Tyler T-Grips

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I ordered the awesome Tyler T-Grips in May, until today no word, and was getting concerned. But great things happen and they (Bryan -owner) are catching up! So if you have any T-grips or Trigger shoes on order...be patient, he's on it. They are a small artisan family shop, and Bryan is focused on quality. In short, between moving his shop, regulatory approval delays and COVID, Tyler Mfg fell way behind. Bryan is a no nonsense guy focused on production, and has recently hired help for the customer communications end of things. The web site needs serious updating, and that is also in the works. So as a big fan of T-grips, I'd like to get the word out to get everyone spreading the word that good things are worth waiting for...even in this overnight Amazon delivery world we are now in. Please spread the good word, and share the need for patience.
 
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Centurion02 said:
Forum members...
I ordered the awesome Tyler T-Grips in May, until today no word, and was getting concerned. But great things happen and they (Bryan -owner) are catching up! So if you have any T-grips or Trigger shoes on order...be patient, he's on it. They are a small artisan family shop, and Bryan is focused on quality. In short, between moving his shop, regulatory approval delays and COVID, Tyler Mfg fell way behind. Bryan is a no nonsense guy focused on production, and has recently hired help for the customer communications end of things. The web site needs serious updating, and that is also in the works. So as a big fan of T-grips, I'd like to get the word out to get everyone spreading the word that good things are worth waiting for...even in this overnight Amazon delivery world we are now in. Please spread the good word, and share the need for patience.
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First post and it's an add for Tyler T-Grips???

Sounds like someone at Tyler needs an influx of cash. Maybe if you cleared out some back orders people would send money and buy your stuff.
 
Dear Centurion02,

As LONG time user and one time distributor of Ts please make the following suggestion to the current owner next time you communicate with him..."don't take orders"...it will solve all his problems.

Simply make up the batches of Ts and put them out on GunBroker. He will sell everything he can make and will have no "concerned" or dissatisfied customers...

This problem has been going on since Melvin Tyler sold the business to his niece and her husband DECADES ago. They let all the help go thinking they could do everything themselves and found out they couldn't..and the new owner apparently has learned nothing from their mistakes.

Bob
 
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I have a number of Tyler Ts going
back a decade or more.

Recently decided to try the "new"
BK Grip Adapters. Had my order
within days of placing it. Though
"plastic" they seem to work just
as well if not better with their
double prong system. And they
look good, too.
 
About a year ago I had two new Tyler t-grips in their boxes and gave them to good friends.
 
I can't get excited about the plastic BK grip adaptors. I hope Tyler T grips gets with it. It's a better product.
 
Centurion02, I hope you are right since Tyler T's have almost a cult like following. I have heard this before with not much results. My son and I have since gone on to BK and we are happy with their products and firmer grip.
 
The BKs are very functional. I like the old Tylers though. I've gotten all of them from gun auction sites or eBay, mostly the latter.

I suggest both GunBroker and eBay, to add on to what SuperMan said above. Make the website a simple image gallery with both historical and modern images, then point buyers to the product elsewhere. The new Tylers look great on newer S&Ws with the Altamont magnas and Tombstone faux ivory or pearl grips. There may be more opportunities with some of the newer models from other makers out there as well.
 
If I knew for sure they had improved their business practices I've got an order of about 5 of em I need. Until then, I ain't buyin, and I am a serious Tyler T fanboy. Nothing better looking than a blued S&W with factory walnut and a bronze Tyler T.
 
An Ebay or Amazon store for Tyler would go a long way. Especially given that there are mostly standard sizes (K/L, N, etc) and colors to stock as opposed to anything outrageously custom.

Until Tyler can get it together, I've always had quick shipping and good experiences with BK Grips. I like the metal and finish of Tylers better, but I'll be damned before I deal with their arcane ordering process and questionable record on ever actually receiving what I order with no means of recourse.
 
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Dumbest looking grip I've ever seen. I don't understand why one doesn't just buy an actual grip that performs well itself, without a prosthetic.

Additionally, with the myriad of problems people have with this company it's amazing they have a single customer left!
 
UncleEd said:
Because many Smith owners like their magna
stocks and don't find the inserts unappealing.

You, sir, are just a fuzzy-headed silly bunny. ;)
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They like them so much that they have to buy a prosthetic for them?

Sounds to my like they don't actually like them.
 
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To many people, the Tyler adapters enhance the looks of revolvers. Their appeal is almost entirely cosmetic, though there may be some limited actual usefulness for a few. I've tried them and and am not a fan. Stocks that fit are far better from a practical standpoint.

I find the Magna stocks work very well as is on K-frame and N-frame revolvers. The adapters add something with an awkward feel that isn't really needed, but they look neat. Opinions vary a bit, I suppose.
 
Tyler Manufacturing makes a great product but IMHO is a poorly run & mis-managed business! Their customer service is just about nonexistent! Eventually you will usually get your order and as long as you understand that going into ordering, just send your order and check in and be prepared to wait! Eventually you'll get them.
 
I have been using different styles of "Tyler T grips" since the 70's.

As others have pointed out, there is a pent up demand out there.

I for one will not tolerate the aggravation of dealing with them on an order though.

Now the rhetorical question..... Who lost out on this deal?
 
clang444 said:
First post and it's an add for Tyler T-Grips???

Sounds like someone at Tyler needs an influx of cash. Maybe if you cleared out some back orders people would send money and buy your stuff.
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My thoughts exactly. If the Tyler people really were trying to change their ways, they wouldn't send a shill to advertise. They would get on the forum themselves, do a mea culpa for the years of bad business practices, and explain how they're fixing it so people would feel confident in ordering again.

Burned once, shame on you. Burned twice, shame on me.
 
Kind of scratching my head over the comments that Tyler T-Grips are useless or cosmetic. Have any of you shot a hard-recoiling revolver with frame-width grips? You often bang your knuckle on the triggerguard.

Sure, here in 2020 you can go buy many varieties of target grips for just about any revolver. Back in the Tyler heyday, not so much. If you're trying to create a period look or just like old-school accessories they work great. You end up with something thinner than most target grips but with better ergonomics than magnas.
 
I agree with you hk... I have used them on my 58s with the original Service Stocks and it adds a LOT more control than without...

When I first became a distributor for Tyler they accepted credit cards. The first two orders were made using the card. On making the third order they could not take CCs any more apparently because they had had so many complaints the CC companies cut them off or they wanted/needed the cash up front to float the business... Either way there is no excuse for running a business like this...

Bob
 
I like the look and love the function of magnas plus T. Target grips present a longer reach for my trigger finger, which reduces my accuracy in DA. Magnas, by themselves, give me the reach I like, but don't have quite enough "meat" to firmly control the gun, from trigger pull thru recoil. Target stocks are too big; magnas, alone, are too small. Magnas, with a Tyler, are just right. My groups are noticeably tighter, with this set-up, than with either targets or magnas, by themselves.
I wish these folks would get it figured out, because I could use a few more T-Grips, but I'm not willing to pay the prices I see on eBay, lately.
 
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clang444 said:
First post and it's an add for Tyler T-Grips???

Sounds like someone at Tyler needs an influx of cash. Maybe if you cleared out some back orders people would send money and buy your stuff.
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Hahahaha! Maybe, maybe... But I do know that Tyler-grips are one of the sole reason I use "J-Frames" for me Meaty Mitts or otherwise I'd be stuck to only "N" frames and "Semi-Auto's"... So I appreciate his products and so does my wife and daughter! Rock on "T-Grips" as you make guys and gals with both big and small hands handle quality Smith and Colts in .38Special...
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Winter Carry Gear... Mostly used in tandem rushing to CVS's Drive-Thru "when open the drive-thru that is" before closing for Prescriptions and CoughSyrup for the girls in "flu-season"... But what a quality pair and very comforting!
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Of course, "Ripley" rides shotgun and she doesn't play... kinda like a "FuRRy New-York-Reload"...
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HamHands said:
Hahahaha! Maybe, maybe... But I do know that Tyler-grips are one of the sole reason I use "J-Frames" for me Meaty Mitts or otherwise I'd be stuck to only "N" frames and "Semi-Auto's"... So I appreciate his products and so does my wife and daughter! Rock on "T-Grips" as you make guys and gals with both big and small hands handle quality Smith and Colts in .38Special...
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Just because a company makes a good product doesn't mean that they deserve our business when they abuse their customers. The latest update on their website says 3-6 week delivery time and there are plenty of people who commented on this thread that they've been waiting 6 months to a year for their order to arrive.

They make 8 different size T-grips, how hard can it be to keep them in stock? They don't go bad after all. And this has been going on for several years.

I remember ordering my first Tyler catalog by mail years ago. When I placed my order for T-grips, they arrived in a few weeks. I've placed several more orders over the years until the wait times became ridiculous. Now I find my grip adapters somewhere else.
 
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