Stock grips on M25. Sacrilege or improvement?
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HighValleyRanch
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Here you go:
HighValleyRanch
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Not my stocks. I just helped the OP load the photo attachment
Bob Wright
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The target style grips were factory original on the Model 25:
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HighValley, thanks.
I did get the attachment in the OP but it's not very noticeable.
I have a pair of rubber Pachmayrs also but they don't fit me well.
I have smaller hands.
Part of the change is for "tradition." I just like the classic looks of the smaller ones and NO they don't fit the box.
But I can arrange for a good fit whenever I want with a screwdriver.
I did get the attachment in the OP but it's not very noticeable.
I have a pair of rubber Pachmayrs also but they don't fit me well.
I have smaller hands.
Part of the change is for "tradition." I just like the classic looks of the smaller ones and NO they don't fit the box.
But I can arrange for a good fit whenever I want with a screwdriver.
I'd agree with this in spades. The smaller magna type with a grip adapter fit my hands to a T. Far better than any of the oversize S&W target grips supplied for the past 30 years or so. The earlier version "Coke Bottle" target grips fit me far better but still not as well as the magnas with a grip adapter.
Btw I buy size "L" gloves for what it is worth. Without the grip adapter, the magnas leave a large space behind the trigger guard that make maintaining a consistent grip all but impossible for me. YMMV, Rod
I always thought Magna's look a little small on N-frames, but if you like them, no reason not to use them. I admit they don't feel bad at all. With Magna's I do like a grip adapter, in either N or K frame.
My favorite grip is the Smith & Wesson Presentation grip. The look of the target grip, but thinner and slightly longer.
On a Model 18-4
There is also the "BK" grip adapter available. About $30.00 or so. About the same thing as a T-grip, but made from a rosin that work just fine. You can do a search for "BK grip" and find them.
Best thing about them is you can order them online, and have them in hand in a day or two.
My favorite grip is the Smith & Wesson Presentation grip. The look of the target grip, but thinner and slightly longer.
On a Model 18-4
There is also the "BK" grip adapter available. About $30.00 or so. About the same thing as a T-grip, but made from a rosin that work just fine. You can do a search for "BK grip" and find them.
Best thing about them is you can order them online, and have them in hand in a day or two.
Bob Wright, are those M25's in your post?
The cylinders look too long for 45 ACP. They look like M29 44 mags.
I didn't know Tyler made an adapter for the N frame. Will think about that.
I wouldn't use the small grips on most N frames but the 45 ACP recoil is so negligible that it seems to work fine for me.
I did put Tylers on my Colt Detective Special.
What an ordeal. Missed emails and months for delivery.
No good.'
Hadn't heard of BK grips. May try that black one for the N frame.
Then again...it's only a maybe.
The cylinders look too long for 45 ACP. They look like M29 44 mags.
I didn't know Tyler made an adapter for the N frame. Will think about that.
I wouldn't use the small grips on most N frames but the 45 ACP recoil is so negligible that it seems to work fine for me.
I did put Tylers on my Colt Detective Special.
What an ordeal. Missed emails and months for delivery.
No good.
'Hadn't heard of BK grips. May try that black one for the N frame.
Then again...it's only a maybe.
muzzleblast...
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OP, since your M-25 has a target trigger and target hammer; target grips seem like the natural match. But, if you prefer the Magnas, go with it.