Hey Gunhappy,
I really liked the Badger Grips, but they did have some drawbacks for me. I eventually sold them because although they had some advantages over the factory grips, I decided I'd rather just use the factory grips and save some money for other projects.
Here's what I liked about them,
1. Really, really well made and very good looking. The workmanship on them was outstanding. I was really pleasantly surprised and impressed when I received them.
2. They concealed well, but they also offered a good grip on the gun. I have medium/large hands with long fingers. The added thickness of the boot grips filled my hand better than the skinny factory grips.
3. The gun pointed really well for me with the grips.
4. The grips weren't sticky like rubber grips and your shirt doesn't get stuck on it if you're wearing it on a holster.
The drawbacks for me were the following,
1. There didn't seem to be a lot of clearance for use with a speed loader (HKS type that holds 5 rounds). Sometimes when using the loader I'd get interference from the grip and have to be more careful about aligning the rounds with the chambers in order to avoid banging/rubbing the grips.
2. When I ejected spent or live rounds from the cylinder, sometimes the round closest to the grip would get caught on the grip as I tried to clear the chambers. Once again, it seemed like this was due to the tight clearance/tolerance on the grip.
Overall I really liked the grips, but the factory grips are also quite nice, and even though they are a little skinnier than the badgers, they are still quite ergonomic.
I also like Eagle Secret Service grips. the finish on the eagle grip that I've handled wasn't as nice as the Badgers that i've owned, but it was still very nice. That's primarily because the eagle I handled had a less shiny finish. Also, The eagles fit my hand nicely, but were slimmer near the cylinder to allow more clearance for a speedloader. Overall, if I wanted to spend some bucks on nice wood grips, I would probably opt for the Eagle secret service because they offer a little more clearance, yet are still nice and ergomic and good looking.
Gotta go. Sorry for the rambling reply.