Rosewood burl hideout grips more franzite..What people want in custom revolver grips

One concept that is not addressed by any stock maker unless I have missed it, is inletting.

This might make you a unique niche in the world of grips already available out there.

Small pieces of beautiful wood could be inlet into otherwise boring looking grips, resulting in a ultra-unique product.

This would work especially well with highly contrasting colors or grain directions.

Your equipment looks suitable for that type of product offering.

Before you buy another gun to enhance your product offering, buy a great camera!!

Get a SLR with a macro (closeup) lens. The great photo will do more to sell your grip sets than any other possible wood or design concept.

On Craigs List there are always $300 DSLR cameras that can do the job. You do not need to spend $2000 for just one type of photograph.

Google "light box". You can build one for $10 that will make your product photos stand out from the crowd!!

DSC_0121-1.jpg


I love unique offerings, a great photo of a unique item will open my wallet faster than anything!!

Another concept would be uniquely grained matched sets of grips.

Many customers have matched guns and would appreciate matched grips.

2012-09-05215633800x508.jpg


This would get $ out of the sequential serial number owners TWICE as fast!! :D Maybe even with a premium price!! :eek:

My matching grips just happened to come that way, I am sure you could do better!! :)

I would replace these if I found a pair of sets of grips that were an even better match. These were purchased as a future gift to my two daughters. Everything has to be identical if given to siblings!! :rolleyes:

Don't try to find the method to offer the lowest cost grips, go against the tide and offer a great product at a slightly higher price.

Ebay is loaded with $40 grips, but, nothing is offered high end!

Show us what you can really do!!
 
All I want is a good low price :D

Hmmm and light wood colors like holly?

Maybe some N frame boot grips?
 
Last edited:
Like the factory ones the used to make in the 80-90's?
With the same profile as those, just somewhere between the bulk of target grips and the super thin Classic Line.
My '76 model 27-2 with the checkered target grips fits my hand just about perfect, but with less width would be ideal for handgun hunting.
I would jump at the chance to buy a pair.
Are the k's you are finishing up SB or RB?
 
Last edited:
Definately agree that a light box and the right photographic equipment (DSLR and macro lens) will be hugely important in how you visually communicate the quality of your product.

I took these two:
627polishgrips.jpg

HoguePF2.jpg


Haken Pek takes pictures of his grips on a marbe countertop:
40BBurl.jpg

HakanMerbua2.jpg
 
Here's a shot of my Fitz stag Gunfighters on my 3" HB model 36-1, just so's people can see the shape I was talking about. They feel good, and are a good visual match for the longer 3" barrel on this gun but maybe a bit too much for a 2".
 

Attachments

  • 36-1 with Fitz gunfighter stags.jpg
    36-1 with Fitz gunfighter stags.jpg
    204.9 KB · Views: 136
Last edited:
I'd like to see something in a birch wood or something with a nice grain
 
I've never seen grips that recreate the size and dimension of a magna/T-grip combo; seems a natural.
 
How much for a set of those N frame target grips that don't stick down super far made with nice walnut. Not looking for anything super figured in terms of wood but I do appreciate fine figuring as much as the next guy. Just ask my fiance ;)
 
After handling my 3" 36-1 with the Fitz grips, I can see why some people like a longer 3-finger sized grip on a j-frame revolver. The Fitz is a nice handful with a place for my pinkie to go, but I think maybe you're onto something good after all with your j-frame "skullcracker" grips-- I think that pinkie-notch probably makes for a better more comfortable grip than with the Fitz.
 
White K frame round butt with checkering with rubber covering the backstrap. I'd go $75.00 for them. Need white to eliminate printing under light summer shirts. Need the rubber backstrap for recoil. Let me know.
 
The K frame Pro compac is looking great so far. Keep up the good work!
 
Much better looking photos!!

Now with a little tinkering in Photo Gallery (it should be pre-loaded on your computer) ;

grips.jpg


That is your real light photo!! :)

If you do not like the pic, I will delete it.

YEAH IT LOOKS BETTER. I need to learn more about my photo editing program. I tried to retouch the pic you did... but I couldn't get it to come out right. That pic is an exactly what the grip looks like in person... but with more depth in the figure. Something a photo can't capture
 
Last edited:
Man they are really looking good under the high lights.
What are you calling your line of grips? :D
 
Received these grips from Steven today. Put them on my Model 60.

Fit my small hands just right.

Please excuse poor picture quality taken with my phone of revolver on my patio chair seat cushion.

steves_1.jpg

steves_2.jpg
 
Last edited:
I am looking for the following:

1) Herrett's Jordan Trooper style with varying thickness of wood on the backstrap
2) Cut to "boot" length -- no longer than the bottom of the frame if it has one.
3) In a J-Frame, I want a regular J-Frame boot grip, but with filler on the back strap. The filler on a 442/642 needs to go all the way to the top and over. This filler should be only as wide as the metal part to improve concealability.
 
Blaze and Zebulon

The first set of pics , with the skull cracker are a roindbutt. They are on my 610. I have also done target type square for N frame. I will probably do a few sets of boot grips for n square on the next batch.
 
I must confess.....These are getting me pretty excited! I can see these in Exotic Woods (EBay is full of the right sized scales), Desert Ironwood, Spalted Maple, there are so many....I love what I see so far.....Be sure to stick to the pattern....the Collins grips went a little too thick under the trigger guard.......I'm a serious fan! Your work is beautiful! Keep it up...you have much to be encoutaged about.....Zeb

092_zpsb452f537.jpg
 
My personal want would be for someone to make J-frame grips like come on the Model 60 Pro. They fit the hand well and make the J-frame very controllable. Just my thoughts.............
 
I am with Zebulon. Can't wait to see the Pro Compac done. As a matter of fact, where do I send payment?
 

Latest posts

Back
Top