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Offline dwcopple

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Traction grips on the SAR/EAA or not?
« on: June 25, 2017, 08:11:38 AM »
I know there is at least one member here running them and another running a Hogue handall.  What is the consensus?  Factory stippling enough on these?

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Re: Traction grips on the SAR/EAA or not?
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2017, 09:25:40 AM »
I have installed the Hogue grips with the finger lobes on most of my pistols that have the replaceable grip panels. Others I have used skate board tape with great success. It makes the grip very secure with either method.

Offline WiskyT

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Re: Traction grips on the SAR/EAA or not?
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2017, 09:34:25 AM »
l never used one on anything other than my Glocks.  But, I never had much use for them.  No matter what size you get, what brand you use, even bicycle inner tube, no matter what you use, or don't use, to keep them in place, if you carry the gun, they will move around.  They feel good early on, and stay put, but a month or so down the line, you will find they have moved.

No problem, move them back, except they move more and more frequently as time goes on, eventually they are turned and twisted every time you take the gun off at night and you didn't eve use it.

Also, rubber grabs clothing.  When you reach for something, your shirt will cling to the gun.

Regular Hogue rubber stocks are great if the finger grooves fit your hand.  They fit mine and most people great.  They don't move around, don't add girth to the grips like the sleeves, which if you have small hands is a problem, and are just a quality product.  They are rubber and your shirt will still cling to them.

So, if you want rubber, l recommend the Hogue replacement stocks if they make one to fit your gun.  lf you want to try a sleeve, or your gun has a poly frame and can't use the replacement stocks, fo to a bike shop and ask for a trashed inner tube.  You can make a dozen sleeves out of one tube and they work as well as the purpose built sleeves and they are free.  They also add less bulk to the grip.

If you have big hands, don't carry this gun, a sleeve will work for range use.  l'm sure others will have different experieces and you are not going to do any harm by buying one and either loving it or hating it, but this has been my experience with several attempts to correct the worn smooth slippery grip on my G27.

What did work for me was to rough up the grip area with 80 grit paper.  It looks like heck, but it works great.  The gun had become all but useless to me because all of the texture was worn off of it from carrying it and shooting it for nearly 20 years and this made it nice and grippy again.

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Re: Traction grips on the SAR/EAA or not?
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2017, 01:38:00 PM »
I am kind of with WiskyT here. I have found sleeves tend to slip as they age, and without vice-like grip, can even slip in your hand. That kind of grip spoils my aim. Also, if push came to shove and I had to draw and fire, I want to know I am holding my pistol in the way I practice, the moment I draw it. An unfamiliar or uncomfortable grip could ruin your day. I haven't used skateboard tape, but I have used tennis racket grip tape. I guess it it about the same as what you by for golf clubs as well. Either way, it is designed for a superior grip that will not let go of what you use it on. I bought an air pistol that had an inner tube on it. It cushions well, but tends to slip if my hand sweats.
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