Struggling with the perfect grip...looking at Nills

I own a Wilson Matchmaster 5 and initially had it built with Pachmayr grips, but these weren't any good due to the front heavy weight. After some time I finally bit the bullet and ordered a set of Nills. Sent them an outline drawing of my hand and they told me which size I needed.
They are expensive, but defiantly worth the money.
 
I own a Wilson Matchmaster 5 and initially had it built with Pachmayr grips, but these weren't any good due to the front heavy weight. After some time I finally bit the bullet and ordered a set of Nills. Sent them an outline drawing of my hand and they told me which size I needed.
They are expensive, but defiantly worth the money.

Which Nill did you go with?

Pics please
 
Which Nill did you go with?

Pics please

The 2 best suggestions are either Herretts or Nills custom made grips using a hand tracing. I guess it would be a question of "how much" then.

Karl Nill Massgriffe | Grip Size

You won't be disappointed with Nills, but you pay for that.

Mine aren't custom made, however, the quality and amazingly tight frame fit is incredible. They used 1 block of wood so they book match. Really high quality material and work.

There are 2 US distributors of Nills, Dominion Hobby and MacTec, and they sell at a slight discount from factory prices, but not sure if they do the custom ones. I got mine from Dominion.

Here is a link to my photobucket folder showing the detail of my Nills:

Karl Nill Python Combat Grips by bsmalley23 | Photobucket
 
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Very nice

Can the finger groove portion of the Nills be textured?

I find everything slippery these days.
 
Hands like Bill Jordan?
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Then Jordan Troopers are the answer.
 
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His hands appear bigger. Correct me if I am wrong....didnt BJ carry a Model 27 Nframe?

I have a set of Pachmyer Bill Jordan's (plastic)

if they are the same as wood....they are more wider than what I am used to. It changed my trigger finger placement and feel. I felt like I had no control when pressing the trigger with the BJ Pacs.

Those grips had additional material on the sides....I want the added meat to the front and back.
 
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If you want true custom fit, and especially if it's oversized you're after, I suggest Bondo.

I've used Bondo (auto body filler) for decades to make pattern stocks for shotguns and custom stocks for shotguns and rifles.
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Start with a sacrificial set of grips. Apply Bondo, wait 10 minutes and rasp. Remove Bondo and wood where you want, add more Bondo, cure a few minutes and rasp. Finish up with sandpaper. It's fun, educational and fairly cheap.

To build custom fingergrooves and palm swells it's common to slop on a huge dose of Bondo and grip the stock while wearing rubber gloves. When you're all done, spray paint and you have a functional, one of a kind set of grips. Someday, you may use it as apattern for a gripmaker to duplicate in fancy wood.

I carved these without going the pattern route, but they illustrate purpose-made, one-of-a-kind grips. In this case, for DA speed shooting where conventional grips tend to slide down in my palm before the cylinder is empty. The "beavertail" spur at the top prevents that.
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If you are in it for fit, and not looks, Bondo can do wonders. These were built up on the original, flat, grips, I created a larger heel shelf, and a much larger thumb rest. Built up a layer of bondo, and with a rubber glove (wet), formed my grip into the bondo. Let it dry and it was perfect. The thumb rest was added to and revised several times, and felt comfortable with it. (This is strictly a bullseye gun).



I used these for 3-4 years until I had another set built to my hand by Arnie Vitarbo, which I still use.
 
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