S&W Combat Grips . Luv'EM! Show'EM.

Bent-Twig

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Hey Folks,

I was thinking of the upcomming gun shows for this weekend and making a list of things to look for. Recently I picked up this Model 58 w/matching box/grips.

One of the things I want to find is a box or two of ammo so I can put it thru it's paces. One of the things I have read about on this particular model is the ammount of felt recoil. Since I dont reload , I may end up with some factory loads that are a little hotter than I would prefer.

Looking around to see if I had a set of Hogue grips for a N frame I located these bad boys in an overflow box. Thought they might do the job just fine. Put them on and they sure feel good. Keep finding myself picking the 58 back up and aiming with it just to feel the grips and balance.

These grips are a little beat up and over the years have made more than a few trips to the deer woods with me. I really like the look and feel of the S&W combat grips. The diamond pc magnas look real good on the old 58 but these combats I feel do it no shame for a range visit.

Anyway , as I sit and admire the look and feel of these nice grips I was wondering if anyone else feels the same? Some of these combats have the best looking wood on them. That being said , if ya got'em please post up some pictures of your revolvers dressed up with S&W combats.

Not sure if there has ever been a dedicated thread to these grips but in my opinion , there should be. I am not real good at the picture taking , but you get the idea.

Here's the 58 with it's "range shoes" on.


Twig.
 

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Bought these while at the S&W Academy for armorer certification.
(30+ years back) Still one of my favorite wood grips.

Very nice!!
Thanks for the picture.
These grips are getting harder to find , even more so in the round butt.

Twig.
 
ive only got one set of s&w combats stocks
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unless you count these
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not really the same thing...
 
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BJoe, nice guns. When we visit our son in Washington Twnshp we could be very close to you. Twig, nice grips. Do you ever go to the Berea gun show? What part of Ohio you from Twig? Larry
 
I love the RB combats on my 610, the SB on my 16-4, not so much. The SB felt like a badly shaped 2x4. I replaced them with a pair of standard targets and regulated them to the box.
 
I wish I had back thhe sets I've sold on here over the years. Now, this set, my first set of them ever, is all I have left-





What looks like scratches on the bottom, isn't. It is something the flash caused for some reason, but it sure looks like scratches.

 
Combat grips

How can one tell if grips are original S&W or aftermarket?
 
the s&w medallion? i know that can be faked ,guess you just got to have faith in your fellow man;) . if they look good, feel good and fit well...who cares?
 
It's funny how many of the guns pictured above predate the Combats they are wearing by ten years or more. I guess this is why the Combats are in demand. ...

While some guns are not from the same period as the FGC's on them, S&W greatly improved ergonomics with the move to the FGC, away from the old service and the rather angular target stocks.

This thread would fit better in the post 1980 section, I guess.
 
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the s&w medallion? i know that can be faked ,guess you just got to have faith in your fellow man;) . if they look good, feel good and fit well...who cares?

I asked because originals are worth a lot more than after market.
 
Here are Project 616 (custom 327 Fed Mag K-frame) and his big brother the Model 686 (no dash) wearing matching combats. I've had the former pair since about the time I got the "donor gun" in the late '80s or so. The 686 came naked (the seller got it with Goodyears and knew I wouldn't want them) but then a second pair of combats finally showed up about a month and a half ago. Yep, they handle as well as they look! :D

Froggie
 

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Don't know if it was someone from here that got it but a set of SB Combats slid by on e-bay for $49. I THINK it was listed in a strange section like "cleaning supplies" which is why nobody bid on it. I had it on my watch list but missed the auction end.:(:(:(
 
I have but 1 set of S&W Combats and I really like them alot.
 

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Good luck on your model 58. It was worth whatever you paid to get it.
I carried one for 10 years as my primary duty gun. I still have the gun and a couple other 57's.
Currently I like the feel of Pachmayr "Gripper" style grips for shooting magnums. I carried Pachmayr Presentation style grips back in the day or a pair of the larger S&W target stocks that I whittled down.
The 58 was a great duty gun for a "Dog Guy" and it never failed me during "firearms altercations".....
I don't believe we ever had a "Dog Guy" in the old days that lasted even one dog w/o a "firearms event" ......
We (just 4 of us) carried a mix of model 58's, model 29's, model 629's, model 66's and even a model 25-5 if I remember correctly during our stay in the unit.
It was always better to have a complete "second set" of duty gear in the trunk (issued cars) because they took it all after every shooting and would just leave you hanging w/o one if you didn't have YOUR "spare".... It would take about a week for processing before you got your "gear" back....My "second set" was a 4" 629 or a 6 1/2" 29...depending on the time period...fortunately I never needed a 3rd set of gear...
Until auto's came along in the mid-80's, I don't recall seeing much other than "K" or "N" frames out there....a few Pythons & a couple of Rugers.....back then, we supplied our own guns & gear, only the uniforms came with the job.....I probably had close to 10 years on before they even supplied ammo....but I did get my empty brass back (R-P 210 soft point) when I'd pick up my 58.....

I shot local & some interstate competition with the 58 & 629 in duty gear, what would be the point of carrying it in something else....?
I reloaded ammo like crazy for those events...and we held a "COPS Match" (like IPSC, but based on police shootings) every other month for about 14-15 years at the Dept range....
Good luck.........sorry about the long post...
N-Frames Forever
wileyjackhammer
 
.........sorry about the long post...
N-Frames Forever
wileyjackhammer

No need to apologize. Your comments add to the thread. However, I would love to see some pix of those guns in that duty gear, though. In addition, I was especially interested in that "second set" of duty gear. In a way that would sort of parallel a range bag and a bug out bag combined. I'd be very interested in a thread about LEOs and how they (either officially or unofficially) deal or have dealt with that very problem. Being stuck out in "Indian Country" without your duty weapon is a very Bad Thing!

Regards,
Froggie
 
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