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Offline Noreaster

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GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« on: January 11, 2010, 10:54:04 AM »
My GP100 wears the old style rubber w/wood insert. I just ordered a new set of Hogue Mono, (standard grip for the new guns.) Wondering how people like the Hogue grips. They are alittle smaller. What are your opinions.

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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2010, 02:29:43 PM »
Groo here
 The grip must fit you , the smaller the gun and the harder it kicks , the more important this is.............
 The hogue is rounder than the factory an I like it better.[I shoot only mags in mine]

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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2010, 06:13:17 PM »
i like the new grips i got mine when they had the other grips to me the hogue grips feel better
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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2010, 01:15:02 PM »
I like both and was wondering if you'd be interested in selling your old grips?
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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2010, 02:54:51 PM »
I like the original GP100 grips, the Hogues are a little small for my hands. Does the GP 100 take the same grip as the Super Redhawk?

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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2010, 01:43:50 AM »
i tried the hogue went back to the  factory ,  they were a bitto small and i like the look  of the factory better

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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2010, 01:44:21 AM »
I'm going to hang on to the factor grips. I put on the Mono. The factory grips are one piece and slide off. My first GP100, (1990,) had two piece grips. In fact I still have those grips. When I turned that gun in it wore the pach presentation grips.

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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2010, 04:03:07 AM »
Finally made it to the range today. I like these grips allot. Good fit and they feel nice. I shot two boxes of magnums without a hitch. They are smaller than the old factory and produce alittle more recoil, but I like them.

By the way, I bought some S&B 158 grain SP. The advertised velocity and ft. lbs is BS. They shoot like 38 specials. The cheapo blazer (1250fps,) has more recoil than S&B.

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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2010, 11:37:21 AM »
Does the GP 100 take the same grip as the Super Redhawk?

Yes.

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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2010, 11:56:49 AM »
I like mine, have 6" 357 GP 100........

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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2010, 01:37:11 PM »
I think I figured out my GP100 grips. The grips I took off my current GP, a 6 inch SS, are one piece. The two piece grips I have in the gun safe are from my 4inch GP100 which I had in 1990.  I think the two piece are for a round butt GP100, (typically a three inch.) I like the Hogue grips so much I may try to sell the other grips as a pair.

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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2010, 04:01:55 PM »
I think I figured out my GP100 grips. The grips I took off my current GP, a 6 inch SS, are one piece. The two piece grips I have in the gun safe are from my 4inch GP100 which I had in 1990.  I think the two piece are for a round butt GP100, (typically a three inch.) I like the Hogue grips so much I may try to sell the other grips as a pair.

I understand what you are saying about a 3" GP having a different grip.  However I believe that it is only the grip, and not the frame, that is different (in contrast to a "round butt" K-frame S&W).  In other words, a 3" GP comes with a "compact" grip, but it will still accept the standard factory grip, either the discontinued style or the newer Hogue style.  Likewise, you can put a compact grip on a 4" or 6" GP (or a Super Redhawk, for that matter).

Two piece compact grip?  That I don't know about.  The grip on my 1988 vintage 3" GP is just like the standard grip (one-piece construction with wood inserts), but smaller.

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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2010, 04:10:34 PM »
Djw
Trying to figure it out. My 4 inch 1990 GP100 had a two piece factory grip (rubber with wood insert.) When I got ride of it I had Pachs on it and kept the factory grips.

Read somewhere about a round but 3inch with two piece grip. I didn't even know there was a one piece grip until I got this 6inch SS a few years ago.

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Re: GP100, old grip or new Hogue mono
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2010, 12:53:13 PM »
Two piece grips were on the early, first year guns.
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