Okay....I'm sure most of you already understand why the original factory grip panels had to go. They are terrible. So it was either wait for a Tyler T-grip, or get a good set of grips from the wide selection that is available from many different places. Boot grip, or "oversize", or "laser grips". I looked around the internet for about a month-or-so, and found these (see pics). They are "simulated ivory" checkered oversize type from Boone Trading Company. They are not excessively oversized either. They are just right.
The other pic of the three shows my IWB holster of choice (I will be taking a cpl/ccw course in the very near future): a Blackhawk! ARC. This .38 Special, and this holster are to be my EDC rig, when I am able to carry it legally.
My other two pistols, the 1992 vintage Beretta 96D, and the new Stoeger STR, are definitely not as compact and light-weight, so they are for the house, and the range.