Come Into Bawanna's Famous Grip Emporium

[Bawanna]

OK, Ty_racin_fan, I'll search through my pile for some nice Coco Bolo, I think my SP101 22 has the same grip. I have screws and escutcheons so should be a drop in fit. Last pair I made I didn't even put screws in, just made them fit real tight in the rubber, they never fall out. But a 357 or 38 I guess we better put screws in.

We can address the others and the priorities present themselves. Might be a one way trip for that Old Army though.

Jeepster, I'll do a little research on the N frame, I thought the 629 was an N Frame but smith has so many models I can never remember them.
I'll see if I can find some pictures of the 629 Ebonies I made my son.

The K9's still in research and development stage and frustrating.

[Bawanna]

OK for the 2nd or maybe only the first time in my life I was right. The 629 and the 329 are both in fact "N" frames. I got some models for that. Incidently the 625 is also an "N" frame which puts my want list back up to 5 again. I plan to tell Mrs. Bawanna I need a 625 so I can make your grips. Hope ya don't mind.

Maybe you can PM me with your wishes, type of wood, hand size Huge, Normal, Small, Girly Man. I'm kind of between Small and Girly Man myself.

Patience though, I've recently got quite an influx of request along with a small backlog that I've just been too busy or lazy to get done.

I do hate to make folks wait though so I better get with it.

[jocko]

It is a N frame, I understand X frame grips also fit.

just not to hard to not want to fall in love with that Smith, super lookng gun, and about exactly the way I would want it to I bet that fiber front sight just grabs ones eyeballs to..

course I would have to magna port it..

[jeepster09]

As I write it is at Magnaport....I also have a set of XS sights sitting here for it.....then it is getting the "green/black" treatment. It would be lonesome and feel out of place if it was a different color than the rest of it's family :=]

[TheTman]

Santa dropped by my mailbox today and left a very nice surpise. Thank you Bawanna, the fit is perfect and don't they look nice on that Kimber? Really dresses the gun up, wish I could wear it to church. Can't wait to show it off at the range.
Thank you very much.


Santa

[Bawanna]

First time I've seen the Box Elder Burl on a blued gun. It looks real good to me. Every bit as good and maybe better than on stainless IMO.

You gotta clean a little better on the frame where the old grip left residue. I've been just bobbing the lower corner since I tried a set for my Cbob on a regular frame. I thought if felt better and looks pretty good to without the little notch.

Thanks for posting the pictures. In my haste I didn't even take any myself.

[Ubaldo99]

Absolutely beautiful workmanship!

[melissa5]

Another beautiful set of grips to add to Bawanna's Grip Emporium.

[Bawanna]

Blushing. Being the first checkered set of stabilized wood I was happy that the figure in the wood came right through. Can't hardly tell they were checkered which is kind of sad and kind of nice at the same time.

[ruf45]

Bawanna If you ever get caught up, let me know what a set of grips for a 1911
would cost me. Your grips are best looking Ive seen and would love a set.

[Bawanna]

PM sent ruf45.

[OldLincoln]

I agree with everybody else Mighty-B. Love the boarder around the outside edge of the checkering. Very nice touch.

[mr surveyor]

What about just the inserts for a Ruger SP101 or a GP100?

Course I would then prolly have to do something for the Ruger Old Army or it'll get jealous and not shoot straight... at Least I could ship the Old Army to ya.

Dern the MKII would just get jealous and start that FTE mess too.

Did ya ever get the K9 issue worked out or am I just confuseded?

Seriously quote me a price on inserts for the SP101 sir. Cocobolo and checkereded.. Do I need to order the grip ferrules and ship you my inserts to work off?

Don't let the B Man give you any B.S. about the SP101 grips. He made me a perfect pair of checkered grips for my SP101.... still perfect after 6-7 months of daily carry in the booger weeds on the job And, I detail strip the SP101 pretty often to clean out the native "environment" from my work place, and the grip panels just keep plugging along like the energizer bunny.

edit to add: actually it's been danged near a year.... man, Bawanna is getting old

[Bawanna]

Actually tv racin fan received his set of inserts today too. He says they didn't quite fit but were close. I think they just need a little persuasion I hope. Anxiously awaiting pics from him.

[Avenger]

Very nice work!