Hogue or Pachmayr Grips for Super Blackhawk Hunter
I just picked up a new Super BlackHawk Hunter at the big gunshow in Phoenix today. What a mad house. No joke; I waited in line about an hour and a half just to get to the ticket counter. That doesn't count the 25 minutes or so waiting to park the truck.
There was more people buying ammo than anything else. My guess is that most of them weren't reloaders.
The sight of it reminded me of pictures I've seen of the food-relief lines back in the Depression days of the 1930's. Folks would walk out the gate of the gunshow carrying cases of ammo and looking like they'd just recieved a box of badly needed food to tide them over for a while.
Now back to the original subject; This new revovler is a replacement gun for the Desert Eagle I've been shooting for a couple of years. With the Desert Eagle I was basically limited as to the type of bullets I could shoot out of it because of the gas operated system it uses to cycle.
Lead is much cheaper. I work right next to the tire department at my job so, I get the lead for free. No one ever gave me Jacketed bullets for free.
Anyhow; Do any of you more experienced SAA Revolver guys know if either Hogue or Pachmayr makes Cushy aftermarket grips that will fit on a SBH Hunter model?
I know they make them for the older Blackhawks with the square trigger guard but, this revolver has the round trigger guard.
The answer to my question has more than likely aready been answered in one of the thousands of threads on this forum site. I just wouldn't know where to begin to look for it so, I thought I'd ask.
HollowPoint
Hogue or Pachmayr Grips for Super Blackhawk Hunter
Thanks very much for the recomendation. Oddly enough I did purchase a set of these while I was at the gunshow today.
The old gal at the counter handed me a set after I told her they type of gun they were for. I just assumed they were the correct grips. When I got home and tried to put them on, I found that they were not.
I tried to modify them to get them to fit. But, of course that's just a round-about way of saying I destroyed them.
The factory grips are just a little to small and a little to slippery feeling. I just had a hard time envisioning myself being able to maintain a proper grip while shooting full power loads with this set up.
Although I've shot 44's before, none of them have ever been revolvers. The image of a Single Action Revolver imbedded in my forhead kept comming to mind so I decided to purchase the correct set of grips.
Thanks again for the link
Hollowpoint
It's The Standard SBH, Not The Bisely
Greetings Sir:
In answer to your question. The Super Blackhawk Hunter I just purchased is not the Bisely model. Even though I could have gone either way; in mean, with the Bisely model or the standard model, the opportunity to buy at a decent price came only with the standard model.
I have yet to shoot it. Right now I'm basically trying to get it ready to shoot. I want my first time out to be a pleasent experience. (Is that's possible with a 44magnum?)
I've ordered a set of the appropriate grips. I'm now looking at replaceing the Base-Pin with a slightly larger diameter pin. Even though I have very, very limited experience with this type of gun, it seems to me that the cylinder on this new revolver has too much play in it. It could be normal for all I now. I just seems too loose to me.
HollowPoint
The Pachmayr Grips won't Fit my Super Blackhawk Hunter
This second set of Pachmayr Grips Are Identical to the first set I bought. The Grip Frame on my SBH will not fit into these Grips.
These same Pachmayr Grips were recommended by another fellow on this forum that said they fit his SBH very well. I have absolutely no reason to disbelieve him.
I'm glad he got them to work on his gun. Just wish they would have worked on mine.
It's midway product number 297021. They don't even come close to fitting properly.
The first set of grips I bought (the ones I destroyed by splitting down the middle) can be set right up against the grip frame to allow me to see that the frame of the revolver is larger than the interior dimensions of the grip itself.
Even If I were to attempt to meticulously cut away some of the interior walls of the Pachmayr grips, I might be able to get them to fit but, not permanently. The screw hole on these grips falls right in ling with the hammer spring. There would be no way to secure them in place.
I guess I'll have to send these back and shoot with the factory grips for now.
Oh well; no sense in whinning about it.
Over and Out.
HollowPoint
Not Sure Which Pachmayr's Are Correct
Greetings Mr. Heavy; and Tom:
I checked out the link you posted. I kind of like the finger groves and the fact that they are said to be softer rubber grips.
When I checked the the Midway "reviews" on this set of grips I noticed that one of the guys that posted a review stated that, "These Grips Didn't Even Come Close To Fitting My Super Blackhawk Hunter so they got sent Back.":confused:
I have no doubt that the grips you posted the link for fit your SBHH Mr. Lead. Your statement about my present set of nonfitting grips being made for the shorter barreled rugers sound about right on the money.
I will be sending my present set of grips back this weekend. I'll try to get hold of someone at Pachmayr before Saturday. Hopefully I can get some confirmation about the Decelerator Grips that you've had good luck with. I do like the look of them.
Tom; As far as the Hogue grips are concerned' I can't say that I blame you. I'm sure they are functional and all but, the profile of a revolvers with a set of these grips installed seem to look to far out of proportion. The revolver no longer has the flowing lines that it does with the factory grips or custom grips that flow in the same manner.
Anyway, I guess it's back to the drawing board with these grips.
Many thanks gentlemen, for your input.
HollowPoint