GP 100 Grips

[ncvikingfan]

Rubber grip with rosewood inserts vs. Hogue grip for the GP 100.

Preference?

Comments?

 

[BMW Rider]

+1 for Hogue rubber grips with no finger grooves.

 

[hittman]

Rubber and wood.
If your gun is a 3 inch barrel, use the compact grips.

 

[bearskinner]

Then replace the stock wood, with some antler or designer wood to really set it off.

 

[WAYNO]

Ruger original compact rubber grip with inserts, preferably not rosewood.

 

[357 Terms]

Rubber and wood.
If your gun is a 3 inch barrel, use the compact grips.

This!

 

[357 Terms]

With my medium/large hands I can't grip high (comfortably) on the frame with Hogue rubber. (Finger groove)
That and it just doesn't look as good as the classic GP rubber and wood.

 

[dannyd]

I use both

 

[kean57]

I personally have no problem with the feel of the factory rubber finger-groove grips; however, I have come to prefer the original design, because it allows you to make the gun so much more beautiful with inserts like these:

Satinwood burl, followed by stabilized Spalted Maple

 

[gunman42782]

All my revolvers sport Hogue grips. Most of them are wood, but I do have a few with the rubber grips. Fits my hand better than any grip I ever used.

 

[Captain America]

I love the looks of wood but rubber grips with finger grooves work best for me…

 

[wproct]

I have both for my 5 inch bbl GP100. I like the rubber with wood panels very much for how they fit the revolver and how it positions my hand when shooting the revolver. I ordered the Hogue wood grips checkered and with no finger grooves primarily to dress my revolver up and make it look nice and I have only owned them a couple of weeks and the jury is still out on which I will like best for shooting.

I'll explain in a little more detail. If you compare my two grips you will see that the Hogue's position your hand a little lower and further back on the revolver and for double action shooting that is great, but for single action shooting it makes me kind of stretch to reach the hammer with my thumb for cocking the revolver. I hope that makes sense.

 

[contender]

All these are nice.

However.

The best grip is the type, shape & material that fits YOUR hands & to heck with all others.

So far,, in MY hands, and MY personal preference is the Match Champion grips.

 

[Bennj1]

For some reason, the OEM rubber finger grooves just didn't fit my grip. They weren't the prettiest, but did fine absorbing the 357 recoil. The Chig's grips inserts with the rubber grip seem to be the best of both worlds for me.

 

[Captain America]

For some reason, the OEM rubber finger grooves just didn't fit my grip. They weren't the prettiest, but did fine absorbing the 357 recoil. The Chig's grips inserts with the rubber grip seem to be the best of both worlds for me.

I feel the same way about the OEM rubber grips, Hogue offers two different types on their website. If you look at the picture of my Match Champion above you’ll see that the grip I use is closer to the Match Champion wood grip than it is to the OE rubber grip that comes on most GPS.

 

[jimbo1096]

I second contender on the Match Champion wood grips. I have the Hogue rubber on the short barreled GP but the wood looks, feels, and shoots more comfortably with these



or these

 

[Mike Armstrong]

I have a first year 6" half-lug .357 and liked the original grips fine. Had a set of elk antler inserts with their "bark" low enough to not catch my skin in recoil fitted to it, and they look better and feel and shoot great.

 

[Ruger00fan]

I like the Hogue Tamer, Sku: 80020. It fit me much better than the stock hogue (sku 80000). The 80020 feels slightly thicker.

80000 is rubber while the 80100 is nylon, if you like the monogrip.

 

[hittman]

This is why options are good!
Different likes and dislikes ….. different hand sizes, strength, shooting styles, etc.

I had a Match Champion and for me, the wood grips ( besides being butt ugly ) were horrible in fit and feel. LOL

Rubber Hogues and Pacs …. Can’t say how many I’ve either thrown away or given away to some unsuspecting soul.

 

[Rclark]

This is why options are good!

Yep. I have wood on my 3" .44 Special GP-100. Would like to find a 'shorter' wood grip for concealment purposes as the one I have has finger grooves (yuck) and is 'big' for the gun. Rubber just doesn't belong on a revolver (or pistol for that matter) . Opinion only.

 

[steveodtw]

Altamont upgrade grips, Chigs panel, One Big Hole rear sight.

 

[StevethePirate]

I just got a shipping notification on my compact rubber grips from Altamont. Turnaround time was about 2 weeks. They did come forward and say that there's usually a lead time for these as they don't keep this particular grip in stock. We'll see how it feels on my Wiley Clapp. I definitely found the rubber grips that came with it to be slightly on the awkward side of large.

 

[jimbo1096]

I've always felt the rubber grips on a concealment firearm was uncomfortable and caught in the clothing. I would also like to find a smaller wood grip for the GP100-44spl about halfway between the Badger and stock..

 

[GypsmJim]

I prefer the feel and appearance of wood, but I will use rubber on large caliber hunting revolvers. I simply hate the 2-tone rubber/wood varieties.

Last year I picked up a nice set of walnut grips and they are quite comfortable. I perceived an improvement in scores. Sorry, I can't remember the vendor, but I believe it was Thailand.

Not a fan of Thailand, but I took a chance and it worked out well.

 

[dobegrant.45]

Have the Hogue finger groove for really hot .357’s, but most of the time I have the factory compact grips on this 4”. The gun came with the wood insert full size, like all three grips for different reasons.

 

[4x5]

Altamont upgrade grips, Chigs panel, One Big Hole rear sight.
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Nice looking grips! Are these Altamont grips thinner than the comparable Ruger grips?

 

[steveodtw]

Nice looking grips! Are these Altamont grips thinner than the comparable Ruger grips?

Thanks. I think they may be a hair thinner, but I never really noticed. They do a good job with any round I put through it. I was happy with the Ruger rubber grips but thought the Chigs panels deserved a little something extra. I never had any desire to fill my hand more with Hogues.

 

[Ron IL]

Mine came with the Hogue rubber grips with the finger grooves. They fit my hand perfect. I ordered some rubber with wood inserts and tried them. They look much better but I shoot better with the rubber grips. So they stayed on it.

 

[Cal30 1906]

Altamont upgrade grips, Chigs panel, One Big Hole rear sight.
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How do you like that rear sight? Does it work well enough to get decent groups at 50 yards? My eyes these days get tired really quick with open sights.

 

[dannyd]

How do you like that rear sight? Does it work well enough to get decent groups at 50 yards? My eyes these days get tired really quick with open sights.

Get a red dot and 50 yards will be no problem for a person 65 it's a wonderful invention.