Back in the 70's and 80's replacing the grips on S&W's was all the rage and nowadays those Goncalo grips that were removed are commanding serious money for newer shooters that came to appreciate the "classic" beauty of the OEM grips.
Today it seems like the same thing has occurred with the Ruger Blackhawk all wood and laminated grips which I find serviceable and attractive despite a bit of a fitment issue.
OK, maybe the plastic grip innovation from Ruger isn't such a good idea and those may deserve to be deep sixed but SAVE those all wood and laminated grips for resale when you sell that Blackhawk! Guys like me deduct value without them no matter how cool y'all think they look or how much the replacements cost!
Today it seems like the same thing has occurred with the Ruger Blackhawk all wood and laminated grips which I find serviceable and attractive despite a bit of a fitment issue.
OK, maybe the plastic grip innovation from Ruger isn't such a good idea and those may deserve to be deep sixed but SAVE those all wood and laminated grips for resale when you sell that Blackhawk! Guys like me deduct value without them no matter how cool y'all think they look or how much the replacements cost!