tell that to the guy who has "hands" like the size of a side of beef, Sonny Liston the distance across his knuckles was like 7 inches......many folks cannot and do NOT like shooting a single action cause there is little or nothing to hold onto.................If I had those grips on my table, I could sell them anytime...yes, its a shame they are covering up a brass frame but hell it probably came 'stock' on THAT gun, back then.................boils down to size & weight..........