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azmark

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I checked out a SBH today and liked it except that the grips are a bit large. What options are there for a better fitting grip? I love the wood that's on there. The rubber grips I looked at so far online don't appeal to me and comments say that they're good for large hands; mine are average.

Is it possible that the wide grips would actually help with recoil by spreading it out somewhat? I could always just grip the daylights out of thing.
 
Wrong approach for that piece...

I could always just grip the daylights out of thing.
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Single actions in the recoil range of the .44 Magnum (and above) only need to be held firmly. Control enough to not drop the piece, or have it hit you in the head is enough. A bit more that that is helpful, but not absolutely needed.:D

The recoil level and the shape of the grips, plus the need to cock the hammer each shot means guns in that class are repeaters, not rapid fire guns. Accurate rapid fire is extremely difficult for most people. You don't shoot them like you do DA revolvers or autopistols. They aren't designed for that.

Old time cowboys and gunfighters could do, and today we can still do some excellent accurate rapid fire with single actions, but generally, NOT at the power level of the .44 Magnum. Cowboy action shooters shoot embarassingly light target loads, because being fast helps win matches. When you are shooting heavy power, forget fast with single actions. At least, if you want to be accurate.:D

Let the gun roll in your hand, let the muzzle climb to the sky, then haul it back down, cocking it for the next shot. With a little practice, you will automaticly adjust the gun in your hand back to a shooting grip.

Even lighter ammo will do this, just not as much, so recovery time is a bit quicker. For my hands, the oversize rubber grips are just the thing. There are lots of aftermarket grips in wood and other materials, but to be certain of the best, a custom gripmaker will size them to you. Costs a bit, but after all, how many of them are you going to buy in your life, anyway?

If you find something you want to buy off the shelf or order, make sure it is for YOUR gun. Super Blackhawks do not have the same grip size as Blackhawks. The grips do not interchange.
 
Not knowing any more than what you are laying down OP, we can not correctly answer your question...

One USED to be able to answer it if someone asked about a 'Super Blackhawk' as they came with a 7.5" (or 10.5" barrel I think) in .44 Magnum, and the grip frame had a dragoon style trigger guard and a larger (longer) grip...

In the last few years this has all gone out the window as Ruger has started making other grip framed 'Super Blackhawk' models, with shorter barrels, fluted cylinders, and in different calibers (.41 Mag Davison's Dealer Special)...

Now...Back to your question...

If the grips on it are 'too big', then they sure as heck are not original, as no matter what grip frame is on that rig, the OEM grips are skinny and IMNSHO can in no way be described as "a bit large"...
 
Salmoneye, the revolver in question is factory new. It is a stainless SBH with 4 5/8 barrel, unfluted cylinder and factory wood grips with round trigger guard. The grips are my perception...they are significantly thicker than those on the Vaquero and Blackhawk which I was comparing them to in my LGS. I'm used to shooting my GP 100 and 1911, which have relatively narrow grip frames.
 
My SBH Bisley Hunter came with the most ugly grips I had ever seen, some kind of Micarta/laminate business. I am aware that a lot of folks have had fit issues with Ajax grips, but I decided to give them a try anyhow, they are thinner, and these actually fit. I'm not wild about the black pearl, but these grew on me.

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Another option, if you like wood, which I do, is to try some Bearpaw grips, he's a custom grip maker who only sells on ebay. He specializes in Ruger single action grips, I own 4 sets of his grips, they are "gunfighter" style grips with a subtle hourglass profile. Here's a shot of the backstrap of one of my Blackhawks, showing the hourglass profile.

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He can be found here:
http://stores.ebay.com/bearpawrugergripstore

If you don't see anything you like, drop him an email through ebay, he's very easy to work with. Just be patient, he's a part time grip maker.
 
Salmoneye, the revolver in question is factory new. It is a stainless SBH with 4 5/8 barrel, unfluted cylinder and factory wood grips with round trigger guard. The grips are my perception...they are significantly thicker than those on the Vaquero and Blackhawk which I was comparing them to in my LGS.
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That makes it the KS-458N...

As far as I understand it, that is the exact same grip frame as the standard Blackhawks (XRN-3RED on blued, KXR3 on stainless)...If you like the grips on the Blackhawk in the store, ask the dealer to switch them and see if they fit...

The recent BH grips should be recessed for the internal 'lock', but that should not affect the way they fit the short barreled SBH...

http://www.gunblast.com/Hamm_Ruger-SA-GripFrames.htm
 
Apology

Sorry for the incorrect advice. I had forgotten about the new variations. The grips on MY 7.5" Super Blackhawk are not interchangable with Blackhawk grips.

For decades after it came out, there was only one version of Super Blackhawk common (the 7.5") and the 10.5" was rare. They were the same gun differing only in barrel length.

Mine is the old 7.5" with the square back trigger guard. And that's what jumps to my mind when someone says Super Blackhawk.
 
I have or have had a number of Ruger SBH's and I have average size hands. I have never seen any SBH with what I'd even closely consider large grips. My older SBH had the Dragoon style grips and they were "adequate" in size, meaning I could easily get all four fingers on the grip frame when holding the gun. My latest SBH, a SS fluted 5.5" barrel has the smaller grip, the same one used on the BH, and it will barely allow me to get my pinky finger on the grip. Again, I don't have large hands. I can tell you from over 40 years of doing a LOT of handgun shooting that the grip should be a little big rather than a little small if you're shooting a heavy recoiling handgun.
 
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