Recoil reducing wood grips?

[bhk]

Don't know where they are available now. I have bought three sets. The pictured set was my first and bought at the NRA convention in KC several years ago. The booth was a Nill booth and they had an store/office (and related web page) in Texas at the time. I then bought a set for my 648 and my 35 from the Texas office. A blond German-accented women seemed to do a lot of the work both at the show and at the office. She was efficient and easy to deal with.

The Texas store closed and then someone else (?) began importing the grips. BTW, I saw the blond competing last year at the Bianchi Cup and she was representing the German Team.

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[Vanilla Gorilla]

As others have said, I think it's probably a matter of finding well-fitting grips for your hand that will make recoil more bearable and allow you to work with it.

Elmer Keith shot many heavy loads before there was such a thing as squishy rubber grips. He also shot them very accurately. It appears to me that a great part of that was having grips that fit his shooting hand very well (though possibly having nerve damage probably made a difference as well).

 

[Frank V]

I second 338X74Rs suggestion about Herrett's Jordan Trooper stocks. I once had a set on a S&W mod. 29 & they were comfortable. Alas the 29 is gone. Frank

 

[keithherrington]

I've tried countless brands and types. By far the best I've tried are the Nill PPC grips. Pure target but they are fantastic for both control and recoil reduction.

 

[northslope]

The key seems to be how wide the back of the grip is; whether or not it covers the backstrap of the frame is immaterial IMO.

The wider grip distributes to force more evenly across your hand, which is going to *give* more than either wood or rubber.

I love wood grips and have them on all my guns; but I'll tell you I find it hard to backpack in the wilderness with a pair of $180 Nills!

--Neill

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Originally posted by Cimarron:
BHK-Where do you get Nill grips. I know he is a German but is there a source in the U.S.?

Karl Nill has a WEB site set up for sales in the USA. The prices are high but they are probably some of the best grips you will ever use. I recommended Badger grips above because they are in the price range of most shooters including me.

Keith Brown also makes extremely beautiful and functional grips but again, the price is prohibitive. Keith Brown grips are more retro than some others so if you need grips to complete a restoration that's the place to shop.

Craig Spegel is a little more reasonable and also makes outstanding grips. He designed the Uncle Mike's boot and combat grips that come stock on S&W J frame revolvers. Their prices are still just a little too high for me so I stick with Badger grips since they work very well too.