Question about the "classic" S&W revolvers.....
A couple of gunshops near here have gotten in several of the new "classic" S&W revolvers. These are the K-38's, K-22's, and Model 15's that are styled like the ones that I grew up with from the late-1960's to late-1980's or so. The major difference, of course, is that they are $900 to $1,200 now instead of in the $200-$300 range back then.
The question I have is WHY S&W put such ugly handgrips on them. I could live with the laminated grips, even the off-colors of some of them. What I cannot live with is the grips have almost square corners instead of being rounded like your hand when it grips them. There is virtually no shaping to them. Surely they could have duplicated the classic "coke bottle" grips that everyone likes. Even the original rounded skimpy-grips would have been better. At least I could add a grip adapter like I did when I was young.
I was thinking about reliving my past with a new version of a few of them. Because of the grips, I am still thinking.
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Harry O-1,
2013-09-11, 13:42
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- Question about the "classic" S&W revolvers..... - Catoosa, 2013-09-11, 16:06
- I HAVE BOTH THE .22 AND .38 . THE GRIP SCREWS ARE SO - SIXGUNNER, 2013-09-11, 18:05
- I stand by my oath...the next new S&W I'll by will be when.. -
rob,
2013-09-11, 19:46
- +1. No keys ever. nm - Andrew, 2013-09-11, 21:55
- It ain't gonna happen, you're just missing out... -
Boge Quinn,
2013-09-13, 13:57
- I know you are correct... - rob, 2013-09-13, 20:16
- Grips are not like Herpes - Charles, 2013-09-12, 10:56
- Mine is a .44 Spl. I don't find the grips objectional and... - Hoot, 2013-09-12, 11:08