Ruger Blackhawk grip options

[ForneyRider]

I bought some Ruger replacement wood grips and put them on and they are too short, my hand falls off the bottom of the grip. I had Pachmyr grips on there originally and they were too thin for a good grip. This is mainly a plinker/hunting backup revolver.

I really like the S&W 29 and 19-5 grips. Does someone offer a grip similar to these? What about a conversion to Bisley or Vacquero?

 

[steveno]

I had the same problem with the grip frame being to short. I had a steel super blackhawk grip frame put on it. it is longer and the steel adds a little more weight and using Pachmyr grips it makes shooting the 41 mag a lot more comfortable.

 

[CraigC]

Folks will take offense to this statement but oversized rubber grips basically ruin the fine handling qualities of a good single action. A single action is not supposed to feel like a double action and be grateful for that, for it transmits much less recoil into your palm. Just tuck that pinky under, as God intended.

 

[ForneyRider]

My brother's stainless short barreled super blackhawk has a small grip as well.
The blackhawk hunter might work. But does Hogue or other make a wood grip with extension like the Pachmyr but wide like the factory wood?.

 

[Sweet]

If you want it to fill your hand, get a bisley grip frame.

 

[hexidismal]

I loved the Badger Customs grips on the super blackhawk I used to own. However, they were actually huge grips. Too wide for most, but perfect for my very large hands. It doesn't look traditional , but they sure do work and allowed comfortable shooting of .44 mag for me.

 

[bandit31985]

why did you sell the super hexidismal?

 

[Armored farmer]

I bought a BH wearing Hogue rubber grips. they feel great, but are uhhg=lee.

 

[hexidismal]

why did you sell the super hexidismal?

No complaints about the SBH, it's an excellent pistol. I just found single action revolvers weren't my thing, at least to the point where when I wanted something else the SBH was the first head to get cut. Wish I had the money to keep them all, but at this point in life hard choices need to be made for what guns I MUST hang on to

 

[ArmedBear]

Just tuck that pinky under, as God intended.

Regular Blackhawks (not flattops) have pretty big grips anyway. Never had to tuck like on a SAA grip.

I have a big SBH, and I like the frame for the gun, but it's the 10 1/2" model so you sort of need the longer grip to balance the gun

 

[robhof]

Ebay usually has several Taylor grips for the BH, and also for the SBH; they don't interchange. They are wood, a bit large but extend an additional 1/2" to 1" below the standard gripframe. I got an unfinished set and dremmeled them down til they felt good to me.

 

[CraigC]

Regular Blackhawks (not flattops) have pretty big grips anyway. Never had to tuck like on a SAA grip.

Not really. The XR3-RED has about 1/8" more room behind the triggerguard but they are no longer than the XR3 of the flat-tops (or Colt SAA/1851).

 

[ForneyRider]

Tucking the pinky under the 41 is more comfortable and I get a better shot.

I'll look at a Bisley conversion or SBH and the Taylor grips.

I want to keepthe look of the gun, so the Hogue rubber is not an option.

 

[ForneyRider]

Here are some pictures.

Tucking the pinky offers a nice grip on the factory wood grips but not comfortable enough with magnum loads. Maybe if it was a soft 45 Colt, but not 41 magnum.

I didn't see "Taylor" grips on Ebay.

 

[ForneyRider]

more pictures.

 

[robhof]

The ones I got were Taylor, but look like the Sile grip on Ebay now or the Jay Scott's if you can find some for the BH/single 6/Vacaro instead of Super BH. Look also under Single Six as they are interchangeable on the new models. The old models don't interchange with the new.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

I have a Colt New Service. The grips on those are punishing -- a few cylinders full will leave you with a sore knuckle.

The only grips I could find for sale were repros of what I already had. A friend who does woodworking had some scrap walnut, and he kindly used his bandsaw to cut a few pieces to a cardboard template I had drawn.

I put the gun down on the blanks and carefully drew the outlines of the area to be inletted with a pencil. Then I used a 1/8" veining tool (about $10 from carving shops) to cut a "trench" along the pencil lines.

I have an old Dremel tool with a stand. I chucked a router bit in it and carefully adjusted the depth of cut. I would route out an amount equal to about the thickness of two sheets of paper at a time.

After fitting the grips to the gun, I shaped them with a bench sander, a Dremel rotary sanding bit and a shoe rasp.

I made them wide and hand-filling -- as you can see. Just the thing to tame recoil.

You can also see a gap or two -- I saved dust from the sanding and routing, and will mix that with epoxy and glass bed the grips later.

 

[Eb1]

Here is a thread from the revolvers section that I had regarding replacing my SBH grips.

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=536393

Here is the pic of what I changed to.

I have not shot the gun, but I know that it will change everything. It feels good, and different. I am looking for a grip that will increase my accuracy. I had issues with the smaller grips. I can aim better with these grips. I have noticed this from dry firing the revolver.