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Would anyone know if the difference in grip sizes are primarily in the form of grip height or circumference as well? I measured 90mm across my palm which from most charts I’ve seen is the cusp of medium and large. I found a used Morini 162mi for a decent price but comes with a large grip and I’m hesitant to buy. Would it be recommended to buy it with the large grip?

I would like to know this as well.

I am a new shooter and have just purchased a hämmerli AP20 Pro, with a medium sized grip as I measured approximately 90mm across the palm. Gripping the gun, I think it feels little bit too large, as my thumb does not rest naturally on the thumb-rest, but with no prior pistol-shooting experience I have no point of reference and I am having trouble finding good writeups that explain in great detail how a grip should feel. I'll follow this thread, but I'm also starting a separate one as I have some questions about "cant" and natural point of aim.

It's mostly about height from what I can tell. Steyr has LL (large long) and SL (small long) with larger circumfence.

It would appear I have particularly long hands so while I can fit in all M grips and even some S grips from a height perspective I have yet to encounter a factory grip that wasn't too "thin" for me including "large" ones.

This is why a lot of people invest in Rink grips, which have more options. I wouldn't recommend that when you are starting out. You need to spend some time learning the fundamentals so you can figure out what you really need. Putty is your friend... There are several articles around on grip fitting:

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I'd study those. A lot of people spend far too much time fussing with their grip when they could spend the time better working on trigger control & sight alignment.

I support the comment on Thomas Rink’s grips but even they vary alot in how “fat” they are. I’ve bought several and have now settled on the “d” versions (thick). However, although one can be near perfect, another can seem too thin, my grip for a FWB P44 being an example - I still had to putty it up to get my fingers straight across the front strap.

WRT to Gwhite’s OP, I’d go for a large grip by default. Alot can be achieved with a Dremel and jar of putty; i prefer to remove wood than to add putty but sometimes both are required. Just look at the grips of the Asian women AP and 25m shooters on YouTube.

Bob