Jim NE
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I love my .38 Colt Diamondback, but it's an expensive revolver that I don't want to shoot because the factory wood target grips make the recoil against my middle (and maybe even ring) finger somewhat painful. In other words, there's not enough room between the back of the trigger guard and the grip for my big fingers to be comfortable, so I need an aftermarket grip that will fill up that space. Obviously, I will be keeping the original grips for the gun with the gun.
I found two different grips from Hogue on ebay that I think will work. One is the wood grip that looks like it's longer and therefore has more gripping area. I also like the way the grip looks, at least in this type of dark wood.
https://www.ebay.com/p/Hogue-Fancy-...FERRO-Wood-49300/22012034715?iid=332690507635
The other is the rubber monogrip from Hogue. It's a lot less money, and while I don't like the looks of rubber grips as much, I like the way they can feel. I should say, however, I had a monogrip on a Ruger Sp100 I used to have, and I wasn't crazy about it (seemed to raise the gun up a bit so that pulling the hammer back with my shooting hand thumb was more of a challenge. Hoping it'll feel different on the Diamondback, though.)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hogue-Colt...j0AAOSwjzJbEIDi:sc:USPSFirstClass!68506!US!-1
Which would YOU guys choose? If you've tried both, which did you prefer? I'm relatively sure both will be an improvement from the factory grip, "feel wise", but I thought I'd ask for opinions before buying. Thanks.
I found two different grips from Hogue on ebay that I think will work. One is the wood grip that looks like it's longer and therefore has more gripping area. I also like the way the grip looks, at least in this type of dark wood.
https://www.ebay.com/p/Hogue-Fancy-...FERRO-Wood-49300/22012034715?iid=332690507635
The other is the rubber monogrip from Hogue. It's a lot less money, and while I don't like the looks of rubber grips as much, I like the way they can feel. I should say, however, I had a monogrip on a Ruger Sp100 I used to have, and I wasn't crazy about it (seemed to raise the gun up a bit so that pulling the hammer back with my shooting hand thumb was more of a challenge. Hoping it'll feel different on the Diamondback, though.)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hogue-Colt...j0AAOSwjzJbEIDi:sc:USPSFirstClass!68506!US!-1
Which would YOU guys choose? If you've tried both, which did you prefer? I'm relatively sure both will be an improvement from the factory grip, "feel wise", but I thought I'd ask for opinions before buying. Thanks.