Ruger SP101 needs new grips

[Ben Shepherd]

Cougfan2-

Put the houges on years ago when I bought my first SP101. The factory grip was too short, I couldn't stand my pinky under the grip. Worked wonderfully.

Then I saw some of those pretty badgers. So I tried them. Took 'em right back off. Grip angle was funny for me, and the 2 piece construction gave me a couple blood blisters when they shifted with heavy loads. Also they were slick enough that they were flat out squirrely with full house loads.

The rubber mono-grips now? Both my SPs wear 'em. The older of the 2 is on it's 3rd set. Control is there, grip angle is correct(for me anyway).
Pretty? nope.
Functional? Absolutely.

Just get a full size gun with some pretty grips for the barbecue duties.

 

[MCgunner]

The problem I had with the stock grips and heavy loads is the trigger guard pounding my middle finger. Rubber Hogues cured that for less that 20 bucks. I love the round butt shape, hides well and shoots well.

 

[Doug Add]

Stock grips on my 2.25" SP101 were too small for me also. I have two monorgips from Hogue. One is the rubber grip that I use when bicycling. The other, which is almost always on, is a Coco Bolo wood grip (see link below), which I picked up from the auction site. I honestly cannot find why it was considered a second. It has been on the revolver almost since the day I got it in September 2004, and I am very pleased with the way it looks and feels. In my experience it tames the .357 kick better than the rubber grip.

http://www.hoguestore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=569_2_27_61_405&products_id=3586