Männel grips sizing question

Funny Farmer · Post by **Funny Farmer** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:29 am

Hi all,

what are your experiences concerning Männel grips?

I am looking for an alternative to the standard grip for my Steyr LP2. I did some comparing with other grips and found that the standard size M is really quite fine concering the width of my hand, but offers to little volume (evidently I have longer fingers or a generally more slender hand than standard).

Now I saw that the Männel grips come is sizes such as M-S, M-M and M-L. Does the first letter resemble general grip size and the second the grip volume, or is this just basically the same grip proportions scaled up or down in small steps?

Ideally I look for a grip sized M in width and a bit larger in volume.

Robert

David Levene · Post by **David Levene** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:43 am

Mannel grips are exactly the same as any others; fantastic if they fit you but rubbish if they don't.

As I understand their sizing (and I could be wrong), the first is the width of the hand and the second is the length. It is therefore possible to buy, for example, XXS-Large for very narrow long hands or XXL-Small for very wide short hands.

I have no idea what their descriptions mean in real-life measurements.

gn303 · Post by **gn303** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 6:13 am

Have you looked at the Männel website? They used to have a questionnaire with different points to measure. Presently they will send you a box to have your hand print to work from. At least that's how I understand it. I've never worked with Männel though, so I can't tell from experience.
(http://www.maennel.at/shop/product_info ... be8998dcce)
Good luck!

Funny Farmer · Post by **Funny Farmer** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:18 am

Thanks for the hints. Davids interpretation was my hope too, with M-Large or S-Large fitting a standard or slightly narrow hand while being longer (more grip volume) than a standard medium grip of Steyr.

Has anyone tried their fully custom grips yet that utilize the hand print box?

Robert

John Marchant · Post by **John Marchant** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 3:27 pm

This is a copy of the Mannel hand chart, that might be of help. http://www.maennel.at/shop/product_info ... 970d845c76
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and download the pdf hand chart.

Brian G · Post by **Brian G** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 11:42 am

John Marchant wrote:This is a copy of the Mannel hand chart, that might be of help. http://www.maennel.at/shop/product_info ... 970d845c76
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and download the pdf hand chart.

If you look at that chart you will see that the index/trigger finger is as long as if not longer the ring finger. A friend of mine who was having trouble getting a suitable Maennel grip was told by them that whilst that statement was true for most mainland European hands the reverse was usually true for British hands! Now that you are going to look at your hands keep your fingers inline with your arm.
In the chart the individual finger length is ignored, Wlli Hoffman and John Cooke always wanted an outline of the hand or a mould, so I would suggest that that the hand print box is the best way to go.

David Levene · Post by **David Levene** » Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:14 pm

Brian G wrote:If you look at that chart you will see that the index/trigger finger is as long as if not longer the ring finger. A friend of mine who was having trouble getting a suitable Maennel grip was told by them that whilst that statement was true for most mainland European hands the reverse was usually true for British hands!

Thanks Brian, you learn something new every day.

On my right hand the trigger finger is 9mm shorter than the ring finger: on my left hand it's 7mm.