Micarta Grips for Ruger, S&W

[SGP]

Got these finished a week or two ago, and I'm really liking them. I think they came out pretty decent for a first attempt.

 

[powernoodle]

Very nice. Changing grips really changes the flavor of the gun.

 

[SGP]

I absolutely hated the grips that came on both of them, and after the fourth store-bought set for the Smith, I figured custom was the only way to go. Too bad I'm broke. So for about eighteen dollars in materials and way too much time with a set of shoddy half-round files, i'm a happy man.

 

[makaylas_mommy]

i love the orange and black

 

[Planetcat]

Hey, if you're broke, how about making some for sale. I have a blackhawk, gp100, and a redhawk. Some slabs on the kimber .45 would look good too. I bet they would sell like hotcakes on the ruger forums. Oh yeah, the ones on your blackhawk and smith look great. Nice job!

 

[Esav Benyamin]

(Let's not turn this into a sales thread.)

 

[chuck buck]

that is really cool. always wanted natural micarta on my sp101. do you think youll notice the harder/denser material in felt recoil? just curious. id imagine going from rubberish to micarta may have some effect.

 

[SGP]

Thanks guys, I'm glad you like them. They feel great under recoil compared to the originals. The S&W had most recently been wearing a set of the slim wooden factory things from the seventies, and these are wider and more rounded along the backstrap. I've got fairly small hands, so I never liked the bulky plastic grips, and I absolutely can't stand finger grooves. Even shooting .357 +P they're pretty comfy.
As for selling them, probably not gonna happen. These are the only two guns I own, and i have no idea how to get a fit for any other models without people sending me their weapons.