Thanks to a set of Altamont super rosewood classic stocks. This example is a 442 no-lock in .38 Special, no hitlery hole for me! It came with the standard rubber over molded boot grip which did the job adequately as far as shooting was concerned. However a problem had shown its face couple weeks ago when we did a "shoot what you carry" IDPA match. I use the Safariland speed loaders that you push on the body to release the rounds and under a little stress inoculation, had a really hard time getting the reloads done quickly and efficiently. The rubber grip wouldn't allow inline acess for the speedloader it made it cant which tied it up on release and the rubber gripped the body of it adding resistance. If I had to count on it to save my life or the lives of others, this had to be amended. These beautiful Altamont's greatly increased the ease of reloading and they look really nice and feel great. I carry the gun in my right front pocket in a Sticky holster and the new grips make extraction nicer too.
All in all, glad I did it. These original slim grip stocks can be an acquired taste. I looked at the original Magna's from back in the day like you would find on a Model 36 and I really didn't care for them but these are beautiful! It's not as classic as a lovely blued steel M36 that many officer's and agents used to carry but it certainly nods a tip of the hat to a bygone era....
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