One of the handiest little gun gadgets that ever came along is the revolver grip adapter. When DA/SA revolvers ruled the roost, most handgunners quickly realized that the shape of the frame was too small for good shooting. The hollow behind the trigger guard did not provide enough gripping surface for the middle finger of the shooting hand. Some shooters solved this problem with special grips that incorporated a filler block, but the economy-minded went to a Pachmayr grip adapter. It was nothing more than a crescent of hard rubber, manufactured in various sizes to fit perfectly behind the trigger guard of all popular types of revolvers. Held in place with a metal clip that went under the factory grips, the grip adapter filled the hand nicely. Prowling the gun shows and pawn shops of my out-west home turf will often turn up a worn revolver with the grip adapter still in place after decades of use. They were once made by several firms--Pachmayr, Mershon, Smith & Wesson and the still-in-circulation aluminum ones by Melvin Tyler. Particularly on the small J frame S&Ws that are hugely popular, a grip adapter works very well. It was nothing but a little crescent of hard rubber or plastic with a clip to hold it in place, but the grips adapter solved a lot of problems.
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