Single action revolver grip options

[@jamesflowers7142]

What a fantastic company to fit those ivory grips for you!!!

[@roadking99jokerst60]

You speak of distressing the El Patron. It looks absolutely great. Looks as if having some normal honest usage over the years. Congrats !

[@jeffrefrig]

I really like that last one you showed.. Nice wood!

[@SS-hq2nf]

I love your work brother and and I love your collection even more. I shoot SASS and refinished my shotgun and rifle but haven’t done my revolvers yet. What I did with mine is after I stripped the factory finish I washed the timber with cold water and brush. When it dried I used a spirit based walnut stain and let it dry. Then I trenched them in boiled linseed oil and wet block sanded with 600grit sand paper to fill in the grain. Wiped excess oil and let it dry. After that I rubbed it with 0000 steel wool and waxed it using renaissance wax. Looks like a million bucks now.

[@michaelshea5622]

I'm a serious Heckler & Koch guy for primary carry. But the old single actions tug at my heart. Especially the Ruger Vaquero in 44. I have a few Ruger single actions and Uberti and they are a lot of fun to shoot. That's a nice collection.

[@waterhead1359]

Beautiful revolvers , On the last one that you distressed I would put very small notches in the grip . They are beautiful

[@richardpfortmiller4225]

Magna tusk is mastodon ivory, which is what I was told by a knife maker friend 20 years ago. Apparently, that is not ileagle or bull ? It was looking to see a video on installing 2 piece grips from Arizona grips as well . I wish I had bought the one piece. Thanks for the video

[@dickgoesinya9419]

I can tell you the magna tusk is not Mastodon Ivory. A set of raw mastodon blanks would cost about a grand these days, and would cost a few hundred to have a grip maker fit them to your gun. Those Magna grips are some colored resin that was just given that name because it was a simulation of the real thing.

[@biologistangler7901]

I just bought an Uberti smoke wagon with the checkered grip. Unfortunately, it has the Taylor's & Co "T" logo carved into the walnut grip on both sides. I feel like it ruins the authentic look of the revolver. If you check the Taylor's web site you can see it on that specific model. For some reason, the normal smoke wagon is the only one that seems to have this. The short stroke smoke wagon doesn't have it, neither do the other models that have checkered grips. I was kind of disappointed that they changed it in that way. I wasn't sure if Uberti makes those grips for them or if it's Taylor's that replaces/alters the grips when they get them from Uberti. I'm hoping I can get a checkered replacement grip for it that has no logo.

[@RooftopKY]

You should be able to find replacement grips without the logo pretty easily. Other importers such as Cimarron carry the same gun and sell replacement parts for them. Also, people take off grips and replace them with custom ones all the time. You might try eBay and see if there are any out there.

[@stevejulius]

The uberti's stock grips sure don't fit very well. Love the Remington, and the distressed one. Good job. Prefer stags myself.

[@chiwawa130]

You ever consider a Hogue grip? You have some beautiful grips in your collection but they are all almost the same size. The Hogue grip makes a huge difference in the feel of the grip.

[@RooftopKY]

Not a fan of those in general. I'm more of a traditionalist.

[@sue_downing555]

Nice, thanks for sharing

[@tomallen6073]

Cool stuff, modern guns have an empty plastic soul, revolvers, especially single actions and all the different mods are much more appealing. All anyone needs is one plastic gun, make the rest revolvers.

[@robertwhitaker3858]

I don’t see my favorite grip configuration, the birds head grip.

[@conradsenior5843]

Can you post something on your gun room door?

[@nyinfamous2k2]

Man that is a sweeeet collection. im looking into getting my first single action pistol. I have some criteria that are musts for me. do you think in your vast SA wisdom you can shoot me some recomendation? I was at my FFL last week and saw what I though was one of the sexiest looking pistol ever. the Ruger Super BlackHawk in .44 mag. so thats what im trying to emulate. unfluted cylinder , 6-8 in barrel , western syle grip (dont know if theres a name for the swooping grips like on yours) black and either in 357, .41 , or .44 mag.

[@RooftopKY]

Can't go wrong with a Ruger.

[@hungarianhillbilly4144]

You have a great collection. What do you like better Uberti or Peitia?

[@RooftopKY]

It's like asking which is better, Ford or Chevy. I've done reviews on my channel of both. The USV Artillery (I have both Uberti and Pietta versions). They each have their pluses and minuses. Overall quality in my opinion goes to Uberti. The Pietta has a better out of the box action.

[@hungarianhillbilly4144]

@@RooftopKY Thank you. I appreciate opinion. It's more then I have with Uberti or Peitia.

[@frankiepizzurro]

Any advice for finding colt dragoon grips? I’d like some American elk ones. I just don’t know where to find them

[@RooftopKY]

Try eBay? Arizona Custom Grips makes grips for several different models. Other than that, Google it. Off the top of my head I can't remember the names but there are grip companies out there that make those, but the ones I have seen are pretty pricy.

[@Texasp12]

I just got a SAA Pietta, and the grip is a little smaller than I'd like. Is there a way to fix that?

[@RooftopKY]

Depends. If you want thicker grips, you'll have to have something custom made. If you want longer grips, look for a pietta 1860 army grip frame. It should be a direct swap and the army grip is considerably longer than the SAA/Navy size.

[@danielpaulson786]

Hey the mustache and hat ain't fooling anybody drew Carey we can all tell it's you.just kidding.but if you would like to make your own black walnut I cut trees for a living and I have some of the best walnut in the world.if you like the first one you showed handles I have some cuts of wood that are unbelievable.hell I got so much walnut we burn it for firewood.what used for my copy peacemaker was a center cut of a three way y from a hundred year old tree.it has three different grain patterns that are tiger striped gold and dark brown.just fyi.sorry about the drew carry crack.i really do have some wicked black walnut wood though.

[@bobsradio6025]

Rather than destroy that beautiful wood on a fire, why don't you sell it on eBay? It's really great when you can preserve a natural thing of beauty, and make money while you're doing it.

[@RooftopKY]

Sorry it took 10 months for me to see this comment, but I love natural walnut grips and stocks. And the Drew Carey Crack I've heard a thousand times. I just wish I had his money. It's all good.

[@2226robin]

The wood grips on my SAA revolver .44MAG is too hard, it hurt my hand, do you know what company made the rubber grips for SAA revolver ?

[@RooftopKY]

I don't use the rubber grips, so I am not really sure. I know Hogue and Pachmeyer make rubber grips for double action revolvers, maybe try looking there.

[@bobsradio6025]

My Ruger Super Blackhawk quickly taught me that short grips and checkered grips are not pleasant to use. I could shoot my Ruger OK, but I fired one round round from a DA Smith with factory checkered grips, and it BIT ME even though I shot it in single action mode. The Super Blackhawk has longer grips than the regular Blackhawks for a reason, the recoil. I added a set of smooth Herretts Shooting Star grips that lengthened the grip even farther, and they were worth it. There are two ways to lengthen the grip on a Single Action Army. One way is to get grips that extend down past the grip frame. The other way is to order the trigger guard, backstrap and grip wood for an 1860 Army revolver. You can get that from Dixie Gun Works. The only difference between the grips on an 1851, 1860, 1861 & 1873 is that the 1860 has longer grips. Another advantage of using the 1860 parts is that it won't look much different because the wood does not extend past the grip frame. The long, smooth wood grips will simply roll back in your hand under recoil. I have a couple of BFRs that came with rubber grips, that I intend to replace with smooth wood grips.