Why on earth would I change from these wonderful hand-filling, recoil-energy-taming stocks (aka grips) on this J-frame .357 Magnum to ---
--- these painful, skinny-ass, hard-to-handle classic magna stocks?
Mostly the swap was out of silly sentiment. IMHO, this model 60-9 just looks far classier with these classic splinter grips. Albeit now far easier to conceal than with the aforementioned grips, I am not of the opinion that these classic magna stocks make this revolver more tactical or practical. Even with standard pressure .38 Special loads the recoil will be very sharp. Just keeping the revolver from twisting during pre-ignition triggering will take a death-grip and highly refined trigger-finger-discipline (meaning that I have plenty of cold-range dry-fire sessions ahead of me).
The big stocks shown in the top photo of this blog-entry did make the little revolver very challenging to conceal. The (few) Uncle Mike's boot grips that I own are already on chosen primary carry guns and (as of a couple or so years ago)
the boot grip copies that I purchased from S&W via their website failed (miserably) to accommodate speed-loaders. I've read many mixed reviews about the many other boot-grip copies that are generally available so I am (for now) reluctant to venture there. These (new in the package) S&W magnas were my only readily available concealable AND speed-loader friendly option at this moment in time. The heavier loads will get a trial run at the range as soon as I can work the visit in to the list of things to do.
My mitts are not huge but they are just a wee bit too large to guarantee good purchase on the skinny grip area of a classic J-frame.
I have a .38 Special Model-36 (aka Chief's Special) with original magna stocks that I manage to shoot with but I have never ventured into +P territory with that revolver. The aforementioned big banana stocks that were on this Model 60-9 did enable me to handle +P, +P+, and 110-grain .357 magnum loads wonderfully. It would not surprise me to discover that the recoil from (at least some of) the aforementioned loads will now be far too much for me to handle with the same revolver when it is sporting these skinny classic stocks. Time will tell.
The backstrap area of these stocks match up to the frame reasonably well. They are actually quite attractive.
The front of these stocks (purchased from S&W) are a bit proud from the frame which may just be from bad manufacturing or it may in fact be a feature allowing the purchaser to skillfully shave and sand to fit the (possible) manufacturing differences in any given revolver's frame. Since I have no talent (nor the tools) for such woodwork, I'll leave these stocks "as is" and hope that the uneven surface from the extra wood provides my shooting-hand with a modicum of extra texture for gripping.
A
Tyler T-Grip may be beneficial and it would not offend my sense of tradition.
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