What grips are you using that aren’t ‘sticky’?
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I have a Houge rubber sleeve grip on my AMT 22LR back-up. It makes the pistol a little more controlable as opposed to the original plastic/bakelite grips. It did not take away from the slim profile, yet they have never become sticky, even when carrying in 120° Northern California heat. I would not advise keeping it in the car though as I am sure the grip sleeve has a melt point. Hot and humid may get a different reaction as well, however. Hope that helps.
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The old version of the Pachmayr grips (I think now they are called Lyman) are what I use for my Model 66. I liked them so much I bought the similar model grips for a model 60 that I have not bought yet. The older style Pachmayr/Lyman grips are a little ugly and have sloppy seams, but they fit my hand very well particularly when shooting. Additionally, they are a harder rubber that isn’t sticky like Hogues.
I suggest the Compac grips over the Compac Professional because they give a full three finger grip and plenty of support by the web of your hand. However, the Compac Professional is smaller and thinner for concealed carry.
Here’s a link: https://www.lymanproducts.com/brands/pachmayr/handgun-grips/revolver-grips?make=10791
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I use a Hogue rubber grip on my 9mm Taurus G2C and 380ACP S&W Bodyguard 2.0.
FWIW, I like 'em on small pistols…helps “fill” my hand and make them feel more like a Full size weapon, in my “hand’s” opinion.
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Dean, I’ve been pocket carrying a 642 (or two) for years and tried a few different grips.
To save you some money and time, here’s what I’ve found.
The factory rubber boot grips are comfortable to shoot but stick to clothes pretty well making it hard to draw from the pocket. As rubber grips go, they’re not bad, but if your pockets are a little tight it can be hard to get your fingers around the grip.
Th easiest grips to draw from my pocket are Altamont wood. They’re what SW uses on their wood-grip guns. I find the shape of them fits well in my hand and I aim very consistently with them. The gun with me almost every day has them. They’re not as comfortable shooting, obviously, but I rounded the backs of the grips off near the backstrap and it helped a lot when shooting heavy loads.
The other grips I’ve tried are Hogue Bantam wood grips. They were beautiful, and feel nice in my hand, but are too thick. They’re thicker than the cylinder on the gun, and make your pocket push open and are hard to conceal, even in a belt holster.
I also use the Altamont Falconia rubber/wood grips. I expected the best of both worlds, where the wood would allow easy draw. In fact, the rubber is so grippy that they stay in place in the pocket really well. The wood does make it slightly easier to get my fingers around the gun than full rubber, but no where near as quick as the all wood grips. Still, I leave a set of these on a 642 because they’re the most comfortable grips to shoot, and if I want to pocket carry but know I’ll be doing a lot of physical movement where a wood grip gun might slide out (it’s happened), I’ll use this one. These are the grips SW puts on the Performance Center 642 from the factory.
In all cases, I use DeSantis pocket holsters. I have one broken in for both left and right pockets.
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Do these make it more comfortable to practice with?
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They do. The back has a bulge in just the right spot to cushion your hand, and the rubber is pretty soft. I shoot better with these than any others, and can shoot +P for hundreds of rounds without a sore hand. Also, their profile is almost identical to the Altamont wood grips, meaning my natural point of aim draw (which I practice a lot) works with either gun.
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That’s an awesome looking little revolver there.
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Thanks brother.
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I use the Pachmyer grips. Yes, the rubber is a little sticky but if you get a firm grip on the pistol grip, it doesn’t slow down the draw any. It’s just my own personal opinion because I haven’t needed to put it into practice yet, but it seems to me if you need to draw lickety-split, you haven’t been practicing situational awareness. If I feel a sticky situation is proximal, my hand goes into my pocket. I am not going to wait until the situation becomes “Oh, shucks.” As an additional benefit, I noticed that my shooting accuracy improved with the Pachmayers. It improved even further with the laser sight but the grip was so uncomfortable that even though my accuracy was significantly improved the pain of the shooting nullified the pleasure of nailing the bullseye.