Last year, one of our readers mentioned a new grip company in the Comments to one of our RevolverGuy articles, and I was curious because I hadn’t heard of them before. When I looked at the RevolGrips website to check their products out, I quickly became intrigued with the design, and knew we’d have to take a deeper look at this new company and their interesting new grips. Continue reading “RevolGrips”
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2026 SHOT Show Debrief
RevolverGuy was back in Vegas again this year, hitting the ranges and hiking the floors of the 2026 SHOT Show, to bring you the latest news from the revolver world. Continue reading “2026 SHOT Show Debrief”
Converting S&W J-Frame Combat Grips to Boot Grips
The abbreviated length of J-frame boot grips makes them ideal for deep concealment and pocket carry. The problem for people with large hands or long fingers is that the backstrap is left uncovered to reduce the size of the grip. This causes a problem in that the trigger reach is short, making the gun harder to shoot. Continue reading “Converting S&W J-Frame Combat Grips to Boot Grips”
2024 RevolverGuy Holiday Gift Ideas
With the holidays around the corner, RevolverGuys everywhere are busy building wish lists and buying gifts for loved ones. So, it’s a good time for me to share some thoughts about some great products that I’ve been playing with throughout the year, but haven’t featured yet, in our pages. Continue reading “2024 RevolverGuy Holiday Gift Ideas”
Taurus 856 Upgrades
RevolverGuy readers will recall that I had a favorable opinion of the Taurus Model 856 Executive Grade revolver when I reviewed it back in October of last year, but felt the gun could stand some upgrades in critical areas like the grips, sights, and trigger. The gun had good bones, but needed a little bit of help to reach its full potential. Continue reading “Taurus 856 Upgrades”
Using Taurus Model 85 Boot Grips On J-Frames
The search for a good set of J-frame stocks seems like a never-ending journey, and sometimes it leads to some pretty creative solutions. I was recently introduced to one of these, and I’d like to share it with the RevolverGuy audience, because it might just do the trick for some of you. Continue reading “Using Taurus Model 85 Boot Grips On J-Frames”
A Pretty Capable J-Frame
I bought a lightly used S&W 640-3 about four years ago. A friend’s elderly neighbor was thinning his collection and didn’t want his guns getting into the wrong hands. It was priced fairly, and I rationalized the purchase as an altruistic deed to help the man out. Continue reading “A Pretty Capable J-Frame”
SK Custom Grips Update
I was recently talking to friend Scott Kolar, of SK Custom Grips, to get an update on how things were going at one of the industry’s finest grip makers. Continue reading “SK Custom Grips Update”
SHOT Show 2022 Roundup
It was a great disappointment when the 2021 SHOT Show was canceled, so I was very eager to travel to Vegas, in mid-January, for the 2022 SHOT Show. I was really looking forward to linking up with all my industry friends, and seeing what the manufacturers had up their sleeves for us RevolverGuys this year. Continue reading “SHOT Show 2022 Roundup”
Hogue Bantam Grip Fix
A few weeks back, I detailed some fixes and modifications I’d been working on for my set of Kimber K6S revolvers. One of these was the addition of a set of Hogue rubber Bantam grips for my three-inch stainless model. Continue reading “Hogue Bantam Grip Fix”