I guess we'll have to compose songs of adulation and glory at our next match.
~Mako
Uh, please don't - you obviously haven't heard me when I get a little out of practice and start splitting notes
BTW Mako, have you seen Bronco Birnbaum's OT's ? The relief engraving on them is awesome. There are a couple pics of them on page 2 of my CAS pages. He has since had ivory fitted to them by Paul Persinger. He used to have a picture story of their development online but it isn't there any more.
As for the questions about the Tru-Ivory grips, I don't know that you can just order grips to fit yourself (but maybe). You send them the grip frame and they do it. You can also specify thinner or thicker. They are pricey but about the nicest thing next to real ivory IMO.
Long Johns Wolf, I really can't say whether I shoot the 5 1/2" or the 7 1/2" better. Although I have to admit that I don't shoot the 7 1/2" nearly as often now. I have 44 Spcl Colts and 45LC (antique Colt and Model P) that also require some shooting time, so the 7 1/2" conversions only get shot once or twice a year lately.