Robb Barnes said:
I really like the new ones. Giraffe bone, synthetic ivory or what material?
Well Robb, Eagle Grips calls it Kirinite Ivory (they cost $10 more than their famous Ultra Ivory).... I call it 'polymer' when talking to my up-scale neighbor; and plastic when talking to everyone else...
. They charge $130 shipped (a lot of many for plastic, but what isn't 'a lot of money' these days).
The look and feel like plastic from the inside. They are easily shaped/fitted with various grades of sandpaper. I polish them on my drill press using a cloth wheel and white jewelers rouge.
Today, I ordered the 'non-safety hammer and trigger' from Taylor's; I'll probably 'upgrade' this newer model El Patron with the old 4-click mechanism (cost about $88 shipped). Gotta think about it because this gun's trigger is to die for..........It's done; converted back to the non-safety hammer and trigger; four clicks again, and the trigger sits further back in the trigger guard like it's supposed to. Sure looks and feels like a real single action 45 once again.
J