Fowlmouths Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 You buy your wife open guns and I buy mine cars. However I did get her an Infinity Open gun as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikev49 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 In an effort for full disclosure, she bought herself an open gun cause Im a stay at home dad. And i think I got off cheap compared to that mustang scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I buy my wife jewellery and clothes etc. sadly nothing I can shoot or drive. but I do have 4 open guns of my own (plus plenty of others) and 2 bikes and 3 cars so I guess I'm going ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikev49 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 On 1/16/2017 at 8:27 PM, BeerBaron said: I buy my wife jewellery and clothes etc. sadly nothing I can shoot or drive. but I do have 4 open guns of my own (plus plenty of others) and 2 bikes and 3 cars so I guess I'm going ok. Yeah i think you're doing alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a matt Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 On January 2, 2017 at 9:18 AM, zzt said: Well, I've wanted a metal grip on my 2011 for some time. The gun is muzzle heavy now, and I don't like that. I will say that after shooting a couple of Winter matches, I'm rethinking that.At 30 degrees my Al grip guns are not pleasant to hold, and there is nothing you can do to warm them up. Not so with the STI plastic grip covered with Dawson precut grip tape. That remains comfortable to shoot. Well i have been running a metal grip for a while both Al and SS, i have kept them warm in the winter by putting a medium size hand warmer in the grip when I'm not shooting the gun. Warm grip???? Nothing to it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 a matt, I tried that again at last Sunday's match. I even bought a new batch of Hot Hands hand warmers, just in case those left over from last year had faded. At 27 degrees they help, but I wouldn't call the grips warm. I'd say they were less uncomfortable to shoot. I'll try a larger size and see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnettcw1 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I got a set of Lithium Ion hand warmers that double as battery packs. They last about 5 or 6 hours and are extremely warm. Highly recommend them, I think the brand is Human Creation or something like that, they are on Amazon. They are warm enough to heat up a gun grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallisticianX Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I just recently finished up my PT Evo grip and added a CFD Ti comp shortly after. Fitting the Evo grip to a STI "TG" serial frame is not a fun job....tedious and timely. Be warned!After I got it on and shot it My initial thoughts are the added weight of the steel grips does absorb recoil and dampens gun movement for a faster reset. The weight is in the hands so it does not affect any swing or transitions for me as there's nothing forward to offset balance or create a lever effect. The CFD comp seems to push the gun back down efficiently and works well. I'm very pleased so far with the setup. It's considerably flatter and quicker to dot reset than prior to the metal grip. Then the CFD comp added shortly thereafter just sped it up a touch more. I included a pic of this fracked awesome setup! I'll post a video of this setup firing during my testing of the grip comp combo. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallisticianX Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 https://vimeo.com/201051711Here is slo mo of it in action.Gun: 5" Bedell build, Schumann bull barrel, 38 Super Comp. Load: PD 124gr JHP, 10.1gr A#7 1385 fps. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echotango Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Installed a PT EVO and couldn't be happier. As ballisticianx said, it is work to fit the grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallisticianX Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Installed a PT EVO and couldn't be happier. As ballisticianx said, it is work to fit the grip. Amen, the grip fitting sucks. The tip of my index finger was numb for two days from down pressure on a needle file from about 300,000 file strokes lol. Then blending and refinishing the grip safety was another time consumer as your unable to grind the grip safety into the frame because the frame has a finish on it. Then filing open the trigger slots, and brush finishing the whole grip with its hundreds of texture cuts. In 15 years of working/building guns I find it the worst gunsmithing tasks I've ever done! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Looks really nice. Shoots great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Anderson Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 I've heard that a steel grip has less recoil and the plastic grip flexes a bit more. Personally i would go with the steel. Weight or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Jerry Anderson said: I've heard that a steel grip has less recoil and the plastic grip flexes a bit more. Personally i would go with the steel. Weight or not. The guns original design accounts for flex. The steel grip was too heavy in my opinion on an open gun. There is very little recoil in my Open gun. Steel grips seem more at home on a limited gun perhaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinger4040 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 How would the PT evolution compare to the CK grip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd7446 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 12 hours ago, zinger4040 said: How would the PT evolution compare to the CK grip? Can't speak to the CK, but the PT EVO grip has more contour on the rear, and with the shape of the beavertail ( it and MSH included in EVO "kit") I don't know how you could get a higher grip on a 2011. The EVO also has shape on the sides (think palm swell) that fills in where there would normally be a gap with metal grips. People with both large and small hands will say that it fits their hand very nicely because of these two things. Also, just to reinforce what has likely been said before, the beavertail on an EVO is non-functional in terms of a grip safety. In other words, it is locked in place by the MSH, and there isn't a tab for grip safety. Done since most competition 2011's have this disabled anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acsr Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Shot last night with my steel evo setup and also shoot pretty much identical setup with stock poly grip. Love the evo, would not switch back to poly, really noticed how blocky they are, and I have fairly large hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikieM Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I had a SS CK, for awhile, but couldn't get used to the extra weight in the hands. It seemed like the gun was slow moving, although that aspect could simply be perception. I did have a problem, however, with the mag release. I have regular size hands, but with short fingers, and the release was hard to get to. The EVO grip may solve that problem. I think a good way to go on guns that permit it is to lighten the slide to speed up gun function, but add muzzle weight (tungsten guide rod for instance) to help control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelix Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 I love my CK grip, the gun shoots so good with the weight in the gripe. Yes that's the first thing I did notice was mag release was hard to get to, but adding a Clark mag button solved that problem. I think next gun I will try the EVO grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2KABA Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 I've shot polymer on my Limited gun for years. Got my first Open gun with a steel grip. So far I like it a lot. Sure the gun is heavier and call me crazy, but are the few ounces of difference in weight really that noticeable? I would tend to doubt it. That said, the gun with a steel grip and a fully loaded big stick would be heavy shooting weak hand but I doubt that would ever be required. If the gun is balanced and feels good in the hand I think the extra few ounces of weight is more of a mental thing than a physical limitation. Just my opinion and I admit I've never shot this gun with polymer to compare side by side. Maybe I just tend to like a little heavier gun but I plan on keeping the steel grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickman301 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 I have a CK steel grip. It is super heavy. To the point I cannot run a DAA Racemaster holster because the weight causes the adjustments to instantly come loose. It does shoot nice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximis228 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 21 minutes ago, Stickman301 said: I have a CK steel grip. It is super heavy. To the point I cannot run a DAA Racemaster holster because the weight causes the adjustments to instantly come loose. It does shoot nice though. Sounds like you need to tighten up that holster. That should never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 44 minutes ago, Stickman301 said: I have a CK steel grip. It is super heavy. To the point I cannot run a DAA Racemaster holster because the weight causes the adjustments to instantly come loose. It does shoot nice though. Something isn't right. I started this thread and do indeed find the steel grip too heavy on my Open gun, but I also have a racemaster and there was no issue. My RM is rock solid and would likely hold a small anvil in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxbat Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 I love my SV steel grips, they don't feel heavy at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echotango Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 I have a PT Evo and my gun weighs 54.4oz. No issues with my race master. You have an issue somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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