642 grips to reduce recoil/maintain concealability?

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Are there any grips that would make my 642 bite a little less using 158 +P ammo but still not create an obvious bulge in a trouser pocket?
Mine has the Uncle Mike's Boot grips and it's in a Galco pocket holster.
I like the idea of wooden grips, from an aesthetic standpoint, but would they sacrifice concealability or, worse yet, make the weapon less controllable (i.e. twisting in my hand?)
thanks
 
Hi guy, I faced the same dilemma with my 342PD. OUCH, still have not found peace. Switching to 110grain helped alot!!!. Pick up a shotgun news and browse for grips. Wood grips are great for the pocket-smoother retrieval upon drawing. A tyler T grip in addition. I am going to take a pair of old wood grips soon and go to work on them with a dremel sander and really slim those babies down.Also, PGS makes a grip through brownells that is superb and reasonable 15.00. Good luck.
 
There are two ways to get minimal size and still retain some controlability with a J-frame Smith. One, seek out a set of the old, skinny wood grips and add a Tyler T-grip adapter. Two, get a set of Eagle Secret Service grips or a wood Spiegel Boot Grip.

The advantage of the above systems is the overall height and depth are not increased beyond the frame, and the filling behind the trigger guard and in the frontstrap gives some additional gripping surface for control.

As much as I like the +P 158 grain LSWC-HP, in the 442/642 with such minimal grips I prefer Federal's standard pressure 125 grain Nyclad HP, which has very managable recoil and gives excellent performance from the shortest barrels.
 
Personally, I don't like rubber grips on a carry gun. They hang up on stuff too much and also make it difficult to slide my thumb between the grip and my skin when I'm carrying IWB. For me, a nice hard, slick grip works best. Sure the recoil hurts a little more. However, to cure this, I've started wearing a shooting glove when I practice so that I can fire more rounds during practice sessions without the pain of the recoil causing me to lose my concentration. Also, switching to lighter bullets like SOX suggests also helps. I figure that any pain caused by the recoil won't even be noticable if I must use the gun in a self defense situation. At that time, I'll have too many other things to worry about.

I've found that the best grip for me is the Barami hip grip accompanied by the Tyler-T grip adapter. It gives the gun a small skinny grip profile and allows me to carry right behind my hip without the bother of a holster. This is also the most comfortable carry method I have found yet.

Good luck.
 
Great posts, the shooting glove is a great idea. CDNN had a rubber grip like the pachymar gripper for the j frame. It looked like those currently on the Taurus. They are only a little bigger but they cover the backstrap-that is where most of the abuse comes from with my 342.
 
sox,

I'm interested in those PGS grips. Do you like them with or without finger grips? smooth or textured?
 
I'm interested in those PSGs too. My j-frames wore Uncle Mike's Boot Grips for years. Now they wear the standard Uncle Mike's that cover the backstrap. I find that there is really little difference in concealability, but a tremendous difference in shooting comfort and pointability.

I'm a reloader that doesn't get to shoot as much as he would like. When I do, I usually take two or three small revolvers and 4, 5, or 600 rounds of ammo. With boot grips my trigger finger would be blistered from the too short a trigger stroke and the web of my hand blistered and sore from the pounding.

The covered backstrap solved both of these problems with the added benefit of allowing the gun to point naturally and effortlessly. Boot Grips are great on k-frame and larger revolvers. But, with the average sized man's hand, and a j-frame revolver, you need a covered backstrap. I have always wondered why Uncle Mike's didn't just cut the bottom of their standard grip off with the bottom of the grip frame.

I prefer synthetic grips. I carry a small revolver every day. Synthetics hold up to sweat and cleaning fluids much better than wood. I prefer Uncle Mike's because they are not as sticky as the other brands so they don't compromise concealment.
 
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