Choosing grip size

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narayanan
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Choosing grip size

Post by narayanan »

Could someone please help me choose an appropriate grip size ? I am intending to buy a new Morini CM 162EI. My palm size is in between 80 & 85 mm. I also used the search option to find out about grip size, but i didn't find anything. Please assist me.
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evolution
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Post by evolution »

Try this link. Its for Rink grips, which I think are very good.
http://www.formgriffe.de/en/shpSR.php?p1=255&p2=369
gn303
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Grip size

Post by gn303 »

Rink offers very good grips.
However I would be careful about the size dimensions applied by different manufacturers.
Check also this link 'http://www.matchguns.com/impugnature.asp' from Match Guns. The download form is more explicit the the one from Rink and may be closer to what you are looking for.
Regards,
Guy
fc60
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Grip Size

Post by fc60 »

Greetings,

It may be helpful to place your hand on a scanner along with a scale.

Send the image to the grip manufacturer and see what response you get from them.

Cheers,

Dave
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antispar
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Re: Grip Size

Post by antispar »

fc60 wrote:Greetings,

It may be helpful to place your hand on a scanner along with a scale.

Send the image to the grip manufacturer and see what response you get from them.

Cheers,

Dave
This is exactely what I had done when asking Rink which size he would recommend, and ultimately I'm satisfied with the grip.
Kel P
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Post by Kel P »

Whoever is selling you the pistol should be able to assist you with grip size. However, I will relate my experience, which might give you a point from which to extrapolate.

I recently purchased a Morini CM84E from Neal Stepp at ISS. Neal had me perform the measurement that Morini recommends in the links above (see the post linking to Morini grips; your original post also drew from the Morini site with the drawing of the hand and the sizes). My hand was 92mm if I squashed it down on the table (with ruler underneath); it was 89mm if I "hovered" the hand in the air, without compressing against anything.

Based on the squashed dimension of 92mm, Neal said that in his selling experience, I was pretty much in the center of the range for the "Medium" grip. I ordered the Medium grip.

After several weeks and ~500 rounds (and twice as many dry fires), I've adjusted the shelf as high (smallest) as it will go, and it's very nice now. My wrist bones stick out a lot, and the lower one was hitting the shelf, so I've filed off some of the shelf corner. I don't have one to try, but I suspect that a Small Grip (recommended 85mm rather than Medium's 90mm hand measurement) would have fit as well, but with the shelf at a lower (larger) position, and I might not have needed to file the shelf depth.

Other variables:
- I tend to like a snug/tight wrap-around grip
- My hand has larger palm and shorter fingers than "normal" shaped men's hands. For example, I've had to slide the trigger blade back a few mm's for a comfortable reach.

Kel
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