Show your Roper grips

[lestert357]

My two pair; on my 8 3/4" RM Reg# 108 and my 6" RM Reg# 596..........

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[weatherby]

Awesome Terry thanks for posting them.
Now I know where my N frame set is.

 

[tomdrpm]

Found these a few weeks back. Now I need to find a proper revolver to complement them. Im not sure what model it would be.

 

[410bore]

Found these a few weeks back. Now I need to find a proper revolver to complement them. Im not sure what model it would be.

New model #3?


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[skilled]

 

[paplinker]

I think i know where those grips came from I was watching them really wishing they were Smith Wesson. I am sure you will enjoy them they are really nice.

 

[skilled]

I think i know where those grips came from I was watching them really wishing they were Smith Wesson. I am sure you will enjoy them they are really nice.

You guessed it!
I'm lucky to own them. Up to about 30 now I think.

 

[FitzRoper]

Colt with Ropers

I know it's not a Smith, but it appears to have Ropers on it, thought someone might be interested.

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[Modified]

Just picked up a new set of Ropers.

There's good, there's bad, but overall I am very pleased. I really needed to handle a set of these "Trigger Stop" stocks (if that's a good name for them?).

I think the pictures tell the tale, no screw, absolute butchery on the left panel. The fit is still excellent, right hand palm swell, they fit my hand beautifully.

The trigger stop is.. odd. Until I have a screw I can't actually shoot with them, but dry firing is interesting. They are usable SA and very odd, but I think maybe good, with DA. The stocks stop your finger at just the right point before firing, then you sort of flex your knuckle a bit and you finish the pull.

I can both understand why these never went anywhere (it's weird and of dubious functionality), never the less I do really love them.

I have an..update? I guess you could say.

I finally found an old catalog of mine that sheds some light on this particular feature:


helpfully dated, something that is sadly lacking on a lot of these old catalogs.

The page in the catalog I think is of interest is here:


So assuming this is correct, this would be called a Sharrock, and the design isn't so much a trigger stop as it forces you to just squeeze the trigger to fire.

I will say, when I still had these stocks, that did seem to be the effect for me. To fire the gun I sort of just flexed my trigger finger knuckle. It was very unnatural and I didn't care for it.