Don't believe half of what you see and none of what you hear. It's like what my painter friend Donald said to me, "Stick a fork in their ass and turn them over, they're done."
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Don't believe half of what you see and none of what you hear. It's like what my painter friend Donald said to me, "Stick a fork in their ass and turn them over, they're done."
http://www.songlyrics.com/lou-reed/last-great-american-whale-lyrics/
That's good news!Originally Posted by OlongJohnson
"Gunfighting is a thinking man's game. So we might want to bring thinking back into it."-MDFA
Beware of my temper, and the dog that I've found...
Custom order received last week from Herretts. My name written on the inside of the grips.
Pretty darn good fitting to frame. At first I thought I was going to have to sand them, but after applying a few pounds of pressure, they effectively snapped on. No shifting under recoil. Finish is not overly slick nor too pretty to shoot.
I am going to adjust the way it is hitting my right thumb slightly but otherwise they are awfully comfortable. The up-down dimension was literally perfect - just like they were made for me...
Robin on the phone was pleasure to interact with too.
Congrats...that's a beautiful piece!Custom order received last week from Herretts. My name written on the inside of the grips.
Pretty darn good fitting to frame. At first I thought I was going to have to sand them, but after applying a few pounds of pressure, they effectively snapped on. No shifting under recoil. Finish is not overly slick nor too pretty to shoot.
I am going to adjust the way it is hitting my right thumb slightly but otherwise they are awfully comfortable. The up-down dimension was literally perfect - just like they were made for me...
Robin on the phone was pleasure to interact with too.
-Rainman
Which design is that?
Did you do the hand trace thing?
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Not another dime.
Those are pretty impressive looking. I love that type of Walnut. Tell me, is this a round butt grip frame? I am seeing a subtle recurve near the bottom of the grip that makes me think it is.Custom order received last week from Herretts. My name written on the inside of the grips.
Pretty darn good fitting to frame. At first I thought I was going to have to sand them, but after applying a few pounds of pressure, they effectively snapped on. No shifting under recoil. Finish is not overly slick nor too pretty to shoot.
I am going to adjust the way it is hitting my right thumb slightly but otherwise they are awfully comfortable. The up-down dimension was literally perfect - just like they were made for me...
Robin on the phone was pleasure to interact with too.
"If I ever needed to hunt in a tuxedo, then this would be the rifle I'd take." - okie john
"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself." - Michel De Montaigne
Yep, round butt Model 12 with work by Karl Sokol. The grip is the custom Herretts’ Detective model, made to measure to your hand and the gun. In addition to hand tracing, I also traced the butt of the Model 12 - figured more info is better on a custom job.
The Herretts hand trace was pretty easy. Probably even easier if you had a partner to hold the pencil. The vertical dimension was amazing, tailor fit. The fit to the frame was clearly hand relieved - not messy, but you know it was not all CNC. The fit is tight, as there is an audible 80ish decibel SNAP sound when the stocks pivot on and down from shoulders.
I have stubby fingers and did find the left panel a bit too wide, as it made my arthritic right thumb splay out under recoil. I do not enjoy the Airweight recoil anyways, so it was a might uncomfortable. Not a criticism of the Herretts profile per se, as they had a slight thumb rest contoured in but low profile enough to avoid speed loaders. My thumb length just landed on the highest/thickest dimension.
Pre-adjustment profile
I chose the rubbed oil finish, no checkering in part if I wanted to do some adjusting. A few grits of sand paper and a trip to get some Tung oil, I have the left panel thinned out a bit. Effectively I removed nearly all 1/8” thumb rest contour. Viewed from behind, the panels are not symmetrical, being thicker on the right panel, but still is shootable from either hand. Giving the Tung oil some time to dry before I shoot it, but looks pretty close to Herretts’ finish.
Needs a few hundred more rounds to fully recommend, but looks good, feels good so far.
Is the revolver a 12-4 with the standard K grip frame dimensions or an earlier Model 12 with the slimmer grip frame? If it's earlier I may go down a rabbit hole :-)Yep, round butt Model 12 with work by Karl Sokol. The grip is the custom Herretts’ Detective model, made to measure to your hand and the gun. In addition to hand tracing, I also traced the butt of the Model 12 - figured more info is better on a custom job.
The Herretts hand trace was pretty easy. Probably even easier if you had a partner to hold the pencil. The vertical dimension was amazing, tailor fit. The fit to the frame was clearly hand relieved - not messy, but you know it was not all CNC. The fit is tight, as there is an audible 80ish decibel SNAP sound when the stocks pivot on and down from shoulders.
I have stubby fingers and did find the left panel a bit too wide, as it made my arthritic right thumb splay out under recoil. I do not enjoy the Airweight recoil anyways, so it was a might uncomfortable. Not a criticism of the Herretts profile per se, as they had a slight thumb rest contoured in but low profile enough to avoid speed loaders. My thumb length just landed on the highest/thickest dimension.
Pre-adjustment profile
I chose the rubbed oil finish, no checkering in part if I wanted to do some adjusting. A few grits of sand paper and a trip to get some Tung oil, I have the left panel thinned out a bit. Effectively I removed nearly all 1/8” thumb rest contour. Viewed from behind, the panels are not symmetrical, being thicker on the right panel, but still is shootable from either hand. Giving the Tung oil some time to dry before I shoot it, but looks pretty close to Herretts’ finish.
Needs a few hundred more rounds to fully recommend, but looks good, feels good so far.
Pictured is a Model 12-0 (flat latch even). Herretts’ nailed the fit for the slimmer frame.
Thank you! Didn't think anyone was making grips for the older ones (not that I looked real hard either though). I like the stock magnas with a grip adaptor but have on and off wanted a taller grip. This may cost me money!
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