Tru-Grips for the 1911 (5 pack)
Compatible with smooth, magwell Alumagrips and S&W smooth Micarta
magwell compatible grips
The 1911, being so infinitely flexible, made this project tough. With a
gazillion different grip styles available
there was just no way to make TruGrip fit them all. In the end, we had
to pick a couple of viable horses.
We chose: smooth Alumagrips and Smith and Alexander's smooth micarta
grips. (You will need the magwell
compatible versions of either.) Both grips are sold separately and can
be purchased from their respective
manufacturers.
The adhesion between TruGrips and either grip panel is simply
outstanding. Alumagrips are CNC machined
out of barstock aluminum then hard-anodized (also found on this sight).
The fit is simply perfect.
Even better: they add a little weight. Stock alumagrips tip the scale at
about 3.5 ounces.
The lightweight versions weigh in at about 2 ounces.
For those with heavier 1911's, you can request a lightened grip panel
which doesn't add much weight
over stock 1911 grips - important if you have to weigh in at an IDPA
match. If you're really near the weight
limit, then you should choose the S&A micarta grips.
Grip tape ain't forever. */All /*grit-type grips wear out sooner or
later. We're just willing to admit it publicly.
TruGrip is designed to be easily replaceable. So, if your grip tape
loses traction, gets dirty, or gets
covered in oil, just rip it off and slap on a new piece and you're ready
to roll.
For the hard-core shooter who is handling his or her gun several hours a
day, the tape will last on the
order of weeks to several months. For the casual shooter, it'll go a lot
longer than that. The grit
doesn't seem to wear off . When it loses traction, it is because it is
loaded up with dirt and oil.
You can clean it up with rubbing alcohol and a toothbrush, or be
impatient like me and peel it off and
slap on a new piece.
If you have a very similar set of grips to the smooth Alumagrips, you
can probably modify them to
work with TruGrip and spare yourself some expense, although I am
absolutely positive that you
won't be disappointed in the quality of Alumagrips. They're well worth itUsing TruGrip with wooden grips is a losing proposition. Oil-finished
grips won't work at all.
TruGrip will stick to varnished grips, but will peel the varnish and the
wood when the grips are
changed. My advice: don't go there.
