The aqua grips range in price from $9.95 to $29. Lastly, some of Hogue’s standard grip lines will be released in aqua to include: 1911 Government, Ruger LCR, Ruger SP101, Smith & Wesson J-Frame, Sig Sauer P329 and P938 and a model for the Taurus 85. This sleeve is built specifically for Ruger’s LCP and includes a “molded-in element” that prevents unwanted movement between grip and frame. 30, with and without the Crimson Trace button, are also included in the new color lineup. My only complaint is that the grip should be longer in order to cover the entire bottom of the 57 grip. It is tough to get on, but it is a nice grip once installed. The HandALL Hybrid models for Ruger’s LCP. Ruger 57 Hogue grips: I just got this grip for my Ruger 57. 45, 40, 10mm and 9mm semi-automatic pistols. Hogue’s HandALL Universal Grip Sleeve is also getting the blue treatment. 45ACP as well as Kahr Arm’s P9, P40, CW9 and CW40. The final sleeve is constructed to work with Smith & Wesson’s M&P Shield in. The second sleeve accommodates Glock’s 42 and 43 while the third sleeve fits Ruger’s new LCP II. The first offering presented in the new color is a precise fit for Smith & Wesson’s M&P Shield in 9mm and. Thus far, four models have been produced in aqua to cover a range of popular carry guns. The bright blue color will join Hogue’s popular line of HandALL Beavertail grip sleeves.
(Photo: Hogue)Īqua joins Hogue’s line-up, making a splash on several of its grip lines designed to fit smaller handguns, the company announced last week. Problem solved.The new color jazzing up a Smith & Wesson M&P Shield. The final fit feels good and affords a great grip on the pistol. Read the instructions completely and follow them to the letter. Be careful not to overly pull the edges as the rubber could tear. Trust me it takes some finger and wrist strength to finally slide this sleeve over the frame grip. I used both of these suggestions to facilitate the “sliding” part. Hogue does recommend heating the sleeve in hot water or blow dryer to make it more pliable, then using window cleaner to lubricate the sleeve to slide it over the grip frame. Simply stretch over the stock grips.” Forget the simply part.
The sleeve material is rubber therefore virtually impervious to gun oils, solvents typically used for cleaning and lubricating firearms.Īs the installation instructions say “Easy to install. The texture of the Hogue sleeve is a cobblestone pattern with a non-slip and non-irritating stippling feel.
#HOGUE GRIPS FOR STAR PISTOL PROFESSIONAL#
The Hogue Handall is designed with proportioned finger grooves and palm swells that not only give your pistol a smart professional look, these features also contribute greatly to a better, more firm grasp of the pistol’s grip. With big paws like mine, I like a firmer grip that does not move or yaw as the gun fires and recycles another round. That and the small grip frame of the Model 43 is minimal as it is. I chose the Glock 43 to add a Hogue Handall sleeve, because the polymer frame of the Glock’s can be a tad slippery for a firm grip.
I put quotations around the slide part, because there is a bit more to it than simply slipping the sleeve over the pistol’s grip panels or molded polymer frame in the case of some pistols. You should order the one that is made to go on the exact pistol model you use.īeing a sleeve, the Handall grip cover is made to “slide” over the pistol’s regular grip surface. These are made to fit a specific handgun model or models as the case may be. To help resolve this issue, Hogue came out with a comprehensive product line of rubber, recoil absorbing beavertail grip sleeves. A sound, firm grip is critical for self-defense work.
Even a slight grip pitch in the hand can be destructive of good shooting and accurate hits at any range. Regardless of how much palm pressure you can achieve on the pistol’s grip surface, upon firing, there can still be some movement. One of the minor irritating features of most polymer framed pistols of today’s genre is how slick this material is in the hand.
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