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December 5, 2012, 01:06 AM | #1 |
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Will S&W K-Frame Wrap Around Target ..
grips fit both square butt and round butt guns? It looks like they're inlet for the SB but the RB might also fit..?? Thanks
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December 5, 2012, 09:08 AM | #2 | |
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December 5, 2012, 09:30 AM | #3 |
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Funny you should ask....I had the same question myself, so I tried it.
They will fit, but the only thing holding them in place will be the pin near the bottom and the frame cut at the very top. I am reasonably sure that if you fired it very much the stocks would start to shatter. I like the feel of the stock target stocks much better than either the Hogue rubber grips or the factory combats. I am going to order a set of Eagle grips that duplicate the shape of factory targets, but are made to fit the N frame round butt. http://www.eaglegrips.com/guns/SW-Rs...red-H010R.html |
December 5, 2012, 11:41 AM | #4 |
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A picture is worth a thousand words
I agree there will be potential "slop", but some target grips completely encase the gun handle (i.e., the inletting includes the back strap as well). I wonder if that condition would give a firm fit... |
December 5, 2012, 11:54 AM | #5 |
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In looking through my book, I don't see any RBs in the 1980-95 era having wood target grips. I see lots of magna grips and lots of non-wood grips.
Does this mean if you want nice target wood on a RB 66-3 3", you can't use original (to the gun's era) S&W? |
December 5, 2012, 12:16 PM | #6 |
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I have never seen any RB to SB conversion stocks for sale that were genuine S&W. However, I am sure that if you wanted to, you could use something like acraglas (sp?) to fill the voids. I was going to modify the set of stocks in the picture using glass bedding compound and fabricate a piece out of aluminum or stainless to fill the rear of the grips.
But then I found the Eagle web site and decided to buy a set of theirs and inlet a S&W grip medallion in them instead. They are not much more money than what a set of originals sell for nowadays and they look like some nice stocks. BTW this is what my 629-4 Classic DX looks like with factory targets. I really like the look and they are very comfortable. |
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2. Is it easy to move a S&W medallion to a 3rd party grip? Thanks |
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December 5, 2012, 01:10 PM | #8 |
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No, those are the set that I used to show how the SB stocks fit on a RB frame.
The link I posted will take you directly to the portion of the Eagle website that shows their conversion stocks. I can't speak for others, but I see no problem installing the medallions. You will have to come up with the right size Forstner bit to do the inletting, but they are readily available at hardware stores. |
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