hogue rubber grips and the Spegel and Harlow wood grips of the same general shape put some grace and elegance to combat grips, as do the Thai version I like. OTOH, the factory combat grips are well named because they fight the shooter's attempts to get a good grip and assault the viewer's eyes with their appearance. 
I'm not opinionated am I? 
Froggie
I'm not opinionated am I? Froggie
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Zoned, I'm sorry, but it's been 5 or 6 years since I got them, and the names and specs change frequently anyway. I have to think there are a couple of talented guys with sharp chisels and a lot of skill making all of them.
Here's a picture I've posted several times before showing the profile and the deep cutaway for use with a speed loader. It's appropriately displayed in its coffin case.
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Green Frog
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Lonesta57, I had both of those types of factory grips 30 years ago when I first started carrying Chiefs, and I just didn't "feel the love". They weren't right for me…YMMV.
Banana's
Like the Frog Man, I too had the Banana grips on both of the guns pictured above. However, when I brought the gun up to fire, I almost always needed to adjust my sight picture. The Harlow grips come up every time with a proper sight picture. It cannot be seen in the pics above but those two sets of grips were made to my specs. The 640 is DAO therefore the trigger is always forward in the trigger guard but the 60 is shot many times as SA which places the trigger farther back in the trigger guard. Curt covered the back strap on the 60 but not on the 640. This extra length on the 60 places my finger on the trigger for a better trigger pull in SA.
jcelect
Like the Frog Man, I too had the Banana grips on both of the guns pictured above. However, when I brought the gun up to fire, I almost always needed to adjust my sight picture. The Harlow grips come up every time with a proper sight picture. It cannot be seen in the pics above but those two sets of grips were made to my specs. The 640 is DAO therefore the trigger is always forward in the trigger guard but the 60 is shot many times as SA which places the trigger farther back in the trigger guard. Curt covered the back strap on the 60 but not on the 640. This extra length on the 60 places my finger on the trigger for a better trigger pull in SA.
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