Old shoes, new gun

[pj150]

Looks funny but I like the feel better than the rubber Uncle Mike's it came with.

Those are 30 year old Diamond wood grips that I need to touch up a bit with some finish along with a recent Tyler T grip.

It's a sturdy grip just like the rubber with my medium sized hands but 'thinner'. I'm hoping it doesn't catch my shirts as much as the rubber did and a bit less printing.

Kinda feels like I am taking the running shoes off a track star and giving him a pair of wooden clogs and a metal cane but whatever. It feels nicer in the hand to me.

Still crappy pics but my camera skills are improving.

Before:

After:

 

[Preachers Sheets]

The wood usally does give it the old man look but the black plastic really changes it. I like it alot.

 

[Hanwei]

I like it. It gives the wheel gun some class

 

[6hold]

Fine looking Smith and the photos are excellent to my eyes.

 

[Squished]

Nice looking firearms....photo could use a little red eye reduction, but other than that it looks great.

 

[JoeyB]

Daaaaamn! I like the look of that a lot. Am I understanding this correctly, did you combine two types of grips?

 

[hankster]

Very nice J frame grips.

You have good taste !

 

[pj150]

The diamond wood grips came off a 40 year old M36. The tyler t grip, the black finger groove adapter is a recent make. The older ones have the stamped company logo on the side.

The original rubber grips had a 'fat' feel to them. The wood and grip adapter gives it a slimmer grip yet allows for more 'finger'. I guess the best way to explain it is that it feels like there is more than just two fingers gripping it.

 

[ranger4-7]

I think it looks great. Let us know about the printing and snagging. If they truly finction better, then you have a winner.

 

[jairadio]

xx