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Suggestions Wanted for 1911 Replacement Grips

az4783054 said:
The wider thumb relief for the magazine release is referred to as a "big scoop". If that is the style you want, do a search on Amazon or the internet using "big scoop G10 grips".

I tried the big scoop style and didn't like them, but it's a personal choice.
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I think before I jump into the big scoop I’m going to just try to imagine what that might be like, maybe I just need the regular scoop. Or I need to suspend my self from the ceiling by my thumbs to try to lengthen them.

I look at guys like Hickok45 on his YouTube channel who is 6 foot 8 and has thumbs so long he could reach over and adjust focus on the camera while he’s releasing the slide on the gun he’s holding. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
PaulieDC said:
I think before I jump into the big scoop I’m going to just try to imagine what that might be like, maybe I just need the regular scoop. Or I need to suspend my self from the ceiling by my thumbs to try to lengthen them.

I look at guys like Hickok45 on his YouTube channel who is 6 foot 8 and has thumbs so long he could reach over and adjust focus on the camera while he’s releasing the slide on the gun he’s holding. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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let me make you feel more self aware
my wife is just 5 foot tall and has small hands...she holds and shoots the 1967, 1911 colt with pac gripes very very well
just saying :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
I went thru several grips g10 stock I end up with this look which I love the feel and looks buffalo bone
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I like VZ grips and have them on other pistols but I also have some LOK grips and find that they are just as well made for less $. So I went with these from LOK for this 1911 and am completely satisfied. This particular style is called Roughneck.

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PAGunGuy said:
I went with Magpul. Don't know they are considered slim, but they certainly aren't bigger. They have the wide scoop and were only $20. And they come in a few different colors

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Given my anatomy I just wonder if the scoop is all I need. I like the size of the stock grips overall, a lot actually. I just threw out the slimmer grip thing because it was all I could think of, not knowing grips like this existed.

I live a sheltered life. 😆
 
PaulieDC said:
Given my anatomy I just wonder if the scoop is all I need. I like the size of the stock grips overall, a lot actually. I just threw out the slimmer grip thing because it was all I could think of, not knowing grips like this existed.

I live a sheltered life. 😆
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Well, if it makes you feel better, I didn't even know about these. I was asking about grips in a Facebook group, and someone recommended these. And they were only $20 so I figured I would try them. I really just wanted something with better grip.

I actually don't have a problem with size, I have big hands, like, palm a basketball big, but I actually really do like the scoop.
 
So to stir up an older and rather boring thread that I started, I solved the grip issue where my weird thumb couldn't quite hit the mag release since my knuckle is too wide: a 12" rat tail file on the rosewood grip and some fretboard oil to seal it once I was done. Sometimes the answer is right in your toolbox. It looks like it's lined up a little too high but it's actually just right.

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!


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PaulieDC said:
So to stir up an older and rather boring thread that I started, I solved the grip issue where my weird thumb couldn't quite hit the mag release since my knuckle is too wide: a 12" rat tail file on the rosewood grip and some fretboard oil to seal it once I was done. Sometimes the answer is right in your toolbox. It looks like it's lined up a little too high but it's actually just right.

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!


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you need to get to the patent office come Monday, and get that patent right...

or else someone's gonna steal your idea, and make a gazillion dollars.

the solace in having a tool box if only for that once in a blue moon idea or project.
 
az4783054 said:
I have either VZ or Cool Hand G10 grips on my Springfield 1911 pistols. I don't have big hands, but the oem wood grips make the pistols move around in my hands to much. And I ding up wood grips quickly whereas the G10 withstand most firearms chemicals and light contact damage. They can be fairly easily repaired with a 3M Scotch pad, or the "aggressive texture" lessened with the 3M pad.

Amazon used to have a large selection of Cool Hand G10 grips but the availability seems to have dwindled lately. Sad because Cool Hand offered the best prices and options at a much better price than VZ.
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I’m looking to swap out the thin grips and bushings on my Ronin. for some Cool Hand G10 grips. Did you buy the challis tools or just use a regular screwdriver to remove the bushings? I’d rather not waste the money on the tool I’m probably not going to use often if ever again, but I’m also concerned about potentially messing up the frame if the bushings get stripped. Do you remember if the bushings were tough to remove, like if they were installed with loctite?
 
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