Pachmayr rubber frips?

[Critch]

I've been looking for some new grips for a Model 10. I like the Pachmayr Grippers..(the pictures at least). However in reading the reviews on Midway and Amazon there seems to be a lot of complaints about the fit of the Pachmayrs vs. Hogues...

Has anyone had a lot of problems with the Pachmayrs?

 

[Gunner99]

I prefer the Hogues.

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[Walkingwolf]

I had presentation grips on my model 64 40 years ago, they fit fine. But that was 40 years ago. Personally I do not like the feel of the houges, or the looks. Back then rubber grips were better in the rain, and in the cold, most of us used them. I turned my gun in with them still on the gun, wish I knew where I put the service grips.

 

[Critch]

Frips? I have to learn to spell....None of the stores around here have a selection of Hogues or Pachmayrs for me to even look at...

 

[Alk8944]

Frips? I have to learn to spell....None of the stores around here have a selection of Hogues or Pachmayrs for me to even look at...

If you click on "edit, then "go advanced" you can modify the subject header! Then only a few of us will ever know.

 

[JP@AK]

None of the stores around here have a selection of Hogues or Pachmayrs for me to even look at...

I just dug through my box of Pachmayrs. I found a pair of K frame "Gripper" stocks. If you send me an address via PM I'll send them to you gratis. If you like them, keep them. If not you can send them back.

I just noticed that there's a pair of K frame Pachmayr Presentation grips also in the box. If you want, I can send both and you can return the pair you don't like.

Edit: I don't have any "Frips" though . . .

 

[Mistered]

I have always liked pachmayr grips - had presentations on my mod 19 for years - currently have grippers on my 66 but they are a bit thin but I am getting used to them. Got diamond pro on my 60 and they are perfect on it - I wish they made a diamond pro style for a square butt k frame.

 

[gman51]

I just bought and installed some Grippers on my Charter Bulldog 44 and in a short time I put the original grips back on.
The grippers are much longer and suck for CC hiding. The back strap has a gap that I can fit my thumb nail into. There is a 1/8' gap where they are supposed to come together just below the hammer. The grips have probably a 1/32' gap to the gun sides. I tried several times moving the grips to get rid of the gaps but it wasn't happening. IMO The molds they use need some serious attention for better fit to the gun.
I put the grippers back in the package and put the OEM grips back on that fit like a glove. CTD gave me a refund of cost of the grips only and I can keep the grips also. That was fine with me. I don't know what I am going to do with them.

 

[Jingles]

I have the opposite issue - all my Pachs fit like a glove but my Hogues not so much. My secret though (don't tell anyone else) is to but NOS Pachmayrs off ebay and get the pre-medallion style. I stick with the large Pachmayr presentation grips because I have very big hands. It seems to me the pre-medallions have better fit and finish. Generally run around $25.

My problem with Hogue grippers is they don't fit tightly along the backstrap.

 

[BigMuddy]

In my experience the older Pachs fit very well, and new ones do not! I've purchased a few sets recently that won't even go on the gun.

Dan

 

[JP@AK]

This thread has some interesting comments. My experience with Pachmayr stocks goes back to the 1970s. Nearly all of those I have were made before the turn of the century. I've never had fit problems with any of them. The presence or absence of the Pachmayr medallion seems to have little to do with it, but age may be the difference. The medallion goes back quite a ways, although I don't know when it first appeared.

As for Hogue grips, I've never liked them at all. I've had a few on used guns I've bought, but they always came off after the first shooting session, sometimes before. None of those I've had are still in my inventory. I've either given them away to unsuspecting victims or thrown them out.

 

[gwpercle]

I have always preferred the looks and feel of Pachmayr's.
Have them on a model 64 K frame and Ruger MKII, both fit fine.
Remember they have to fit a wide variety of frames made over the many years, no grip is going to fit every model of every gun ever made ...you might have to do a little fitting with an X-Acto knife , some people don't understand and expect perfection ....they complain a lot for no reason.
Gary

 

[CajunBass]

Just last week or so, my sister had a cookout and invited all the other kids. I got a text from her asking me to bring some hamburger "bins."

If she can ask for "bins," I guess you can ask about "frips."

Of course, she got ragged about it, too.

But to the original topic, I've used both over the years and I prefer Pachmayr's. I've got a set of Presentation's on a Model 24-3, and a set of Grippers on a Model 10. I have no idea how old they are, the Grippers do have the medallion, so they might have some age on them. The Presentation's came on the gun when I got it. I've never noticed any fit issues with them.

I've got three or four Hogue's around here, but don't use them. Can't fault them really but I just don't care for them as much.

 

[Eddietruett]

I've got packs on all the guns I shoot regularly. Some fit a little better than others (may be age) but none fit bad enough to affect the function. I do have a couple with a small gap on front but nothing major. Haves hogues on one but don't like as well.

 

[Absalom]

Uncle Mike's were the best. I had Pachmayrs on my revolvers from the start back in the early 80s, and they fit fine, in contrast to the Hogues, which felt way too large; the grip was okay, but there were always chunks of superfluous rubber sticking out everywhere. Then I discovered Uncle Mike's, and all my Pachmayrs on my use guns (J and K frames) were replaced. Too bad they're out of production, but you can still find them in bins at gun shows.

 

[Targets Guy]

Pachs are good for shooting not so much for looking.

 

[Slidemuzik]

I fit a pair of grippers to a K frame SB The problem I had was where the two sides come together in the front. One side was very slightly bigger than the other so you could feel the seam. I used a file to even them because I didn't trust myself to attempt using an exacto knife for fear of gouging them. The half round file worked great in the finger grooves. Work slowly with a medium texture. After surgery, they feel great. No more seam. The area that had material removed has a slightly different look, but I expect it to age and even up. It's all about the feel for me. They feel much better now. I admit to being a bit recoil sensitive and the soft backstrap took all the sting out of the .357 rounds for me. Felt like I could have shot them all day. Love my Pachs.

 

[Old cop]

Old Timer Story: Back in the early to mid '70s one of our officers who had been laid off from NYPD came into roll call w/the rubber grips on his issued Model 15 four inch. Any modification, w/the exception of wood oversize factory grips, had to be approved by the range officer and he was not aware of this. Grips came off and the range officer would not OK the rubber grips for about a year. I eventually got a set but removed them when I found rust beginning under them on the upper frame.

 

[Toyman]

I use Bill Davis grips on my K and L frames. They fit my hand,
easy to use speed loader and with 2 screws no interference with main spring.

 

[texagun]

...rubber grips...I eventually got a set but removed them when I found rust beginning under them on the upper frame.

Yep. That's a common problem with rubber grips and the reason I won't keep them on any of my guns.