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Posted: 5/15/2021 9:42:25 PM EDT
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I had one on a Model 28 S&W back in the early '80s and they were great.
Then I bought a 686 and put Pachmayr Gripper Professionals on it and never looked back. Without more than these two samples my feeling is that how well they work are likely gun & hand size specific. |
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Posted: 5/15/2021 10:53:41 PM EDT
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I bought one of the Jeff Quinn .44 special GP 100s and replaced the wood grips with the Hogue black rubber mono grips & like them a lot. The one I got is like the one pictured in the link. Overmolded mono grip I think they look great.
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Posted: 5/15/2021 11:07:01 PM EDT
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I have a Hogue Monogrip on my Super Blackhawk. Love the feel, makes the gun even more fun to shoot. Highly recommend.
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Posted: 5/15/2021 11:19:41 PM EDT
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Ugly, but highly functional IMHO.
Wouldn’t use on a CCW piece, but for a range or woods gun you’d be hard pressed to find more functional grips. Have a set on a Dan Wesson gun and made an already tame shooter even smoother. |
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Posted: 5/15/2021 11:36:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I bought one of the Jeff Quinn .44 special GP 100s and replaced the wood grips with the Hogue black rubber mono grips & like them a lot. The one I got is like the one pictured in the link. Overmolded mono grip I think they look great. The no finger groove versions look interesting. The grip on mine has the finger grooves, which I thought I’d hate but actually fit my fingers.  Attached FileThat group doesn’t look so great but it was shot at 50 yards  |
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Posted: 5/15/2021 11:37:19 PM EDT
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Double post
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Posted: 5/15/2021 11:44:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ugly, but highly functional IMHO. Wouldn’t use on a CCW piece, but for a range or woods gun you’d be hard pressed to find more functional grips. Have a set on a Dan Wesson gun and made an already tame shooter even smoother. I actually CC my SP101 w/ a Hogue. Works fine. Makes 9x19mm fun to practice w/. |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 5:24:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I actually CC my SP101 w/ a Hogue. Works fine. Makes 9x19mm fun to practice w/. I tried, found it grabbed the cover garment too much for my tastes IWB with a full size carry K or L frame, and grabbed the pocket too much on a j-frame draw stroke. Different strokes for different folks I suppose. I love em at the range, not so much on the street. |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 8:31:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I tried, found it grabbed the cover garment too much for my tastes IWB with a full size carry K or L frame, and grabbed the pocket too much on a j-frame draw stroke. Different strokes for different folks I suppose. I love em at the range, not so much on the street. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I actually CC my SP101 w/ a Hogue. Works fine. Makes 9x19mm fun to practice w/. I tried, found it grabbed the cover garment too much for my tastes IWB with a full size carry K or L frame, and grabbed the pocket too much on a j-frame draw stroke. Different strokes for different folks I suppose. I love em at the range, not so much on the street. Draw? Why draw a J-frame? It's my jacket pocket carry gun. I'm I'm drawing, I draw the Glock. |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 10:01:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had one on a Model 28 S&W back in the early '80s and they were great. Then I bought a 686 and put Pachmayr Gripper Professionals on it and never looked back. Without more than these two samples my feeling is that how well they work are likely gun & hand size specific. Only Hogues I had were on a Blackhawk .357. Made it was more accurate for me. Smooth wood plow handles in my summertime sweaty hands sucks. For DA S&W I get the open back Pachmayr’s, the enclosed backstrap type on anything bigger than a J frame is just less desireable for my short fingers. Fit, fit fit! |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 2:59:33 PM EDT
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My first 3" GP100 had them and they are pretty comfortable. I gave that gun to my sister for her BD and bought a Wiley Clapp GP100 that has the rubber grips with wood inserts. The Hogue grips are comfortable, give great retention in the hand and help with recoil so I think they are pretty good but for me, I much prefer the rubber grips with inserts. They are just really comfortable for me as well as helping with recoil.
You can't go wrong with either but I definitely prefer the Ruger grips over the Hogue in this case. Plus you can swap out the inserts to personilize them if you want. |
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Posted: 5/16/2021 6:53:17 PM EDT
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The GP100 I had came with the Hogue grips and I liked them. Sure they don't look as good as a nice set of wood grips but they make up for poor looks with function.
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Posted: 5/17/2021 2:09:02 AM EDT
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Hogues and Pachs look like hammered dog shit on a gun, but there is no arguing they don't feel good in the hand.
You can kind of get away with black rubber on stainless, but it's a crime on a blued gun. |
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Posted: 5/17/2021 2:24:44 AM EDT
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I have Hogues on a Browning Hi Power. I haven't shot it with those grips yet but they do feel good.
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Posted: 5/17/2021 9:14:51 AM EDT
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I agree they are not very attractive but they are very functional and pretty cheap. I have them on all three of my competition revolvers so the grip is identical between them. I don't really notice them absorbing a lot of recoil since the backstrap is exposed.
I am always a little torn between the version with the finger grooves and the version without. For a carry gun, the version without the finger grooves seems to be less "grabby" on clothes. |
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Posted: 5/17/2021 4:54:02 PM EDT
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Good wood grips that fit your hand work as good as rubber grips (better if you factor in that they aren't grabbing your cloths) and look much better.
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Posted: 5/18/2021 12:00:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good wood grips that fit your hand work as good as rubber grips (better if you factor in that they aren't grabbing your cloths) and look much better. I would definitely agree in that. Cover garments slide over smooth grips much better than “grippy” grips. But I don’t think I’ll be carrying the revolver in question IWB or Appendix at any time soon  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/18/2021 2:50:21 PM EDT
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I have Hogues for my N frames, switch out to fancy grips after cleaning but right back on for shooting plus I don't have to worry about fucking up my expensive wood grips.
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Posted: 5/18/2021 4:12:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I would definitely agree in that. Cover garments slide over smooth grips much better than “grippy” grips. But I don’t think I’ll be carrying the revolver in question IWB or Appendix at any time soon https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/314595/9ADCC427-C79A-4A02-B3E1-C66D646DFC7B_jpe-1946825.JPG Does that mount use the front dovetail? Thats pretty slick. |
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Posted: 5/18/2021 5:52:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Does that mount use the front dovetail? Thats pretty slick. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I would definitely agree in that. Cover garments slide over smooth grips much better than “grippy” grips. But I don’t think I’ll be carrying the revolver in question IWB or Appendix at any time soon https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/314595/9ADCC427-C79A-4A02-B3E1-C66D646DFC7B_jpe-1946825.JPG Does that mount use the front dovetail? Thats pretty slick. Yes. It's a Weigand no drill and tap Scope Mount . It is pretty slick. There's a little block that mounts inside the front sight channel that has two tapped holes. So two screws up front and then it uses the screw for the rear sight to secure the rear of the rail. Really easy to install. The hardest part was finding something to punch out the rear sight roll pin.  Ruger Redhawk GP-100 Scope Mount Weigand |
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Posted: 5/18/2021 7:05:11 PM EDT
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Grips are pretty individualistic of course but the Hogue mono with finger grooves works well for me.
Before trying them I was a long time Pach. Gripper guy and those still feel just right to me. Either of those two feel very nice in my hands, in heavier recoiling guns I give a slight edge to the mono. I cringe when I see people re adjust their grip on a revolver after every shot. I really don't want to be that guy and monogrips try to shift the least (for me) in heavy hitters. |
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Posted: 6/7/2021 8:17:39 PM EDT
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I have them on my 6" DW 44VH and I really like them.
 Attached FileNot my gun, but it looks like this. |
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Posted: 6/7/2021 8:30:26 PM EDT
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I've used Monogrips on Ruger and S&W revolvers, and they've always worked well.
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Posted: 6/7/2021 9:56:46 PM EDT
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If you like the feel of hogues but want something a bit different/nicer, Hogue wooden grips work well on .357s and lower.
I have a couple sets of cocobolo finger groove checkered grips, one on my SP101:  And another on my TRR8:  Plenty grippy, fills the hand just how you like, and has a much "warmer" feel to it. I like cocobolo, but they've got several options. Granted, I have hogues on my Kimber K6S, but they're a smaller grip better suited for CCW. I would like for them to come out with something similar for the Kimber as they have for the Ruger and Smiths, but oh well. |
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Posted: 6/7/2021 10:43:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you like the feel of hogues but want something a bit different/nicer, Hogue wooden grips work well on .357s and lower. I have a couple sets of cocobolo finger groove checkered grips, one on my SP101: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/129976/B91C2C0F-3664-49D3-9A9C-614AD92CD51F-1957355.jpg And another on my TRR8: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/129976/1B16F766-DA4E-4990-AB07-2E3BAF209F6E-1806400.jpg Plenty grippy, fills the hand just how you like, and has a much "warmer" feel to it. I like cocobolo, but they've got several options. Granted, I have hogues on my Kimber K6S, but they're a smaller grip better suited for CCW. I would like for them to come out with something similar for the Kimber as they have for the Ruger and Smiths, but oh well. How do you work that light? Turn it on & leave it on, or operate it w/ your non-dominant hand, then pull the hand back before you fire? |
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Posted: 6/8/2021 7:14:54 AM EDT
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Quoted: Picked up a new Ruger GP-100 earlier in the week. It was stainless, which I wanted, but also had the Hogue Monogrip, which I didn’t want. I bought it because my choices were either Monogrip revolver or no revolver. As soon as I function checked I thought I’d go looking for new grips, being partial to the classic GP-100 compact rubber grips with inserts. I put 50 rounds of factory PMC 158 gr soft points through it. I was surprised at how well the Monogrip worked. Extremely comfortable and helped soaked up recoil nicely. I’m pleasantly surpass at the functionality of these grips, and considering leaving them on (at least for load development snd hunting season). Any other experiences with these grips? When I was a relatively new handgun shooter, about three years in, I bought a Blackhawk .357. I had issues with the smooth grips slipping in my hand when it was hot and I was sweaty. While I despised the looks of the Hogue rubber grips on a single action revolver, they really did i prove my shooting with that gun by giving me a consistent good grip on it. I did not like the extra length to the butt from the stirrup retention design. ooops. I already commented. Damn slow acting caffeine this morning. |
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Posted: 6/8/2021 9:57:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How do you work that light? Turn it on & leave it on, or operate it w/ your non-dominant hand, then pull the hand back before you fire? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If you like the feel of hogues but want something a bit different/nicer, Hogue wooden grips work well on .357s and lower. I have a couple sets of cocobolo finger groove checkered grips, one on my SP101: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/129976/B91C2C0F-3664-49D3-9A9C-614AD92CD51F-1957355.jpg And another on my TRR8: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/129976/1B16F766-DA4E-4990-AB07-2E3BAF209F6E-1806400.jpg Plenty grippy, fills the hand just how you like, and has a much "warmer" feel to it. I like cocobolo, but they've got several options. Granted, I have hogues on my Kimber K6S, but they're a smaller grip better suited for CCW. I would like for them to come out with something similar for the Kimber as they have for the Ruger and Smiths, but oh well. How do you work that light? Turn it on & leave it on, or operate it w/ your non-dominant hand, then pull the hand back before you fire? .For a while it looked like Virginia was trying to outlaw pistols "capable of accepting" magazines above X capacity, and this was a hedge against that while still being an esoteric (but mostly viable) secondary HD option. Plus, it's fun, and I've always wanted one. |
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Posted: 6/8/2021 10:01:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have Hogues for my N frames, switch out to fancy grips after cleaning but right back on for shooting plus I don't have to worry about fucking up my expensive wood grips. I always kinda wondered if this was common practice. I have some hogues and they feel so good in the hand but I can't stand looking at them and less than easy to change out. Pachmayrs go on easier but doesn't fill the hand the same way and are only slightly more visually pleasing than the hogues. The things I resort to complaining about
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