Bucky Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 I have a really nice S&W model 36. Problem is it is a square butt. There are many grips available, but most are big. I am looking for the most concealable model possible. They make some really tiny grips for the round butt, but haven't found anything decent for the square. TIA ~bucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlktheduk Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Hello, Bucky Pachmayr had the Compac grip for the J frame square butt, I think that it's still available. Gun Parts Corporation (www.e-GunParts.com) had the Pachmayr grip adaptors for the J frame square butt, in medium and large, part #538670 and #538680 respectively. These use your existing grips, the adaptor just fills in the gap between trigger guard and grip strap. This doesn't change the size of the revolver. Another alternative, if you're good with wood working tools, is to buy the target grips and cut them down to fit the configuration you want. Again, Gun Parts Corporation has the grips, part # 299130, Stocks, square butt, target, checkered, GA wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 I took a pair of rubber pachmayrs and gave them the belt sander treatment. Not pretty, but a custom fit....and a damn sight smaller than the stock pachmayrs - which are just ridiculously huge given the size of my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted September 17, 2003 Author Share Posted September 17, 2003 The gun actually came with "Target" Grips. Darn grips are about the same as you would find on an early S&W Model 29! They're bigger than the gun. I thought the stock grips for this were small and outlined the frame. Now it has the Pachmayar's, but still they hang down about an inch lower than the frame. Looks like EricW's advice may be the way to go. Don't have a belt sander yet. Maybe dremel and hacksaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 A bench grinder will work equally well. Lacking that, you could cut it down with a knife and smooth it out with sandpaper. The grinder/sander is about 100X faster though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 Bucky, If you need access to a bench grinder, there's one in my garage.... You're welcome to come over and give it a shot. Nik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 How about Craig Spegel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted September 18, 2003 Author Share Posted September 18, 2003 Who's Craig Spegel??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Craig Speigel is a custom grip maker. Got his start making grips for BHPowers, but does some super work for other pistols like J frames. I do not have a phone/email for him. Maybe someone else on the forum does. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Craig Spegel, P.O. Box 3108, Bay City, OR 97107; (503) 377-2697 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlktheduk Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Bucky: Gun Parts Corporation (formerly Numrich) does have the Stocks, Square Butt, Service, checkered walnut, part # 299090 (www.e-GunParts.com) These do hug the grip frame outline, and do not extend past the bottom of the grip frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 I'll try to post a picture of the butchering job I did on mine. Fortunately I got my pair cheap, so I didn't hesitate to get after them with the sander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted September 20, 2003 Author Share Posted September 20, 2003 Bucky: Gun Parts Corporation (formerly Numrich) does have the Stocks, Square Butt, Service, checkered walnut, part # 299090 Thanks for the tip. I do a search by that part # and nothing comes up. I try to do a search. Depending on what I put in the search criteria, either it is too narrow and nothing is found, or I get a message that more than 200 records returned and prompts me to narrow my search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted September 20, 2003 Author Share Posted September 20, 2003 I tried the search again, this time removing the space at the end of the number (copy paste error) and it came back. Unfortunately, they are sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 Bucky, Here's what I cobbled up from a set of discount rubber grips. It looks like hell, but it's totally comfortable. I was totally ruthless about removing excess material so I could get my hand up as high as possible. (I don't know how anybody could get a decent hold with the way the grips came stock.) The only real tricky part is hogging out underneath where the frame meets the trigger guard. There's no great way to do it, but you figure it out as you go. (And yes, I was actually smart enough to take the grips off the gun before going at them with the sander. ) (as I'm posting this, my webspace is down...hopefully it will be back up soon so you can actually see the pics.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 Well, I finally did the hack job. Looks like crap, but a whole lot more concealable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplus Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 smallest one's are in the brownell catalog....hogue bantam.....or precision gun specialties....notning smaller factory made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted November 10, 2003 Author Share Posted November 10, 2003 I just picked up these in an Auction: These are smaller than my cut down Pachmayer grips because the metal grip fram is all exposed (no overlap). They may be a tad froufrou, so I put them on my wifes M36. I'll certainly be checking out the brownells catalog. Thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted November 10, 2003 Share Posted November 10, 2003 Don't let Jeffro see them, he might try to make an offer for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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