Moonman
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Direct from Talon, I ordered on a Friday, they were here Monday, Free 1st class mail shipping.
Pics of Talon Grips on my M&P Shield!
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OpsMgr
US Veteran
Thanks. Just ordered mine...
I have this talon grips installed on my M&P40 FS for over 8 months now and it is awesome. The feel I have when I grip my gun is amazing. I don't know if there is a merit to it but I kinna feel I can control the recoil better because the gun is stuck to my hand. I modified mine and cut it so that the back straps can still be replaceable. SO now I ordered 3 more of this grip tapes to install in my other back straps. My reason for doing this is because my wife and my young daughter also shoots the gun with me when i go to the gun range. They like the smaller back-straps and I have a huge hands and finds that the biggest back-strap fits my grip well.
Here is a picture with the biggest back-strap still bare.
Here is a picture with the biggest back-strap still bare.
cornchucker
Member
There are two types of the product. One is a mild sandpaper type and the other is a rubberized type. I have the latter myself but both work very well.
team sidewinder
Member
Love the Talon rubber grips on my shield 9 but on my first set I overlapped the ends and they kept lifting up at he backstrap so my next set I trimmed the ends off flush with each other. They work much better that way and don't seem to be lifting in that area anymore. For the price you can't beat them. IMHO.
yes, it is similar to skateboard tape. Feels funny the first time you pick it up, but it does not scratch your hand and it works very well. As mentioned above,it can be sanded if you want something less "grippy"
I like it a lot.
Lenny_D
Member
I have to agree with soleshtr. I put the granulated grips on my shield and like them for shooting but the are not comfortable in my crossbreed IWB as they really rub my skin up pretty good. It's hard on the holster too. I'm probably going to change them out to the rubberized ones soon.
Len
Len
+1 Just changed from granulate to rubber on my Shield for the same reason...IMHO the rubber is perfect on the Shield.
The granulate grips are not similar to skateboard grip tape. They ARE skateboard grip tape, cut to fit your firearm of choice. The reason I know this is because I skateboard and I watched a few installs of the grips on YouTube, and they use MOB and Jessup grip tape.
Since the grips wear out over time, I would recommend only buying the pre-cut grip once, and buying grip tape from your local skateboard shop. You can get an entire sheet (about 9"x33") for about $5. Then you can use the pre-cut grip as a stencil.
bdsorcic
Member
Wonder what happened to the good ole wooden grips... Skateboard tape grips. ... ugh! 
Talon grips have always looked interesting to me. I have always wondered how the gun would look AFTER removing the grips, after maybe 8 or 10 months of having them on. IF you ever wanted to remove them, would the original gun grip be a sticky, tacky mess? Has anyone ever removed them after an extended period of time? (just curious)
SmurfHunter
Member
I'm waiting for my rubber set to arrive
Texas Transplant
Member
I had the sandpaper grips on my 9mm for about 6 months - thru the summer. Found them too abrasive for carrying, so ordered the rubber grips. Peeling the grips off slowly, most of the adhesive came off with the old grip. The part that stayed on the gun was easily removed just by rubbing with your finger and it rolled right off. Love the rubber Talon grips!
RacinbobSW
Member
Do they stay firmly attached even after repeated cleanings? I clean with Hoppes and flush out everything with non-chlorinated brake cleaner before re-lubing.
Atticaz
Member
I love these grips I have the rubberized ones in. They stick so well that I even slipped a super tight Hogue Jr grip over it at one time and the things did not budge one bit. Even with a the friction.
I got a rubber set today and put them on my Shield, I was skeptical at first but now I think it is almost a must have for Shield owners.
Installation was much easier that I was anticipating, I'm terrible with decals and little small things but this was a breeze just get it where you want it before you hit it with the blow dryer.
Though I do think the piece for the 8rd mag should be made differently as not to include sticking to the base plate but rather only going on the surface of the mag spacer. If you want to clean your mag then you will have to take it off and I'm curious how it will hold up because when I load the 8rd mag the mag spacer always slides up some and I have to push it back down to the floor plate, I will have to be more careful when loading the mag.
Installation was much easier that I was anticipating, I'm terrible with decals and little small things but this was a breeze just get it where you want it before you hit it with the blow dryer.
Though I do think the piece for the 8rd mag should be made differently as not to include sticking to the base plate but rather only going on the surface of the mag spacer. If you want to clean your mag then you will have to take it off and I'm curious how it will hold up because when I load the 8rd mag the mag spacer always slides up some and I have to push it back down to the floor plate, I will have to be more careful when loading the mag.
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