Monday, February 02, 2009

Well, poot. Again.

I wear a Kimber 1911 every day for duty wear. A couple of years ago I ordered some custom grips from GunGrips.net. They're a white polymer and have my badge and initials engraved in them. I think they look good on the pistol.



This is my duty pistol. I carry it every day and it's exposed to all the dangers that come from hanging off my belt. It rides in a Safariland Model 6280 holster. As I walk through doors and get in and out of cars, it gets banged around. I try to shield it as much as possible, but it gets its share of knocks.

Today after lunch, I reached down to adjust my belt and felt a sharp edge where there shouldn't have been a sharp edge. I got to my office and looked at the pistol. Damn! The right side grip panel was broken. I don't know when it happened, or how. I know that it felt all right when I put it in my holster this morning, and I don't remember hitting anything, but the grip panel is broken.

Just damn.

So, this afternon when I got home, I attached the stock double-diamonds that came with the pistol. For some reason, I've never particularly liked those grips. They're laminate and they have that big Kimber logo. I think it's the logo I don't like.



Last July, we got a new Sheriff who changed badges for all the deputies. So, the grips I broke were dated. Now I've got to decide if I want to buy a new grip with the new badge, get a set of double-diamonds without that Kimber logo, or just wear the stock grips.

Whaddya think?
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6 comments:

  1. Pappy6:14 PM

    PawPaw,
    Whatever your dream grips are, go ahead and get them now. You are at that point in life where it's time to occasionally do something nice for you. I believe you are the type who is always doing for others. Do something nice for you.

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  2. Anonymous6:40 PM

    What would Elmer do?

    As for J, I like the ivory grips you broke. They're kinda John Wesley Hardinish. They're also what Wild Bill Hickock would do. G.S. Patton, too.

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  3. Anonymous9:54 PM

    Wow! Now I see proof positive that you are a curmudgeon! How many other deputies at the SO carry a 1911 in Conditon One?

    I say go ahead and replace with the same grips, if you can still get them.

    Termite

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  4. skipelec10:24 PM

    I put some nice horn grips on my Gold Match. Handmade in Saigon, $55.00.
    Get a lotta compliments.

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  5. Anonymous12:45 PM

    I'd go with checkered walnut. Plain & simple.

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  6. Rivrdog12:30 AM

    The CocoBolo grips look nice, and take a deep checker, which makes them just the ticket for LEO's, who, likely as not, are going to have to fire multiple rounds.

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