Recent content by WickedWillie

Yes, they did. Communication was excellent. Although the replacement was slow in coming, they kept me informed as to supply issues, etc. There was no charge. They had asked me to scan a picture of the grip and the cracked area. I told them that I didn't have a camera good enough to show the...

Well, Hogue made good on my cracked grip. Supply chain issues slowed the return but today I received a replacement grip. No charge. Not as dark as my first grip but still nicely figured. In the interim, I had purchased a "rubber" Hogue for the Anaconda, which I also liked. I admit I'm a tad...

The only thing that I can think of that the .44 special has over the .45 Colt is that the specifications and chamberings are a tad more standardized. Other than that...it's a tie.

I put a Hogue Pau Ferro grip on my Anaconda in .45 Colt. Shot the gun ONE time with a handload of 6 gr. of Red Dot capped by a 250 gr. lead bullet. (Translation - below factory pressure, velocity and recoil.) Grip cracked on the left bottom, just below the butt of the gripframe. Am sending...