I picked up a used GP100 4" stainless a week or so ago (1988 vintage), it's in great shape, aside from the grips, which are showing their age, they're a set of black rubbery grips that have most of the tackiness gone, they look rough, and I'm not happy with them
I've been kicking around what grips I'd like to replace them with, I'm definitely a form-follows-function kind of guy, and this GP is going to basically be a range toy, like my Kimber Custom II .45ACP
I've basically narrowed down my grip choices to two classes of grips....
Rubber grips; the Pachmayr Decelerator or the Hogue Monogrip
"Traditional" grips; the Ruger wood/rubber combo grips
I like the looks of the Ruger wood/rubber combo, but even there I have a choice, rosewood, or black laminate wood inserts.....
I'm leaning towards the black laminate, it would look much classier on a stainless revolver, rosewood would look great on a blued GP100...
so, my questions are;
in the rubber category, which grip tames the recoil better, Hogue Mono, or Pach. Decelerator?
in the rubber/wood category, which would look better on a stainless gun, Black Laminate or Rosewood?
and between the wood/rubber or plain rubber grips, which is the better grip for recoil control?
I've been kicking around what grips I'd like to replace them with, I'm definitely a form-follows-function kind of guy, and this GP is going to basically be a range toy, like my Kimber Custom II .45ACP
I've basically narrowed down my grip choices to two classes of grips....
Rubber grips; the Pachmayr Decelerator or the Hogue Monogrip
"Traditional" grips; the Ruger wood/rubber combo grips
I like the looks of the Ruger wood/rubber combo, but even there I have a choice, rosewood, or black laminate wood inserts.....
I'm leaning towards the black laminate, it would look much classier on a stainless revolver, rosewood would look great on a blued GP100...
so, my questions are;
in the rubber category, which grip tames the recoil better, Hogue Mono, or Pach. Decelerator?
in the rubber/wood category, which would look better on a stainless gun, Black Laminate or Rosewood?
and between the wood/rubber or plain rubber grips, which is the better grip for recoil control?