Digging around in a box of miscellaneous crap, I found a set of Pachmyer Compact Professional grips. I think I bought them a couple of years ago for the snubbie 19, but I didn't put them in because it involved driving out the roll pin at the base of the grip frame. I was afraid of messing up the nickel finish.
So maybe these will work for the 66. Has anyone any experience with them?
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
I was wrong, they are the Compact Diamond Pro grips.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
I tried the Diamd Pros on a S&W M69 (L Frame 5 shot .44 mag) - they are narrow at the top driving the upper backstrap into the web of shooting hand. Filler behind trigger guard is not deep enough to protect against banging middle knuckle on trigger guard.
With that said, I put them on my 66-8. No problems with recoil, but they are small at the top and big at the bottom, rubber is very tacky and like all Pachy's are heavy.
Just my experience of course.
Paul
Did you get you Compacts yet? Did they fit OK?
I ordered a pair that cover the backstraps from amazon and they did not fit well. They left a big gap in front where they come together. Had to send them back. I ordered a pair that leave the back strap exposed for my wife's smaller hand and they fit pretty good but i don't thing they would work well for magnums.