Gear Review: Talon Grips

By Dan Zimmerman

By Bud Harton

Back in 1969 when I first started carrying a handgun, it was a revolver. I couldn’t afford a Colt Python so I opted for an S&W Model 19. Grips weren’t a problem because there were plenty of aftermarket grips available. Wood, manufactured and rubber, there was no shortage of choices. But then I changed to my first semi-automatic pistol, a S&W Model 39 . . .

There really weren’t a lot of options for semi-automatic pistols when police departments first started adopting them. There were lots of fancy grips, but not much available to help improve your shooting. The very first grip modification I ever made to my Model 39 was to take a bicycle inner tube, cut an appropriate length from it and then slide it on. It worked so well that I can remember doing that for all my pistols from then on. And I helped dozens of others do the same for their pistols in the following years.

Apparently, another young police officer, Derik Losinger of Arizona, had the same experience. Working as both a ranger and boat Sheriff’s deputy at Lake Powell, the searing heat was a cause for sweaty palms and slippery …Read the Rest

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