I have a set of the plastic ones for my S&W
642. I like them because they do work well
holding the piece to the waistband or boot
top. However, I take them off when I am
going to shoot the 642 at the range, for two
reasons. They hurt like hell with +p ammo,
and I am not what you would call recoil
sensitive. These suckers HURT. Second
reason is that they are so slick, compared
to the rubberish boot-grips that came on the
642, that the revolver slips back/over my
thumb. Thus second shots are impossible
without first reestablishing proper grip.
The only other time I have had this problem
is with those micro-mini .22 revolvers
from NAA.
- DanM