I have a 4 5/8bl 45colt convertible that the grip frame has been changed to a ss blackhawk hunter.Considering a grip change due you prefer rubber hogue,rubber pachmyer,or micarta by hogue.Loads will be 300-350@1000-1200fps.

I do not like rubber grips on a Single Action handgun.

SA pistol design is such that it's going to move in your hand and absorb some recoil .I don't like this so I have a S&W. So I agree with NE450.
BTW some grips have finger grooves which may be ok if they fit your fingers .But if they don't they'll be uncomfortable !!

Go to reedercustomguns.com and check out his "grip" section. Take a good look at his "gunfighter" grip. That is what he puts on his bigger bore handguns and believe me...it tames the felt recoil quite a good bit. I have a bakers dozen of his handguns with this grip....22 K-Hornet all the way up to 500 Linebaugh and everything in between. It just plain works. Check it out.

Woody

To answer your question, I prefer the micarta, Pachmyer and Hogue; in that order. The heavy kickers have micarta grips which are fitted. The rubber Hogue grips make a Ruger grip feel like a 2X4 for me.

Micarta needs a box of bandaids in the shooting kit with heavy kickers!
Looks or function, take your pick. I like Pachmeyer for feel, fit and function.
Put the pretty grips on after shooting.

I have hogue rubber grips on a ruger and its a pleasent gun to shoot, but it's all about fit to your hand. Some guys hate any rubber grip on hard recoiling guns, others love em. If you can take a feel of a couple of them, see which one feels best for you. That's what you'll like to shoot most.

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Micarta needs a box of bandaids in the shooting kit with heavy kickers!

Not it you have a Bisley grip frame.......

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Originally posted by N E 450 No2:
I do not like rubber grips on a Single Action handgun.

Succint and to the point. SA's are designed to roll in your hand, and putting a rubber grip on an SA provides something very grippy that will still try and roll in your hand, and will cause a fair bit of friction in the process.

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Originally posted by N E 450 No2:
I do not like rubber grips on a Single Action handgun.



Succint and to the point. SA's are designed to roll in your hand, and putting a rubber grip on an SA provides something very grippy that will still try and roll in your hand, and will cause a fair bit of friction in the process.

NO, THEY ARE NOT. Rolling is the worst thing you can allow a single action to do.

Whether or not you consider it the worst thing to do, engineering dynamics are against you. Firing the revolver creates a force and this force rotates around a moment arm; thus creating the roll. I promise you won't hold against this on the heavy kickers.

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Whether or not you consider it the worst thing to do, engineering dynamics are against you. Firing the revolver creates a force and this force rotates around a moment arm; thus creating the roll. I promise you won't hold against this on the heavy kickers.

That is why I like Pachmeyer grips. They stop the roll.
Whitworth likes Bisley but I can't shoot them unless they have Pachmeyer's on them. They tear up my knuckle.
Consistent accuracy is easier to get when there is reduced or no roll.
When grips are shiny and smooth, something is going to hurt! Head, fingers or thumb.

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Whether or not you consider it the worst thing to do, engineering dynamics are against you. Firing the revolver creates a force and this force rotates around a moment arm; thus creating the roll. I promise you won't hold against this on the heavy kickers.

That is why I like Pachmeyer grips. They stop the roll.
Whitworth likes Bisley but I can't shoot them unless they have Pachmeyer's on them. They tear up my knuckle.
Consistent accuracy is easier to get when there is reduced or no roll.
When grips are shiny and smooth, something is going to hurt! Head, fingers or thumb.

The pachmyers transfer the moment to your wrist and forearm. The forces generated by firing the revolver just move further up the arm toward the shoulder.

I don't have the problems with knuckle busting you do, so I'll keep my micarta gripped Bisleys.

Yeah, I have a huge knuckle from shooting heavy bows all my life. It has taken quite a beating from the wrong revolver grips too over the years.
Even my MOA used to beat me. I had the closed loop, ordered the open one and there was no difference. I had to glue a rubber filler behind the guard. Then my gunsmith friend gave me a piece of stainless to make my own loop from. Now it no longer hits me.
It only takes a little to take away the pain.

I have a friend with small hands and he has trouble reaching the trigger with Pachmeyer grips, he has to hold it funny. Kind of sideways.
I have large hands and find some grips way too thick.
Grips are going to be very personal for each person.
I would myself, prefer wood over high polished plastic. Or at least checker the shiny ones with fine lines.
I have heard of a few that get blisters from rubber grips and can't figure that out unless the gun is held loose to slide. A friend tried that with my .475, split his forehead and gave himself a real good shiner.
He told me that he doesn't like my guns!

I think I have found my issue,and hopefully settled it.I'll know the first chance I get a day off.I shot JLs 500 and 475,and Robs bisley guns with no problem except the trigger cutting into my finger.I came home and tried to modify my own bisley grips and took way to much away from them and created another uncomfortable issue while firing.I put my bisley gripframe on my blackhawk and left the blackhawk trigger and hammer,and I am going to get another pair of grips,maybe walnut and fix the edges correctly.I found a site on line that showed me the correct places most grips need work.I am hoping the blackhawk trigger will not cut into my finger,and during dry fire practice it feels better than the bisley trigger.Thanks gentleman for all your inputs.

With wood or micarta gris I have never had my knuckle hit when shooting SA's in 44 Mags, 454C or 475L.

I have never had my knucle hit when shooting big bore riflel either, including 500J and 505Gibbs bolt guns and 577 and 600 Nitro double rifles.

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With wood or micarta gris I have never had my knuckle hit when shooting SA's in 44 Mags, 454C or 475L.

I have never had my knucle hit when shooting big bore riflel either, including 500J and 505Gibbs bolt guns and 577 and 600 Nitro double rifles.

I bet mine is twice the size as yours, ask Whitworth. He laughs at mine.

I personally like hogue grips the best, but I think the way it fits your hand is most important. If you can try them out first it should make you selection much easier.

I like smooth grips on the Bisley framed guns. Adding a rubber grip wants to tear the palm of my hand off. However on a double action I deffinitely prefer Hogue.

For me the Bisley doesn't need rubber grips either. The grip frame is much better for handling heavy recoil. Some folks have trouble with their knuckle getting bashed on the trigger guard, but that can be remedied......