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Post by drunkenpoacher on Jun 30, 2017 13:05:20 GMT -5
Just wondering what grips everyone likes for their BHP's. I prefer the look of wood but the factory ones are soooo thick. I replaced mine with grips from Altamont . They are very thin and not expensive. I'm not sure they would stand up to much use and abuse, seem kind of fragile.
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Post by tomb on Jun 30, 2017 13:43:01 GMT -5
I have a set Altamont's that have been on my high power for years and I daily carried it for a very long time and still do a couple of days a week. They have held up really well, are one of the thinner options in wood, price point is way below most competition and am actually surprised that Altamont gets so little love. Picture below was taken about 2 months ago. Rosewood if I recall correctly, oh I actually bought these used to boot. Below is a picture many here likely have seen as it is more than several years old, funny not much reflection off the panel in this shot as they are fairly glossy looking. Sorry all, Photobucket is problem had to delete my account, but pictures back up!
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Post by drunkenpoacher on Jun 30, 2017 13:56:25 GMT -5
Nice HP Tomb. I see you like some grit on the front strap, me too.
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Post by CXM on Jun 30, 2017 13:58:22 GMT -5
Navridex is probably the thinnest grips on the general market... they are available in synthetic and wood. The are well made and look good too... I like their wood version though the synthetic isn't bad... I finish the wood (Teak I think) with boiled linseed oil... which darkens the wood a bit and gives is a sort of dull gleam. They are available from Brownell's. The Navridex wood grips are on the left. This photo shows a Navridex synthetic (Lexan I believe) on the gun... In the next two photos are a set of alloy grips of some sort whose origin are unknown. The metal is heavy and quite hard, much more so than pewter etc. I'm fairly sure these were made one off for someone's HP. They are sufficiently heavy that the maker thought it necessary to drill lightening holes on the reverse side. I bought these on the cheap at a pawn shop some years ago. The FN factory nylon grips are actually pretty slim, though I don't much like the thumb rests... These are Hogue grips. They are not quite as thick as the factory wood grips, but not as thin as some on the market. Made from an unidentified wood, these grips are medium thick and come from Costa Rica... They look really strange to me... Here we have old (1960-1970s) style factory blond wood grips. I believe they are French walnut. The red paint on the reverse side was supposed to protect the wood from oil... I have never seen any explanation of why red was used... maybe the answer is as simple as "It was what they had in the store room at the time." Finally here are a set of Spegil which are thin and somewhat contoured to the hand. Hopefully this will be of help... I probably have some more around, I'll post them if I comd across them. V/r Chuck
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Post by Bob Reed on Jun 30, 2017 18:24:51 GMT -5
Hello,
The Navidrex's Thin Combat Grip Panels are made from Genuine GE Westinghouse Micarta® and they're the thinnest grip panels that's available for the Hi-Power.
Craig Spegel offers Hi-Power Grip Panels that's made from DuPont Delrin® and they're only slightly thicker due to a more hand filling contour, where the Navidrex Combat Panels are flat.
I personally love both brands and have them on all my Hi-Powers (excluding the factory wood panels on my Capitan and a early Mk III that wears it's factory panels).
Note: Craig's panels seem a little better suited (at least to me) for the heavier .40 caliber Hi-Power, but, I also have Navidrex's Thin Combat Micarta Panels on a coupla Forty's and they feel fantastic as well...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 18:55:10 GMT -5
I too have a fondness for Navidrex grips. A few years back Brownells stopped carrying them and Bob Reed literally saved the Hi Power world by importing mass quantities until Brownells relented. I have yet to try the Spegel black Delrin grips. Every time I'm tempted all I have to do is look at the price tag. On the other hand, just a glance at Spegel's fabulous wood grips is proof that they're worth every penny. Here's a photo of a pair of Bob Reed Navidrex grips on a SFS HP 40 with S&W adjustable sights. If I had only asked Bob Reed to autograph them... Click on the photo and it gets bigger...
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Post by noglock on Jun 30, 2017 19:52:02 GMT -5
I believe grips for a bhp to be a matter of personal preference. Even then, there may be one you have not tried which you might like better than what you now believe to be the ultimate for you.
Ideally, the grip should be comfortable and allow the sights, front as well as rear, to naturally find the center of the target as you come from the holster. In the best case scenario, you will try them all. Then you can dispose of those not in keeping with your selection of perfection.
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Post by drunkenpoacher on Jun 30, 2017 22:34:11 GMT -5
I looked at Navidrex and others, went with Altamont because of good reviews and very good price. They measure 1 1/8th inches thick. The flat contour (no palm swell) works well for the way I grip a pistol.
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Post by gt40doc on Jul 1, 2017 14:46:39 GMT -5
I am a true "grip-a-holic" and there is no cure in sight!! It involves all of my handguns, as most of my handguns have removable grip panels. For my FM Detective and another BHP, I prefer the Navidrex wood grips that I finished with Formby's satin finish. A few years back I found a place for grips called "grips 4 u". It was owned then, by a Pete Fondyla(sp) in Indiana, I believe. It has been sold to someone else these days, and is now located in Ill. I believe.
He had wood target HP grips that were made somewhere in Europe. I purchased one pair, and liked them enough to purchase the last pair he had left. I, of course, refinished them to my preferences. They are excellent (to me)for bullseye type range work, but are a bit bulky to be used as an everyday carry item. They are on my BHP with adj. rear sights.
The OEM plastic and wood grips just don't fit my hand, so they go into the "grip container". I have Altamont grips, Esmeralda's grips, and others, but they just didn't make the grade. They are fun to re-install, as they change the looks of the HP, as though I have a "new" gun!!
We all have to find what works the best for our hand, and our type of shooting. Grips are kinda like holsters, but at least I am not a holster-a-holic......yet!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2017 14:52:20 GMT -5
I looked at Navidrex and others, went with Altamont because of good reviews and very good price. They measure 1 1/8th inches thick. The flat contour (no palm swell) works well for the way I grip a pistol. Altamonts enjoy an excellent reputation. They have a very nice thin grip that still maintains the traditional HP factory look - great for the guy who likes a thin grip and the traditional BHP look. They offer some very nice woods too. Altamont is one of the Old School grip makers that's been around for a very long time - and for good reason too.
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Post by scattershot on Jul 1, 2017 18:36:08 GMT -5
I bought these beautiful custom grips a while back. Not sure who made them, but they knew what they were about. I prefer my old Speigels, though, and that's what are on the gun now.
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Post by wags on Jul 2, 2017 5:36:26 GMT -5
These are my 1st set of custom grips I ever purchased, Craig Spegel Coco Bolo that he signed w/a gold sharpie in 1994. Amazing how thin they are compared to his Dupont Delrin at the time. And a big thumbs up to Bob Reed when he went out on a limb years back and located those beautiful Navidrex grips. I like a good set of thin custom grips on my Hi-Powers.
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Post by ranger566 on Jul 4, 2017 9:56:30 GMT -5
My range HP is a 1991 Mark III Israeli surplus gun. I prefer a thin feeling grip vs. a thick feeling one.
It arrived wearing a tired set of rubber Pachmayr's. Since I prefer rubber grips on my range guns, I bought a NOS Pachmayr grip and cut off the front and rear strap hand pieces, leaving only the panel coverings.
Fits my hand great (medium/large size) and gives me the comfort and support I need.
<NOTE: I shoot approximately 40-60 rounds out of this pistol on the average range trip.>
YMMV.
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Post by mrbill on Jul 6, 2017 17:45:24 GMT -5
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Post by pdx1953 on Jul 28, 2017 18:48:15 GMT -5
I picked up a real nice 73C series in March & it has the original grips as well as a set of Craig Spegel's grips. The gun is in such nice condition I've only put a few rounds through it & would like to find an original red rug zipper case without it costing me a kidney.
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