Before…and After

mk70ss · January 13, 2024, 06:24 PM

Cheap EBay wood grips dress it up some. For $20, you cant go wrong

jetinteriorguy · January 13, 2024, 06:59 PM

That’s $20.00 well spent.

smee78 · January 13, 2024, 07:41 PM

I agree, they look pretty snazzy. I like them

HighValleyRanch · January 13, 2024, 08:05 PM

Nice, it went from looking like a tank to a Humvee!LOL

jmr40 · January 14, 2024, 08:55 PM

The P series Rugers are reliable weapons, but I never really cared for the ergonomics or grips. You can sometimes find those used at bargain prices. Getting one with those grips might completely change my mind about one.

priell3 · January 15, 2024, 05:17 PM

Nice upgrade for a good price.

I have a P95.

Sevens · January 16, 2024, 07:19 PM

You’re an astute guy (or so I’ve gathered over a decade+ that we’ve shared this forum

) so this isn’t necessarily directed at you but more to the general audience who might own a similar Ruger pistol.

There is trigger bar linkage that runs under the left side grip that is, in my experience, EXTREMELY sensitive to any non-OEM grip panel.

I installed some snazzy old Pachmayr grips on a mint condition Ruger P-90 that I had and Pachmayr was the undisputed king of aftermarket grips for a stretch of history, so no reason to expect that these would be janky or questionable but the P-90 refused to work with them.

I ended up trimming down the inside of the grip to get it away from that linkage but in my mind, I knew that it was a semi-flexible rubber panel and that only the original was going to put my mind at ease.

An aftermarket wood grip should be better — but I’d still be giving that a gorilla squeeze to ensure function before forgetting about it.

HighValleyRanch · January 16, 2024, 07:25 PM

That looks like wood, and nothing a Dremel could not take care of regarding a trigger bar.

Skans · January 17, 2024, 10:40 AM

those grips make all the difference! The main reason I never liked that gun was just because of the ugly plastic Ruger grips. Stupid of Ruger not to think about this some 30-odd years ago.

priell3 · February 8, 2024, 05:57 AM

My own before and after.

Wag · February 9, 2024, 08:00 AM

Very nice!

--Wag--

January 13, 2024, 06:24 PM	#1
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,599	Before…and After Cheap EBay wood grips dress it up some. For $20, you cant go wrong __________________ Say when.....

January 13, 2024, 07:41 PM	#3
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	I agree, they look pretty snazzy. I like them __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

January 13, 2024, 08:05 PM	#4
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,066	Nice, it went from looking like a tank to a Humvee!LOL __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

January 14, 2024, 08:55 PM	#5
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,810	The P series Rugers are reliable weapons, but I never really cared for the ergonomics or grips. You can sometimes find those used at bargain prices. Getting one with those grips might completely change my mind about one. __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

January 15, 2024, 05:17 PM	#6
priell3 Member Join Date: July 9, 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 50	Nice upgrade for a good price. I have a P95. __________________ MikeP PA Zombie Response Team

January 13, 2024, 06:59 PM	#2
jetinteriorguy Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2013 Posts: 3,182	That’s $20.00 well spent.

January 16, 2024, 07:19 PM	#7
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	You’re an astute guy (or so I’ve gathered over a decade+ that we’ve shared this forum ) so this isn’t necessarily directed at you but more to the general audience who might own a similar Ruger pistol. There is trigger bar linkage that runs under the left side grip that is, in my experience, EXTREMELY sensitive to any non-OEM grip panel. I installed some snazzy old Pachmayr grips on a mint condition Ruger P-90 that I had and Pachmayr was the undisputed king of aftermarket grips for a stretch of history, so no reason to expect that these would be janky or questionable but the P-90 refused to work with them. I ended up trimming down the inside of the grip to get it away from that linkage but in my mind, I knew that it was a semi-flexible rubber panel and that only the original was going to put my mind at ease. An aftermarket wood grip should be better — but I’d still be giving that a gorilla squeeze to ensure function before forgetting about it. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

January 16, 2024, 07:25 PM	#8
HighValleyRanch Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2005 Posts: 4,066	That looks like wood, and nothing a Dremel could not take care of regarding a trigger bar. __________________ From the sweet grass to the slaughter house; From birth until death; We travel between these two eternities........from 'Broken Trail"

January 17, 2024, 10:40 AM	#9
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	those grips make all the difference! The main reason I never liked that gun was just because of the ugly plastic Ruger grips. Stupid of Ruger not to think about this some 30-odd years ago.

February 8, 2024, 05:57 AM	#10
priell3 Member Join Date: July 9, 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 50	My own before and after. __________________ MikeP PA Zombie Response Team

February 9, 2024, 08:00 AM	#11
Wag Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 988	Very nice! --Wag-- __________________ "Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.