Is It All in the Front Strap?

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Is It All in the Front Strap?” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/what-is-the-front-strap-on-a-pistol/.

 

[Jfal]

Talon makes specific rectangles for 1911 front straps. I found my 10mm Ronin to be quite slippery until I added some Talon tape, problem solved. Front strap milled checkering does seem to be an expensive feature on 1911's these days....

 

[TonyN]

Good article. Considering the said importance of the front strap texturing, I'm very disappointed that my $900 Springfield Ronin doesn't have any one it. One would think that a firearm of that cost and quality would include such an important but small feature.

 

[SimonRL]

Handle it Grips sells sheets of the material the use from rubbery to very aggressive. You can easily cut it to fit and provide that contact patch you are looking. I always slap a little rectangle under my trigger right in front of the undercut as a contact spot and it really helps me lock in my grip.

 

[powerboatr]

i have pacmyre rubber grips on my 1911s it has a what i call a sticky grip on the front strap
your fingers get a great purchase

i tried the "skate board tape" before and this article really says YES to putting grips on with some area that really helps the fingers stay put,
thanks