With Bisley style grip frame

[Randyzzz]

Great pics. And great story. I have an equally long winded reply with a bunch of pictures, but 2 things first. In the picture of you holding the new grip frame- is that your third finger or your index finger behind the trigger guard? Secondly- once you clarify I'll post up a bunch of pics of my hand on various grip frames. It seems like we might have similar hand sizes. I will have to post up later as I've got a lot going on this afternoon.

Ahh, now I see the tip of your finger. Ok. It started raining, so we decided not to take the dogs to the park or go for a Sunday drive. So I'm going to post up a bunch of pictures with me holding various grips. I will agree that sometimes I tend to "choke up" on my grips.

XR3 on a New Vaquero, pinkie under.

Factory Ruger Bisley with slim grips

Super Blackhawk, pinkie under

Ronnie Wells "Dealer", before fitting

Same as above, after fitting. Grip panels are thinner so my finger placement changes.

Ronnie Wells Bradshaw Bisley before fitting. I don't have an after picture…

So, a lot to digest there. The Bradshaw Bisley gives the most knuckle room, hands down. It is basically a normal Bisley, moved back 3/16". I also love the feel of the Dealer, and it maintains a somewhat original look.

The standard Bisley is a knuckle buster for me- not as bad as the square trigger guard on a Super, but it still tags me. The Bradshaw Bisley is a joy to shoot. The only reason I sold it was it was heavy and I have neck and shoulder issues and I was finding I need a lighter overall package. I can't remember if weight was an issue for you, although I doubt it weighs a whole lot more than the existing brass grip frame. Let me k ow if you have any questions.

Also, there's an 80som page thread on Singel Action ProBoards they has more info and pictures than you can imagine.

Brass grip frames by Ronnie Wells | Single-Actions

Ronnie Wells called me last spring and asked what I thought about custom brass grip frames for Ruger single-actions. Naturally, I was all ears. Three things immediately stood out in that

singleactions.proboards.com

 

[turd]

Thank you. I do need to take it out and shoot it. I'm new to Bisley style grips so maybe it is mostly that my hand placement isn't correct. Thanks for posting all the pics, as you said, much to digest.

 

[Peeper1K]

Back 20 years ago I started to cast up 275 & 300 gr for my Bisley 7.5". Bear and 500 lb pissed off 'gone-feral boar' can sometimes laugh-off 240gr hard cast , unless it's spit out by a 454. Got some knuckle and thumb joint bangers when at "serious carry" velocities. Experimented with stocks, and nobody made a WIDE (upper portion) grip to spread the recoil at the thumb. I found wide bases didn't do much for my thumb joint or knuckle. IMHO It's important to get the width IMMEDIATELY and not just an "over-all" width. For me, that spreads out the recoil push ASAP up top.

So, got some 1/16" hardwood laminate and made my own. Cost me $10 for a 4" x12". I found that a narrow upper portion of grip allowed too much entry into the palm-thumb joint, thus nailing my knuckle, and beating the heck out of my joint. There really isn't much inletting to do on the Bisley, so no worries on a DIY.