Wood or Stag or Giraffe Bone S&W 66 Grips?

FLChinook · December 12, 2012, 03:38 AM

I've finally added a very nice S&W 66-3 3" to my pre-27 and 36 nickel flat-latch. It has rubber Pachmayr grips that handle nicely but look, well, like rubber Pachmayr grips. I'd like to dress this little beauty up a bit.

I will sometimes carry this so (big) target grips may not be not so good. Choices I see include S&W (original type) wood grips, stag grips and giraffe bone grips. I actually like the look of the giraffe bone which looks a lot like ivory but I have no idea how durable giraffe bone is.

What say some of you who have more revolvers than I've had hot breakfasts..

Buzzcook · December 12, 2012, 04:23 AM

Why Giraffe bone? Why not cattle? Is there a noticeable difference?

Bone grips are durable, they tend to be easy to work, and you can use a variety of finishes.
Bone does tend to stink when you work it.

If you can't get ivory, bone is an excellent substitute.

kcub · December 12, 2012, 06:20 AM

Stag looks very nice with stainless steel IMO.

Smit · December 12, 2012, 07:01 AM

I don't understand why Giraffe bone is used for a pistol grip. Other than wanting to be completely random, I would just go with stag.

stevelyn · December 12, 2012, 08:02 AM

Bone would be my choice.

Kreyzhorse · December 12, 2012, 08:06 AM

I think bone would look nice and it would be something a bit different.

FLChinook · December 12, 2012, 11:15 AM

I suppose the molecular makeup of bone and stag are similar. But thinking about it, bone lives its life in a more porus environment than stag. I wonder if bone has to be sealed somehow to keep oily rags from gradually affecting them...

PetahW · December 12, 2012, 11:59 AM

I've had bone grips, that came installed on a revolver I bought online, and can only say they have no character, show pores, and will stain readily from whatevr (sweat, spliis, solvents, etc.)

I can't say the same for stag, and would readily recommend it over bone - but on a stainless Smith, I would also strongly suggest a peek at Eagle Grips Heritage grips in checkered (also available w/o checkering) Rosewood, which IMO look killer on SS.

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Bob Wright · December 12, 2012, 05:01 PM

These are my small bore guns, all with Eagle Grips Secret Service grips of rosewood. The one Model 19 still has original factory grips.

Bob Wright

FLChinook · December 12, 2012, 05:24 PM

Quote:

These are my small bore guns, all with Eagle Grips Secret Service grips of rosewood. The one Model 19 still has original factory grips.

I think of small bore as .22

Do you set the bar at .38...

Bob Wright · December 12, 2012, 05:49 PM

FLChinook wrote........

Quote:

I think of small bore as .22 Do you set the bar at .38...

If it doesn't start with ".4............"

Bob Wright

Rifleman1776 · December 13, 2012, 10:33 AM

Giraffe, due to the animal being so big to start with, is thicker and stronger than almost any other bone. Stag is scarce and expensive.
Some like the aging effect bone acquires. If you don't, it can probably be stabilized. I do stabilizing but have never done bone. Ye got me to thinking, maybe I should experiement.

FLChinook · December 13, 2012, 11:01 AM

I've settled on the stag. I'll send a picture after Christmas since this is a gift to me from my wife (she doesn't know about this yet, of course)...

Alnamvet68 · December 14, 2012, 09:56 AM

How about some real black walnut (not stained laminated dymondwood) oiled grips?

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kcub · December 14, 2012, 01:00 PM

These are elk stag by Patrick Grashorn /aka/ "The Executioner".
Note how the barkless Colt Diamondback grips look quite a bit like bone.

newrugersafan · December 14, 2012, 07:42 PM

These knives have Giraffe bone scales. They are dyed and stabilized, I like the looks of them so much that I tried to find some bone large enough to make grips for my 44 special, but had no luck.

December 12, 2012, 03:38 AM	#1
FLChinook Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 284	Wood or Stag or Giraffe Bone S&W 66 Grips? I've finally added a very nice S&W 66-3 3" to my pre-27 and 36 nickel flat-latch. It has rubber Pachmayr grips that handle nicely but look, well, like rubber Pachmayr grips. I'd like to dress this little beauty up a bit. I will sometimes carry this so (big) target grips may not be not so good. Choices I see include S&W (original type) wood grips, stag grips and giraffe bone grips. I actually like the look of the giraffe bone which looks a lot like ivory but I have no idea how durable giraffe bone is. What say some of you who have more revolvers than I've had hot breakfasts..

December 12, 2012, 07:01 AM	#4
Smit Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2012 Posts: 310	I don't understand why Giraffe bone is used for a pistol grip. Other than wanting to be completely random, I would just go with stag. __________________ "Vegetarian, an old Indian word for bad hunter."

December 12, 2012, 08:02 AM	#5
stevelyn Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: Fairbanksan in exile to Aleutian Hell Posts: 2,560	Bone would be my choice. __________________ Herman Cain '12 Squished bugs on a windshield is proof the slow/heavy bullet theory works.

December 12, 2012, 08:06 AM	#6
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 10,808	I think bone would look nice and it would be something a bit different. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

December 14, 2012, 07:42 PM	#16
newrugersafan Member Join Date: February 1, 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 38	These knives have Giraffe bone scales. They are dyed and stabilized, I like the looks of them so much that I tried to find some bone large enough to make grips for my 44 special, but had no luck. Last edited by newrugersafan; December 14, 2012 at 11:05 PM.

December 12, 2012, 04:23 AM	#2
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 5,189	Why Giraffe bone? Why not cattle? Is there a noticeable difference? Bone grips are durable, they tend to be easy to work, and you can use a variety of finishes. Bone does tend to stink when you work it. If you can't get ivory, bone is an excellent substitute.

December 12, 2012, 06:20 AM	#3
kcub Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2010 Posts: 878	Stag looks very nice with stainless steel IMO.

December 12, 2012, 11:15 AM	#7
FLChinook Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 284	I suppose the molecular makeup of bone and stag are similar. But thinking about it, bone lives its life in a more porus environment than stag. I wonder if bone has to be sealed somehow to keep oily rags from gradually affecting them...

December 12, 2012, 11:59 AM	#8
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 3,268	I've had bone grips, that came installed on a revolver I bought online, and can only say they have no character, show pores, and will stain readily from whatevr (sweat, spliis, solvents, etc.) I can't say the same for stag, and would readily recommend it over bone - but on a stainless Smith, I would also strongly suggest a peek at Eagle Grips Heritage grips in checkered (also available w/o checkering) Rosewood, which IMO look killer on SS. .

December 12, 2012, 05:01 PM	#9
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 1,243	These are my small bore guns, all with Eagle Grips Secret Service grips of rosewood. The one Model 19 still has original factory grips. Bob Wright

December 13, 2012, 10:33 AM	#12
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,834	Giraffe, due to the animal being so big to start with, is thicker and stronger than almost any other bone. Stag is scarce and expensive. Some like the aging effect bone acquires. If you don't, it can probably be stabilized. I do stabilizing but have never done bone. Ye got me to thinking, maybe I should experiement.

December 13, 2012, 11:01 AM	#13
FLChinook Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 284	I've settled on the stag. I'll send a picture after Christmas since this is a gift to me from my wife (she doesn't know about this yet, of course)...

December 14, 2012, 09:56 AM	#14
Alnamvet68 Member Join Date: December 13, 2012 Posts: 16	How about some real black walnut (not stained laminated dymondwood) oiled grips? yhst-18204300343463_2236_21253926.jpg

December 14, 2012, 01:00 PM	#15
kcub Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2010 Posts: 878	These are elk stag by Patrick Grashorn /aka/ "The Executioner". Note how the barkless Colt Diamondback grips look quite a bit like bone.