Snubby revolver grips design problem

[ojisan]

I've looked and looked yet I can't find exactly what I want for grips for my S&W J frame 642 and a similar situation with my Ruger SP-101.
I wear size large gloves so maybe this is a mostly a hand size issue.

I like the cushion of rubber grips for these smaller, can-be-snappy guns.
It seems that every rubber grip out there fills in the area behind the trigger guard and in front of the grip.
This does two or three things that I don't want:
- It moves your hand down on the gun, raising the bore height which will increase perceived recoil or muzzle flip.
- It moves your pinky finger down below the grip, costing both gripping area and having the butt slam into the inside of your pinky when firing.
- If the grip is long enough to still allow a pinky grip, then the size of the grips is too big and makes the gun appreciably larger overall.
The Hogue Mono Grip on the Sp-101 is a prime example of this.

Here's a pic of my "Beast" 642 with genuine S&W Boot Grips on the back side and genuine S&W wood scales on the top:




You can see how the rubber grips fill in the behind the trigger guard area but also greatly shorten the front strap length.
In comparison, the old school wood panels allow a full three finger grip and the gun rides much lower in the hand.

I's like to find a rubber 642 grip that is like the original wood panels or maybe something that fills in the behind the trigger guard area much less than the current grips.

Any suggestions?

[Delta Rose]

Have you tried the Pachmayr Compac Professional?

https://www.lymanproducts.com/compac-professional-grips

[ojisan]

Yes, it's close but is still too tall / thick behind the trigger guard.

Somethin along the lines of the Pachmayr front strap wrap around grips for a 1911 but for a j frame might do it.

[sealocan]

If you really like the size and shape of the small wooden stock original Smith & Wesson grips but you'd like them rubber-coated you could always try dipping them in a product like Plasti dip, Rust-Oleum grip rubberized coating, stallion brand rubberized coating or some other rubberizing type coating. That'll give you a better grip then wood but I think you'd have to do a lot of dipping /spraying, drying them out and redipping/respraying them over and over again before you got any thickness that would help with any cushioning.

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https://youtu.be/xVt7IVxU-3Y

[ojisan]

The 642 is the "Beast", my 442 is the "Beauty".
The 442 wears Altamont Bonded Ivory Classic Panels.
They are very nice feeling and looking, but pretty hard and maybe a little fragile due to the material.
The 642 is already scratched and dinged, some rough and tumble rubber grips would suit its role nicely.

[brassburnz]

I used to have an Airweight Bodyguard Model 38 with plastic Rogers Combat grips. The grips were too long so I cut off the bottom extension. They were hard plastic, but the shape of the grip made shooting +P .38 Specials manageable. Recoil actually seated the grips into your hand.

The grips looked like these before I cut them down.

https://imgur.com/gallery/2g5mmVj

[ojisan]

Yeah, those were a little long...like wow way too long.
But again you see the behind the trigger guard fill in these wood grips.

Maybe I can mold my own out of Flex-Seal.

[357magnum]

I use the Pachmayr Diamond Pro on all my revolvers, best ones yet for me.

[TrailerparkTrash]

https://www.altamontco.com/

[saki302]

The old rubber boot grips don't force my hand down, they angle the grip more, which works well for me.

[FeuerFrei]

Holy crap Batman! J frame grip heaven.

https://www.altamontco.com/pistol-grips/smith-and-wesson/j-round

Shorties are tough to handle anyway. IMO I'd buy a set of sacrificial grips and start to work them over for a proper fit. Proper-ish anyway.

[TrailerparkTrash]

Holy crap Batman! J frame grip heaven.

https://www.altamontco.com/pistol-grips/smith-and-wesson/j-round

Yup!!!