Checkered Pistol Grips?

Started by Silver Creek Slim, March 03, 2004, 10:34:50 AM

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Do your pistolas have checkered grips?

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Bibbyman



Here is a checked not checked puzzle.   These are grips off of a second generation Colt that had been modified long ago for fast draw. The grips are numbered with last 3 numbers of serial of gun so pretty sure came from factory.  But did they come smooth or did someone remove the checkering?

Steel Horse Bailey

Right you are, Sir Chas. - with a small exception.  The Selleck grips have a "Private" stripe in the center.  (Private as in Military rank)

Johnny M's have the same large checkering that looks so cool.

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Thanks for the kind words Gents.

I did try to make this Pistol look like the one Tom Selleck used in the "Last stand at Saber River". It's one of my favorite Pistols and I keep it in a separate case. One of my winter projects will be making this style of grip for my 1873 SAA's.
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Steel Horse Bailey

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Slowhand53

Just put a set of black checkered polymer on my Taylor Cattleman which I ordered straight from Taylors. While I like the look of the wood ones that came on it, I found them kind of slippery.

Baltimore Ed

I shoot duelist and replaced the smooth rosewood Ruger grips with checkered horn on my vaqueros. I put patterned micartas on my Ruger birdsheads. I like checkered walnut on my colt and smith double actions and 1911s. I shoot them duelist too. Here's 2 nice uns.
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Bibbyman



Winter project.  I just finished the second grip this afternoon on a pair of Mary's Uberti Cattleman revolvers.   I started with semi-inlaid grips from Taylor's. 

Lucky R. K.

All of my cap guns except for my Old Armies have checkered grips. Here is a picture of a few of them.  I have been checkering BPCR rifles and muzzleloaders for years so I tried it with the pistols. It makes a world of difference in holding onto them.


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I run factory Ruger NM Vaquero grips with checkering an SWMBO has checkered grip on her flat top Rugers. I find that I have better control shooting either duelist or "traditional " with the checkering. She just likes them, except we need to f get another set because of a large missing chunk in one grip when Jr. had it fall out of the safe as he put it away. :(   All of my other Ruger grips have met the 4-in-hand file and been profiled to Colt style.
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