Like.

I tired the finger groove grips on one of my 1911s.  Compared to wooden grips, it's huge and the checkering on the wooden grips gives me a good hand hold.

Made me start thinking about my other guns and now my 3 Sigs are all back to factory grips as is my P90.

I have done them for years but I guess I wanted to do it differently now.

I hate houge grips on anything






 

I love the 1911, and I really life the finger grooves, I have bigger hands and find I can get a slightly better grip, specificly the support hand contact, normally my strong hand fingers wrap around too much and I can't get good palm contact.



Doesn't affect my shooting, just my comfort


 

I hate the way they look, but I love the way they feel.






 

Just quit fucking around. I've got your grooves, hanging...

Yep.  My .gov sized 1911 has checkered cocobolo grips that work great, but I think the combination of shorter grip, big hands, and short barrel causes MUCH more of a twist in the hands when firing.  I tried straight grips on this one and it felt uncontrollable; switched to these and it's a whole different gun.  



OTOH, at one time I tried these on the same gun:



but they're slick-sided and made the shifting grip during firing actually worse, not better.  (They do look nice, though.)

Could and should except for night sights.

I purchased a SAI stainless M1911A1 from a fellow that put finger-grooved Hogue grips on it before he sold it to me.  They didn't bother me, but didn't inspire me either.  I took them off and replaced them with the factory slabs that came on it originally.

Honestly, I think the previous owner put them on because the frame wasn't machined like it's supposed to be.  The flats across the grip of the frame were too wide, so the pistol looked like shit ("blocky", even).  I sold it for that reason and purchased a new Sig P226R with tritium sights at almost 50% off.  That P226 has one of the best feeling grips I've ever held.  

Everyone's hands are different, as are their personal needs when it comes to how they accessorize their sidearms.  If the rubber grooved grips do it for you, then I say use 'em.

My freakishly small hands tend to make anything adding thickness to grips front-to-back a bad idea.  Pachmayer 1911 grips are no exception.