Grips question?

[tallyho]

Hi folks, newbie here. I have an OM Blackhawk 357, OM Single Six and OM Bearcat. Right now I'm wondering if the grips for a New and Old Model Bearcat are the same? I've seen Bearcat grips advertised in various places, but no distinction between the New Model and the Old was mentioned. The grips on my old Bearcat are kinda beat up and I'd like to replace them.

Also, my Blackhawk ser. 31-193xx says xr3 RED and my Single Six ser. 159xxx says xr3 inside the respective grip frames. I have noticed ads for grips for these two sometimes say they are for the xr3 RED or for the xr3, so I'm concluding some Blackhawks and some Single Sixes have the same handles, correct?

Thanks in advance for any info.

 

[gunman42782]

Welcome to the forum! Rather than me go into the wonderful world of Ruger grip frames, I will let Mr. Bill Hamm do it for me.





www.gunblast.com/Hamm_Ruger-SA-GripFrames.htm

 

[flatgate]

Welcome to Ruger Forum!

Your questions will certainly be answered after you study the info on our friends over at GunBlast.com's Ruger Grip Frame article.

Feel free to post further questions here.

flatgate

 

[tallyho]

Thanks for that link. A ton of information... and just what I was looking for!