Zundfolge
Member
I've often complained that there is a dirth of good CCW grips for Dan Wesson revolvers.
Well Saturday I received a little box in the mail with a set of grips Dan Wesson Forum member "lbruce" made based on a photoshop I did of a Dan Wesson factory compact grip modified with a Tyler T-Grip.
Wow! These are real nice! The contrast between the light wood (black cherry) and the blue steel is just striking.
As for the shape, lbruce altered the grip angle a little bit from the factory grips which improves the natural pointing of the pistol considerably and I also like that they seem to be slightly shorter than the factory ones which were longer than they needed to be. Most importantly the knuckle on my "driving finger" will be saved the abuse from the back edge of the trigger guard. The new angle coupled with the filled in area where a Tyler T Grip would go makes one's grip naturally higher than the stock grips as well.
Only tiny issue is with speedloaders, the speed loader hits the top of the grip, so it will take a little practice to get smooth with them, but they do work better than with the factory compact grips (I frankly don't trust my ability to use speedloaders under stress with the factory grips).
Overall these are a very nice blend of the factory compact grip with the gripping characteristics of a Magna + T-Grip or a Badger or Eagle boot grip.
With lbruce running around out there making all these cool CCW grips y'all have less and less excuse for not mounting the snubbie barrels on your 14s and 15s and packing these great pistols.
Anyone interested in a set for themselves needs to head on over to the Dan Wesson Forum (where frankly every Dan Wesson owner should make it a point to register anyway) and send lbruce a PM (note that he does this as a hobby, not a full time business).
Well Saturday I received a little box in the mail with a set of grips Dan Wesson Forum member "lbruce" made based on a photoshop I did of a Dan Wesson factory compact grip modified with a Tyler T-Grip.
Wow! These are real nice! The contrast between the light wood (black cherry) and the blue steel is just striking.
As for the shape, lbruce altered the grip angle a little bit from the factory grips which improves the natural pointing of the pistol considerably and I also like that they seem to be slightly shorter than the factory ones which were longer than they needed to be. Most importantly the knuckle on my "driving finger" will be saved the abuse from the back edge of the trigger guard. The new angle coupled with the filled in area where a Tyler T Grip would go makes one's grip naturally higher than the stock grips as well.
Only tiny issue is with speedloaders, the speed loader hits the top of the grip, so it will take a little practice to get smooth with them, but they do work better than with the factory compact grips (I frankly don't trust my ability to use speedloaders under stress with the factory grips).
Overall these are a very nice blend of the factory compact grip with the gripping characteristics of a Magna + T-Grip or a Badger or Eagle boot grip.
With lbruce running around out there making all these cool CCW grips y'all have less and less excuse for not mounting the snubbie barrels on your 14s and 15s and packing these great pistols.
Anyone interested in a set for themselves needs to head on over to the Dan Wesson Forum (where frankly every Dan Wesson owner should make it a point to register anyway) and send lbruce a PM (note that he does this as a hobby, not a full time business).
