Hard to beat exotic wood on a 1911 .
My last custom grips were smooth Macassar Ebony on a stainless 1911 AMT Hardballer from ...
Kim Ahrend ...got them a few months ago before the " Notice" was put up .
Gary
Certified Cajun
Proud Member of The Basket of Deplorables
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I prefer my grips to come from a critter
Bone,horn, antlers,etc
This post must be a sign because I've been talking about getting new grips for my RIA Tac Ultra 1911 in 10mm. Original grips arent bad looking but they dont fit my hand right. They are too slim for me I want something larger and rounder around grip safety. I'm thinking about getting nice target hard wood grips with some meat on them to fill my large hands. I like some of the Altamont stuff. Not bad for the price.
I checked Altamont and even called them - it looks like most of the rosewood grips are "temporarily unavailable." They have some decent, less expensive walnut grips that look pretty good. There's also quite a few on ebay.
My Kimber 5" stainless target II came with very comfortable slightly soft rubber (?) grips, andI like them. My Kimber Eclipse "commander size" came with ordinary grips which have been replaced with the fake wood Crimson Trace grips. Love the laser on a carry gun.
This question came up: why change the grips on a 1911 but not any other handguns? I did not have an answer.
I agree that grips are personal preference and I consider my 1911's as working guns. My preference is the rubber Hogue wrap around grips with the finger grooves. They help when shooting with sweaty hands in the Texas summer heat. My friend received his great uncles 1911 that had silver and gold grips. Told him that grips are like clothes, those grips are dress clothes, my Hogues are working clothes.
This is what the gun looks like (this isn't mine but it's the same gun). My wife likes the grips that are on it. Would wooden grips look strange on this gun?
I hope those grips aren't as rough as the ones I have that look like that,mine will tear the hide off of your hands
Nope wood would look great.
I am not much of a traditionalist I like the grips in the pic they are easy to hang on to.
My shooting buddy has one just like that in 45 and I am always amazed at all the great features it has and how well it shoots they seem to be a real bargain.
I like desert ironwood for 1911 grips. To bad Sarge is out of the game as his grips had the best fit.
Lots of good companies out there, but I ordered a pair from LS Grips.
Wood looks good, even on a clone sort of 1911.
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Woodcaliber is also a good place to buy grips.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |