Pietta 1873 grip frame

[adcoch1]

Saw my very first pietta 1873 in 357 today, and I was impressed by how nice the gun was, other than the grips. It was sitting next to a ruger wrangler in the case, and it looked like the plastic ruger grips were virtually identical to the pietta. Does anyone know if single six grip frame is the same as a 1873 grip frame? I'd like to know before I spend 500 bucks on this revolver...

 

[GunnyUSMC]

The grips are not the same size.
If you’re thinking about getting the Pietta and changing the grips, there are plenty of grips on the market.

 

[adcoch1]

The grips are not the same size.
If you’re thinking about getting the Pietta and changing the grips, there are plenty of grips on the market.

If I get it I'll have to change the grips, but the rest of the gun was so nice I can overlook the grips. It appears to have a stainless grip frame on a blued frame. The grips were so similar to the wrangler it was uncanny. And they didn't fit especially well either. So new grips would be a necessity. Just trying to justify ANOTHER unplanned 500 buck gun purchase...

 

[GunnyUSMC]

If I get it I'll have to change the grips, but the rest of the gun was so nice I can overlook the grips. It appears to have a stainless grip frame on a blued frame. The grips were so similar to the wrangler it was uncanny. And they didn't fit especially well either. So new grips would be a necessity. Just trying to justify ANOTHER unplanned 500 buck gun purchase...

Could the grip frame have been nickel plated? Many of the imports have plated brass frames.
My two 45s have black nickel over the brass grip frames.

 

[BOISE BADWOLF]

Saw my very first pietta 1873 in 357 today, and I was impressed by how nice the gun was, other than the grips. It was sitting next to a ruger wrangler in the case, and it looked like the plastic ruger grips were virtually identical to the pietta. Does anyone know if single six grip frame is the same as a 1873 grip frame? I'd like to know before I spend 500 bucks on this revolver...

Saw my very first pietta 1873 in 357 today, and I was impressed by how nice the gun was, other than the grips. It was sitting next to a ruger wrangler in the case, and it looked like the plastic ruger grips were virtually identical to the pietta. Does anyone know if single six grip frame is the same as a 1873 grip frame? I'd like to know before I spend 500 bucks on this revolver...

I have that gun in .44 mag. Look at "Arizona custom grips". These are awesome! The feel is unlike any other BS. I have done custom fit and regular. I recommend going with custom. It'll run ya like $150. Worth every penny!

 

[adcoch1]

Could the grip frame have been nickel plated? Many of the imports have plated brass frames.
My two 45s have black nickel over the brass grip frames.
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Very easily could have been nickel. Need to go look again.

 

[RealGun]

I was able to fit the grips on this Pietta 4-clicker in 45 Colt by simply carving away and smoothing the edges that went beyond the frame. I like it with the black look and have no plan to replace the grips.

 

[Mizar]

If what Pietta is claiming to be true, those "black rubber" grips might end up to be ebonite instead of the general plastic Ruger uses on the Wrangler. Ebonite is a vulcanized hard rubber, looks very close to the original Colt gutta percha grips and can be polished to a very deep, beautiful and subtle shine. One quick way to find out is to rub hard some flat portion on the grips with your thumb, for just as long as your finger starts to feel uncomfortably hot - if it's ebonite (vulcanite) you will smell a slight sulfur odor.