What's the best color wood for a stainless revolver grips?

[blujax01]

I'm rather fond of gray:

 

[steamloco76]

Top- figured walnut from Herretts
Bottom- Cordilia from Ahrends

Moradilo from Ahrends

Goncalo Alves by S&W

Goncalo Alves by Hogue

 

[TenTea]

You can have any color you want as long as it's black.

 

[greenmachine]

I go for contrast. Dark wood on stainless, light wood on blued guns.

 

[JJEH]

What's the best color wood for a stainless revolver grips?

Not sure what's the best color though. I'd say that depends on the purpose. If you wanna support breast cancer awareness you might wanna go pink? j/k

I think some fancy walnut looks just fine. Or Bocote. Or Ebony, Macassar. Possibilities are endless, too much nice wood out there. I also like snakewood and desert ironwood.

 

[RonJ]

I like these and I don't know what they are. S&W Combat grips.
I couldn't stand the Uncle Mikes that were supplied with the gun.

 

[rwsmith]

As soon as I read....

OK "stocks"
I now it's personal preference but I like most all of them. For a M 66.?

I do like darker woods so could just go with CocoBolo

The Silver Black Dymondwood might be nice but that is a laminate.

As soon as I read the first sentence I thought, "Darker colors look great with the 'silver' color." Good contrast.

 

[Cyrano]

Rosewood and Walnut, by Spegel. Note that the hard kickers have smooth grips, the 22's grips are checkered.

 

[A10]

My 66-1 with dark horn stocks

 

[Muley Gil]

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1961-1980/389894-kuracs-my-629-wanted-share.html

 

[jimmyj]

On Stainless Steel, I prefer PINK grips

 

[jmadera]

Original !

 

[Cocked & Locked]

S&W Factory Color

 

[ibewbull]

I know you don't mean to hurt my feelings.
I like it like that and they fit me too.
Thanks
Mike

Not the nicest looking but I can not find a way to improve the feel or function.
3 inch 686 balances great with these Rogers grips.

 

[BigBill]

For some reason all my nickel s&w have darker wood stocks. I prefer Rosewood.

 

[Nico Testosteros]

I like the redder woods. I have a cocobolo Hogue on my 681. Rosewood looks nice, too.

 

[soFlaNative]

My 66-1 with dark horn stocks

Beautiful. Someday that or ebony on my somewhat used nickel M10.

 

[David LaPell]

To me ebony and darker colored woods look the best on stainless guns while ivory and lighter colored woods look good on blued steel. I guess its the nature of the contrast. Not everyone thinks the same though. I think it also depends on the gun. I think though that sometimes a darker or medium color of wood does look ok.

This was my 649 with Ahrends Bubinga grips



Here are some Grashorn stags on my 649 I used to own.



Here's a set of Grashorns on a 5-inch Model 27 I once owned. Kind of wish I still had that gun.

 

[Comrad]

I like my Model 65 the way God intended, stock Smith & Wesson Factory K-Frame Square Butt Checkered Dymondwood Grips.

 

[greenmachine]

Another quote:

"To me ebony and darker colored woods look the best on stainless guns while ivory and lighter colored woods look good on blued steel. I guess its the nature of the contrast. Not everyone thinks the same though."

That's what I was trying to say.