I like wood grips. One part is that wood grips are nice, but I like that "feeling" too.



I didn't find my Baby Browning recoiling worse with wood grips, so I decided to put that on my 500 S&W too
Arrived few days ago, didn't shoot that yet.

I prefer wood over all else. Custom walnut Bisley grips made for my hand:

Wow those look great!

I prefer wood grips, I normally have some sort of Hogue grip on the hand cannons though for recoil.

Whitworth

Beautiful grips!



That new grips on my 500 are made by Wilfried Nill (www.nill-griffe.com) in Germany. I measured my hand before ordering and it fits well.

There were factory "rubber grips". I didn't like the appearance slightly, but didn't like "how it moves in grips when fired". I like more control.

Also ordered LPA rear sight for that.

Will see if it will be better or not.

Jiri

I have handguns with wood grips, rubber grips, hard plastic grips, but micarta is my favorite material for grips.

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Originally posted by MS Hitman:
I have handguns with wood grips, rubber grips, hard plastic grips, but micarta is my favorite material for grips.

It's definitely the toughest.

I like the looks and feel of wood and have it on my light recoil guns. But on the bigger stuff, I use rubber grips.

Depends on the gun & what you are using it for. Off hand I have bone, stag, ivory, wood, soft rubber & hard rubber, & a couple of cheap pocket pistols with molded in grips. I like the feel & look of ivory the best.

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Originally posted by MS Hitman:
I have handguns with wood grips, rubber grips, hard plastic grips, but micarta is my favorite material for grips.

I like grips that fit my hand. I'd rather have the big Hogue rubber grips on a Blackhawk than shoot it with the wood ones that twist in my hand.

I am perfectly happy with the wood grips that come on Bisleys.

Micarta is wonderful.

Revolvers I like them to fit my hand.

Nope I have mostly Pachmayr type grips on my revolvers.

Only wood grips I have on any handgun is a set of wooden ones on my SR1911.

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
I prefer wood over all else. Custom walnut Bisley grips made for my hand:

Damn Whitworth,those be fine!!!!

For me , it depends on what the gun will be used for . . Since cold and wet/frozen is pretty normal environment for my guns to be in they usually wear a weather impervious grip. Tho now that I use full flap holsters that protect the entire gun , its not as much an issue. I Love the feel of smooth Dall Sheep horn . It is Very nice, and very tough.


Upper is a 6 1/2" SBH Bisley 5 shot 480 Ruger with plastic grips . The owner put these on all his Bisley s . The bottom is the 500 Linebaugh with the Dall sheep grips . Both are friends gun . holster by Clerance Catledge.

I like wood the best. Sometimes you luck out with factory grips.



Definitely not factory.

Those wood grips look terrific, but for guns I carry a lot I typically go with Hogue. Quieter, better grip with wet or bloody hands and they don't beat up my binoculars, rifles, etc. They're also so cheap that it doesn't hurt the wallet when they need to be replaced once in a while.

Life is far too short to let one's handguns wear soulless rubber grips.

Any single action deserves wooden grips. Double action, I can go either way. My .454 Ruger Alaskan ear splitter needs rubber grips.

Nice wood, ivory or sheep horn for me on all my revolvers. Just as important as the material is the skill of the craftsman fitting them to the grip frame. Roy Fishpaw, Rob Rowen, Paul Persinger for my single actions and Keith Brown for my Smith double actions are my artists of choice. These were all made by these gentlemen and in the order listed above.

Very Very Nice !!

Short of a couple with stags and one with micarta all of my revolvers have wood grips.

Some pretty.



Some pretty basic.

On working guns wore every day wood and other natural materials don't hold up as well as man made ones.

I seen and handled hundreds of working police hand guns as an armorer for a 500 man department.

Grips get the crap beat out of them.

Some of those wood grips are very nice and are works of art.

But worn every day on a working handgun they well not look that way for long.

Experience from armoring for decades has confirmed my opinion that stainless steel and non natural grips hold up the best.

Shooting report with my new wood grips on 500 S&W:

From my point of view, it is way better than rubber factory grip. I think (I don't really know) that rubber is "too soft" and in the time of recoil, steel part inside grip just press through rubber on small area of palm. Wood grip sits great in hand and recoil is transferred through much large surface. Definitively better control and less pain in palm, elbow etc. Tested with loads with 406gr bullet from subsonic up to ~1 600 fps. I will never go back for factory rubber one. Also new LPA rear sight is great improvement.

Jiri

That is a nice looking set of grips.

I like nice wood and Ivory especially Mamouth Ivory or aged elephant scale cut.

I like pretty wood, but ivory has an unparalleled feel.

I don't know of another living gripmaker that can do the things that Paul Persinger can do with ivory. He is in a class of his own.

I prefer wood grips on my Auto Mags. The original plastic grips feel horrible in the hand, and they crack as well.

Tony

It depends..I like pachmyers on my Chief Special as it hugs the inside of my pants and I don't need a holster, just stick it in my belt butt forward, Same with my .45 auto.

I like wood on my combat magnum and large frame revolvers as the pachmyers lock the grip you take and hard to change when time is of essence. Wood changes easy, but in some cases to easy with the real kickers..

So with me I mess around with a new gun and after awhile I'll settle on the grip that suits me best..I can't say one is better than another, that's limiting yourself and not a smart move IMO..

From a nostalgic, personal like, and good all around feel, I like Mastadon Ivory, elephant outside scales, wood, its just beautiful stuff, and very practical except like wood, it can crack and break, but easy to repair as a rule..

Hard question to answer.