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                                                 Get a Grip

Get A Grip

by Ed Buffaloe

One of the things I’ve learned over time is that if a gun doesn’t fit your hand, you aren’t going to be able to hit much with it.  Sometimes, just a small change in the shape of the grip will make all the difference. I’ve always had problems with the standard wooden grips that come on Smith & Wesson revolvers--they never seem to fit my hand. I’m sure some folks love them, and I love the way they look, but I can’t hit anything with them. I have a very nice old Model 36 with a square butt that never felt right in my hand.  My accuracy with the gun was very erratic, but I had a friend who never missed with it.  So I started looking around for some grips. I found an old set of Pachmayr’s that fit. They were outsized and made the gun look funny, but I could hit with them.  Later, I bought another set of Pachmayr’s with finger grooves and a nice cutout for my thumb on the left, and I took my Dremel tool and ground off most of the bottom of the grip.

 

Copyright 2007
by Ed Buffaloe.

 

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