Hogue OverMolded Rubber Bantam Style Grip for S&W J-Frame Round Butt

Outstanding grip for a S&W 442. I just purchased this new revolver for my wife and immediately decided to change the grips to a Hogue, as they have always served me well. The Hogue has a more friendly texture and the additional indentation for the strong hand middle finger makes a huge difference, especially for a smaller hand. The .38 spl is a nippy round for a lightweight handgun and any extra grip traction is welcomed. A footnote: the latest 442 factory two-piece grips are held in place with a hex screw, which is not shown in the Hogue instructions...a H3/32 bit fits perfectly. The new grip is quite pliable, so installing it is a breeze. The little "tool" will help. but is not necessary. However, Keep the "tool", as it will be valuable for removing the Hogue grip for internal cleaning later on. It is easy to slip the grip pins into the internal guide grooves and rotate the grip upward. It snaps in place as per the instructions and the grip fits the gun seamlessly and looks terrific. I highly recommend this upgrade to your 442.

Well made and easy to install! Just make sure you are installing it on a S & W "J" frame pistol!

This grip is a tighter fit than the original S&W grips that came on my 642. The grip is attractive and functional and is highly recommended!

Perfect fit for my S&W snub nose 38 model 442. It's my daily so the original grips fell off over time. This was a perfect replacement and installation didn't even take 30 seconds.

Installation was a little difficult but I just had to use the little pry tool twice and then just wiggled it up until the pin set in. Fitment and texture feels better than the oem grip; the rubber material feels firmer and the cobblestone texture does cling to my hand. Only big negative is that removing these is also probably going to be difficult and you might damage the grips. There is a note in the manual that says removing these grips and doing maintance is unecessary. A smaller complaint would be that even though these grips give more clearence to use speed loaders, the H&K speedloaders I use still tend to stick a bit so it's kinda finnicky. These grips are a very good value if you want the cheapest replacement for the oem grips

Product fit my 640 pro . Fairly easy install , just requires some hand strength . Make sure that when you slice the groves in place , that you also squeeze the grip to get a glove tight fit . This grip is not meant to be taken off and on , it’s more or less a permanent install . Every time you take it off, you damage the rubber . I’ve always liked the cobblestone texture of the Hogue grips . Grip will provide a 2 finger grip, so make sure you’re comfortable with that .

Pros excellent grips. Easy to put on No cons

I got this grip within 12 hrs thru Amazon and while it fits perfect and improved the shoot-ability of my Airweight, I'm debating switching back to the stock grips. The reason is the palm swell creates a hot spot on my thigh when I pocket carry. I'm trying to find an alternate method of carrying because i really like these grips! The Hogue grips protects my finger from being banged up by the trigger guard and the palm swells fills my hand better. I followed the instructions to the letter and it made for an easy installation. You must make sure the roll pin is centered on the frame or else you will end up with a gap. A good amount of force is requried to install the grips but not bad at all.

手で握り込む際は勿論、M37への取り付けのフィット感はとても良いです。