What is it about K-frames?

by Otony, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 19:57 (13 hours, 9 minutes ago)

Out of all the Smiths I’ve ever owned, the ones my hand agrees with the most are K-frames.

I can manage N-frames, but honestly I feel like they are just a smidge too big. If they are wearing Magna grips and a Tyler-T that is about as big as I can mange. I have a large palm and medium length fingers, and I feel like I’m stretching to the trigger.

The K on the other hand is just right. With Magna grips and an adapter, I am in my comfort zone. Gotta love ‘em!

The blue M&P is from either ‘48 or ‘49, while the SS Model 64-2 dates to approximately 1982. I have been reworking a set of Altamont grips to install on the 64, but I think I’m going to just pick up a grip adapter and combine it with some Magna slabs. It plain works.

Nothing like a J-frame, that’s for sure. Either of these is a solid handful, and recoil is negligible compared to an Airweight .

I got froggy when I picked these up, and haunted eBay and Gunbroker buying up the components to assemble a Galco double shoulder holster rig.