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Thread: Wooden vs. Plastic Grips
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July 29th, 2014, 12:13 PM #1
Wooden vs. Plastic Grips
I have a pistol that has a thumb rest on the side of the stock plastic grips that I"m not a fan of. Considering getting a set of wooden grips to replace them and eliminate the thumb rest.
Never used wooden grips before, so are there any disadvantages to them as far as grip or tearing up your hand? They'd be checkered.
Also considering making my own but they wouldn't be checkered, just smooth. Would that be a problem with grip?
I know...dumb questions.
Looking at these, made of walnut:
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July 29th, 2014, 12:32 PM #2
Re: Wooden vs. Plastic Grips
I prefer wood grips over plastic. To me it just feels much better. It's probably not as harsh on the hands as plastic, the points on the checkering are sharper on all the ones I have/had. Rubber and G10 are much grippier but I've always preferred wood.
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July 29th, 2014, 12:34 PM #3Grand Member
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Re: Wooden vs. Plastic Grips
I prefer wood, ivory, or stag grips. Plastic or rubber to me are to be used on plastic guns.
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July 29th, 2014, 12:46 PM #4
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July 29th, 2014, 01:17 PM #5
Re: Wooden vs. Plastic Grips
Hogue shows them on their site for 25 bucks. They have quite a selection for the PPK.
http://www.hoguestore.com/index.php?...oducts_id=6657
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July 29th, 2014, 01:19 PM #6
Re: Wooden vs. Plastic Grips
I have plastic grips on one of my High Powers. They are comfortable. Black grips on a black gun has no contrast. I have walnut grips on the others. I like the looks and feel of the walnut ones better. Steel and wood FTW.
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July 29th, 2014, 01:24 PM #7
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Thanks for the Hogue link. Those look good but I really like the wood look.
Think I'll get them.
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July 29th, 2014, 02:32 PM #8
Re: Wooden vs. Plastic Grips
I also have a PPK that came with both types. The wood ones do not tear up the hand and are very comfortable. They are a little thicker by about 1/8" each. This fills the hand a bit more and feels very good. In a IWB holster carry it does not lay quite as flat. No real big deal, maybe under a T-shirt, but not with a jacket.
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July 29th, 2014, 04:06 PM #9
Re: Wooden vs. Plastic Grips
smooth grips( if you're hands sweat like mine do) out and out suck.
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