Pachmayr American Legend Grips for full size 1911s

I ordered this to dress up a new GSG 1911-22. The old GSGs had wood double diamond grips but the new ones come with plastic faux wood pieces. I'm building the new weapon with some performance and some cosmetic add on items. The rose wood panels and the soft rubber wrap around is a really great look. The grips are comfortable and improve the feel when shooting. They do increase the distance from front to back of the grip but not the trigger reach. The only problem with fit is the right side of the safety slot on the grips need to be lengthened. When the safety is disengaged there isn't room for the lever to move inside the grip. It took maybe 5 minutes to remove material with a Dremel tool to fix this minor problem. The rest of the fit was good. These grips appear to be high quality. I would recommend these for your 1911 platform.

If you have a 1911 and are looking for new grips, buy these. They look G-R-E-A-T looking, very comfortable and have held up well. The wood looks fantastic while the soft grip rubber molds to your have like a glove. My Commander's original grips were very thin, and the grip screws were very short at .190", so I had to get longer grip screws. I picked some fancy hex headed stainless steel screws .250" long from Brownell's. After a little shortening to .230", they worked out perfect. (Note- The grip screws on a 1911 are a funky .150"-50 TPI. You won't find them at any hardware store. If you find a size at a hardware store that "looks like it will fit" they might, but you will end up with stripped grip screw bushings if you try to use them. Either order the correct ones or go to a gun shop, one *WITH* a real gunsmith to get the proper ones. I did a little work on my grips before installing them. I used Loctite "Black Max" toughened cyanoacrylate adhesive to bond the underside of the rubber grips to the wood so the seam would be tight where the rubber meets the wood. I also bonded an aluminum 3mm flat washer .0150" thick in place of the clear plastic ones between the rubber and wood where the grip screw goes to keep the rubber from "bulging" around the screw heads when they were tightened. There is also a seam on the front of the finger grooves I sanded smooth strictly for looks. I also bonded the Pachmyr emblems in place and removed a tiny bit of wood on the top rear grip panel to clear my 1911's safety. I took pictures and will be posting this project on the Instructables web site. The only possible negative I can see is I will be careful to prevent any solvents or lead remover solutions getting on the rubber grip part. I am not sure it would cause any problems but I'll err on the side of safety. The other thing is you may need to remove a tiny bit of wood to clear your safety, or on both sides if you pistol has ambidextrous safetys. As I stated, these will fit both the Government model and the Commander models. They will *not* fit the Officer's model. You won't regret buying these grips. Everyone who sees them at the Rifle club I belong to wants to know where to get them.

Charcoal on a blued steel Springfield 1911 .45 ACP. Classic aggressive look with upgraded firm fit modern feel.

I bought a Rock Island .45 ACP. The gun seems very nice for the money, but the grips were horrendous. I knew the first thing I wanted to do is replace the grips. The front strap of the gun is plain (no checkering) so I knew I wanted a rubber grip of some sort. But I also love the classical look and richness of a nice wood grip. As I was searching, I came across the Pachmayr "Deluxe Pacwood" (or Packwood) grips. Reviews for the most part looked good and I have been pleased with all previous Pachmayr purchases I have made. I decided to give it a try. I am more pleased than I can say. It didn't require any fitting as others have complained. I also used LockTite on the screws to avoid the other complaint I have seen of the screws working loose because to the wood/rubber combination. As I mentioned, slick, easy install. The grips feel fantastic in my hand. But the most pleasant surprise is the wood on the grips looks just awesome! It turned out much better than the pictures I have seen on the internet. The information I have read says the wood is walnut. Whatever the wood is, mine is well figured and a rich, darker look like Brazilian rosewood. Great grips, great product, great value!!! I truly couldn't be more pleased.

Figured I would roll the dice on these and am glad that I did. Swapped out the stock ugly green VZ grips for these puppies and I'm very happy with the purchase. These installed very quickly with no issues at all. I also added some Wilson Combat medallions because I didn't like the Pachmayr standard medallion's color or logo. Great fit in the hand although I haven't shot it yet but can only imagine that it would improve my accuracy. My only issue would be the rubber at the front of the grip where it came out of the mold but if it bugs me I will hit it with some sand paper. All in all love the way it feels in the hand and I love the look of the gun with these on as well. Hope this helps!

WAのコマンダーにローズウッドを装着しています。 最近マルイのm1911a1が増えたので当初パックマイヤーのラバーグリップを使っていましたが、 親指に触れる木の感触に慣れると、ラバーグリップでは親指が何かを探して物足りなくなってしまい、 結局こちらを購入しました。 今回はチャコールシルバーストーンにしました。 ウッドとラバーのフィンガーチャンネルという良いとこ取りなグリップなのでおすすめです。

Monter sur un Walter Colt 1911 22lr. Améliore le grip et surtout donne un superbe style à votre arme !

カーボネートm45cqpに取り付けました。 穴の位置は問題ありませんでしたがもとのネジだと厳しいので自前で用意した方が良いと思います。

I purchased these grips for a Weihrauch HW45 air pistol (non-restricted in Canada), which happens to be compatible with Colt 1911 aftermarket Pachmayr and Hogue grips. As others have commented, the photo does not do justice to the colour of the wood - it's absolutely gorgeous, and a large improvement over the functional but plain HW45 walnut grips. I had to modify slightly the grips; the top screw holes had too shallow a counter-bore and the screws in those holes sat just proud of the gripping surface. While this didn't interfere with my grip, it didn't look right. I simply drilled the counter-bore a few mm deeper, allowing the screws to be properly recessed. Problem solved. The rubber portion of the grip is hollow, as other buyers have observed. But at least for me this isn't a concern and isn't even noticed during use. This was a great purchase for me and would enhance the appearance of any pistol.

Purchased for my CCI Phantom paintball marker. I find this grip attractive and comfortable. It fits my hands better than the Hogue wrap-around grips that the Phantom comes with from the factory. There is a small gap between the top finger nub and the trigger guard, but the finger nubs are of a soft rubber and doesn't bother me.