[denfoote]

Whats the difference between the Interarms and Smith grips for the PPK/S???

I'm looking for a plain set of checkered walnut grips for my Smith PPK/S and I'm having a devil of a time finding any!!

All I've been able to find are these finger rest thingies from Grips4guns.com!!!

Is there any other source out there that anybody knows of??

The Walther America site is useless and I know Earl is not going to touch them!!

 

[Deputy]

Try Hogue:
http://www.getgrip.com/

Eagle Grips probably sells them, but I've had a set for the PPK on backorder for 1 1/2 months. And their website seems to be down.
http://www.eaglegrips.com

Other possibility is Nill:
http://www.nill-griffe.com/

 

[TNwaltherman]

As far as the difference between Interarms and S&W, I don't know... Find someone with the one you DON'T have and see if the grips will interchange. That's what I did with my Interarms PPK and found out that they aren't as different as I had always heard... Perfect fit, in fact. Whoda thunk it?

 

[denfoote]

Try Hogue:
http://www.getgrip.com/

Eagle Grips probably sells them, but I've had a set for the PPK on backorder for 1 1/2 months. And their website seems to be down.
http://www.eaglegrips.com

Other possibility is Nill:
http://www.nill-griffe.com/

I've contacted Hogue and they say they make 'em for the Smith, but my local dealer says that he cannot get his hands on them.
We shall see.

There also is some question in my mind as to whether I need to go to all this trouble. My PPK/S is a Walther USA LLC stamped gun, which is very early Smith made. I'm wondering if the standard Interarms grips won't just fit?? I may have to call Smith and Wesson.

 

[Deputy]

I just ordered a set of Hogue grips for my PPK from Midway:

http://www.midwayusa.com/

 

[denfoote]

It's all good...I think.

I called Smith and Wesson and told them what I have, which is an early "Walther USA LLC" roll marked PPK/S from 2001. She put me on hold for about 5 minutes and came back and said that Interarms grips should fit.

Sooooooo, I trucked over to the CDNN site and ordered a pair of the Herrett Coco Bolo stocks for $26.99.

The part where "it's all good" comes in is if they don't fit my PPK/S, then I'm sure they will fit my Manurhin PP!!!

We shall see.

 

[ispeed]

Whats the difference between the Interarms and Smith grips for the PPK/S???

I'm looking for a plain set of checkered walnut grips for my Smith PPK/S and I'm having a devil of a time finding any!!

All I've been able to find are these finger rest thingies from Grips4guns.com!!!

Is there any other source out there that anybody knows of??

The Walther America site is useless and I know Earl is not going to touch them!!

The real deal is over since they have raised their prices back up to a higher level. Most were $26 and now they are $56+

 

[Deputy]

I just received the Hogue grips for my S&W PPK and they are excellent. Cost me $55. I bought them from Midway, but you can order them online direct from Hogue.

Pics of my grips are here:
http://www.waltherforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6432

 

[TNwaltherman]

Beautiful grips, Dep... You chose well!

 

[Deputy]

Beautiful grips, Dep... You chose well!

Thanks TN. I wish YOU could feel the difference! The PPK feels MUCH better in the hand with the Hogue grips.

 

[TNwaltherman]

Do the Hogue grips increase the bulk of the grip significantly? I bought a set of Hogues for a Kahr MK9 I had once, and the grip size increased very noticeably.

 

[153]

They will be thicker, wood needs the extra material, especially on the PPK, which has no backstrap.

On the PPK/s every aftermarket grip I found has been thicker. but this isn't really bad, as stated before the extra thickness will probably aid your shooting, and won't be of much moment when holstered or carried.

I can't think what S&W changed that would make their PPK/S so different that older grips would not fit.

 

[Deputy]

TN: Yes, they are thicker than the craplastic S&W PPK grips. But like 153 says, they FEEL much better. So the little extra thickness is a plus instead of a minus. It doesn't affect concealability at all.

 

[MGMike]

Unless the gun actually says "S&W" on it like the current ones, it was probably made in Alabama by a subsidiary of Mid-South Industries, which was the sublicensed producer of the Interarms guns, so the grips should be the same. It took a while before production could be moved to Maine.

M