Who currently makes the best reproduction target grips (wood/medallion, checkered)?

[Narragansett]

Post #16, 3rd pic, that wood is very interesting. My M27-9 has been sent back to S&W back in Oct. 6th. Still waiting for the repair on a 3-day old gun (in my possession). In the meantime I ordered 2 sets of stocks, Walnut & fake ivory, but that pattern is really eye-catching. I suppose for some that nice, all 3 pics actually, two years may be worth the wait. If I wasn't close to 66 years old I might pick out something classy like that. That .357 is a very nice-looking gun, for some poor shmuck like me, and it deserves nicer-looking stocks than the factory ones, but if I ever get the gun back I'm going shopping for a nice holster. That M19-3 is pretty nice, post #18.
That M25 is a real eye-catcher, as is the M15. I kinda like the feel of the Magnas in hand for shooting, but the target style & thicker wood just looks good. I took that style off the M10-8 I just traded in for my 27 and put rubbers on it; nice and comfortable. Perhaps if I were about 15 years younger I'd order something nice like all you guys have!
Very nice presentations up above. Yinz have good taste, and for a two-year wait, +/-, looks like the wait was worth it.

I actually forgot that I had put my order in for the English walnut. It was not about a wait to get them made, but to find the wood.
I am 73, if I were your age, I would be buying a set.

 

[dogdoc]

I have some square butt k frame combats on a smith 617 from Thailand that are great. Really better finished than my smith made combats. Best part is they don't cost a fortune

 

[jacala]

I have a set of grips that I got from Thailand. Part # KRD01
monticha2014
For a 686-6 I oiled them and they came out great !

 

[Hair Trigger]

I went the Altamont route for replacement grips for my revolvers. I wasn't looking for something mimicking the factory stocks, but something to dress up the gun a bit and that would fit my hand better than the targets do. I've had good luck with the fit of Altamont grips, and they are very durable, being laminated instead of a solid chunk of wood, and the laser engraved designs are very nice, and they don't cost a lot. They can be a long wait, though, depending on the design you pick. I waited 3 months for a set to fit my M41, but they fit even better than the factory stocks.

 

[chief38]

Does anyone know of a source for good reproductions of the original Smith & Wesson target grips?

My issue is that most of the replicas I've seen so far look completely off in one or more ways - the speedloader cut isn't shaped correctly, medallions in the wrong location, and the shape of the checkered area is wrong.

While I do have originals on most of my guns, I would like a more durable substitute for actual use.

Personally I prefer the originals but if you want to preserve the factory originals you can get yourself a replacement set of "originals" at a gun show or on ebay. For Field use they don't need to be picture perfect and swapping them out takes seconds when you are doing "show & tell".

I'm not an Altamont grip fan - never liked the plywood look and the dimensions are also not the same. Some of the fancier grip manufacturers mentioned here do a really great job - but as far as being more durable - I'd doubt they really are and they are a lot more expensive. So my suggestion is to get another set of factory take offs.