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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R9 (all variations) => Topic started by: Alphonso on January 04, 2011, 02:04:55 AM

Title: VZ Grips
Post by: Alphonso on January 04, 2011, 02:04:55 AM: These grips look nice but I think it's kind of low rent for them to advertise the grip as a replacement for the "sub par" stock grip on the R9.

I, for one, won't buy a set until their advertisement gets a bit more respectful...
Title: Re: VG Grips
Post by: ccoorreeyy on January 04, 2011, 06:24:48 AM: I agree. I'm not a fan of the slick G10's that come standard but "sub par" is hard to swallow when your describing any part of a Rohrbaugh. I hope they change it too. My money will wait and see.
Title: Re: VG Grips
Post by: MRC on January 04, 2011, 10:25:42 AM: I agree that the "wording" is not what I would put on an ad here. That said, I agree with him whole-heartedly. From the first shot I knew that these grips must be replaced. Lots of guys like adding all types of accessories to new guns to personalize them. Not me. A gun is a tool and the manufacturer should give it the best design possible. I felt like a $1200 gun with such a great look should also have some accommodations to make it as shootable as possible. That crummy looking skateboard tape really turns me off. My opinion.
Title: Re: VG Grips
Post by: yankee2500 on January 04, 2011, 11:49:16 AM: Not liking a companies product is fine and I am not a fan of the stock G-10 grips as I have stated in the past but very unprofessional to trash them in an attempt to sell your product. :-[

Any type of tape on a pup is not for me. ;D

John
Title: Re: VG Grips
Post by: kjtrains on January 04, 2011, 12:24:32 PM: Don't like tape either. Haven't ever needed anything and the original G10 grips suited me fine; never a problem. :) I do have a pair of Blue Carbon Fiber grips that will be installed sometime on some R9. :)
Title: Re: VG Grips
Post by: tracker on January 04, 2011, 12:55:20 PM: Tape works very well for me but I am much more interested in function than aesthetics in a carry weapon. The tape, with a hooked magazine extension, provides a large measure of improved control for me when firing it. To each his own but I wouldn't do anything else to this gun.
Title: Re: VG Grips
Post by: kjtrains on January 04, 2011, 01:18:40 PM: The extensions do help, no doubt; and on the tape; it is to each his own, for sure.
Title: Re: VG Grips
Post by: ccoorreeyy on January 04, 2011, 03:02:29 PM: Looks like they changed it! Thank you the VZ, my order will be forthcoming.
Title: Re: VG Grips
Post by: skorpyd on January 04, 2011, 04:46:21 PM: That Black Cherry looks sweet, ordered today
Title: Re: VG Grips
Post by: deercop on January 04, 2011, 06:53:19 PM: Just ordered a set of the black grips. I'm a huge fan of the VZ 320 grips for my 1911's and BHP's.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: rodell on January 05, 2011, 01:33:51 AM: I ordered a set of the checkered cherry. We will soon see.
Title: Re: VG Grips
Post by: skorpyd on January 05, 2011, 01:55:24 PM: Quote
Tape works very well for me but I am much more interested in function than aesthetics in a carry weapon. The tape, with a hooked magazine extension, provides a large measure of improved control for me when firing it. To each his own but I wouldn't do anything else to this gun.

What kind of tape do you use and where do you get it?
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: tracker on January 05, 2011, 02:11:12 PM: I use 3M tape and buy it off a i inch roll at Ace Hardware. Lately, I have been using the 3M "pebble grip" tape and like it. If it is too rough for you just lightly sand it with sandpaper to soften it. It is cut to fit on my grips, front and back strap, and even a small piece on the mag release and grip extension to avoid slippage. The bar code for the pebble grip tape is #51131 5906. It comes in gray but they make other surface material in black, also.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: Alphonso on January 05, 2011, 10:10:17 PM: Well, it looks like they changed the wording of their ad, and that they sold a few grips because of it.

I think VZ should send me a set for pointing out the poor wording of their ad and assisting in sales.

;D
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: kjtrains on January 05, 2011, 10:16:05 PM: ;D
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: VZ_Grips on January 06, 2011, 01:07:23 AM: Hey guys, thought that I would chime in here...

Please have an open mind while reading this.

First off, I am sorry if I have offended anyone with my sub-par remark. I have changed that and I have to say that Hogue makes some of the best grips out there. For me, they are the ones to keep an eye on. With that said, you guys have to keep in mind that most OEM grips are all sub-par. The reason being is that firearm manufactures put all their $$$ into the working firearm. The grips are usually contracted to the lowest bidder so they can set wholesale pricing. That’s where I come in. We here at VZ make only the highest quality grips whether I lose a bid or not, you know you are getting a custom grip. I choose who and what I make them for, and since I personally carry a P9 in the shop all day so it was a must to make something for this awesome little 9. I even came up with new screws for the crazzy little thing. It's truly a great little piece of steel.

So... Let’s do this so everyone can get an idea of what we have. I'll send out a checkered and smooth grip for a pass around. Send me your name and address and which texture you would like to see and I'll put the first ten on a list for rotation. email me your name and shipping address and we'll start the grip-around...

Happy New Year Everyone!

john@vzgrips.com
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: ccoorreeyy on January 06, 2011, 06:59:38 AM: Thats a cool idea.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: sdlsaginaw on January 06, 2011, 11:34:03 AM: I'd really like to see how the various grips look against a standard black frame/stainless slide R9. The black cherry certainly look great on a stealth!
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: rodell on January 06, 2011, 11:49:30 AM: I'll post a picture as soon as mine arrive. That's the combination I have/ordered.

I have a set of dark rosewood on a Browning target stainless, so, I'm expecting the same effect (and it does look nice).
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: DDGator on January 06, 2011, 12:42:24 PM: I posted those pics in another thread:

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/YaBB.cgi?board=Accessories;action=display;num=1294286801

Its a 380, but colors are the same.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: sdlsaginaw on January 06, 2011, 10:51:33 PM: I suspect the light brown grips would look better with the stainless slide than the black cherry ones. Sure would like to see them all side by side.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: skorpyd on January 07, 2011, 11:09:48 AM: I almost got the gray/black ones to go with mine, which has the stainless slide. The cherry looked so good in the pic though I decided to go with that. I may not have put as much weight to the fact that my gun didn't have the stealth slide though. If it looks too goofy I guess they will be on the for sale thread.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: kjtrains on January 07, 2011, 11:15:51 AM: The cherry should look great. :)
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: Richard S on January 07, 2011, 07:18:04 PM: I posted this photograph in its own thread, but here it is again -- with the comment that after a couple of weeks of carrying my Farmingdale R9 with the VZ grips, I am the proverbial "one happy camper":

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/r9withvzgrips.jpg)
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: skorpyd on January 07, 2011, 07:52:49 PM: Got my cherry grips today and put them on. Feels nice and looks great also. Also got my mag ext. today and the hooked version along with the new grips are outstanding. I cant wait to get to range and see the difference.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: ccoorreeyy on January 07, 2011, 08:01:32 PM: Can someone measure a total width with the grips on their gun. Im just curious the difference from stock.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: Richard S on January 07, 2011, 08:11:48 PM: I'm at the cabin and my micrometer is back at home base. If JVZ is logged in, he will have the answer. My impression, however, is that the diffierence, if any, is unnoticeable.

Edit: I just found a spare set of black carbon fiber grips in my range bag. The difference between them and the VZ grips is that the CFs are flat across the width while the VZs are beveled. The width at the center, however, appears to be essentially the same. Again, however, I do not have a micrometer with me at the present time.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: gbelleh on January 07, 2011, 09:11:41 PM: Why is the shape of the VZ grips different? Just above the trigger, and just past the grip screw, the VZ grip ends in a straight edge rather than a rounded edge. This looks kind of funny to me. Why not round off the edge?
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: DDGator on January 07, 2011, 10:49:34 PM: At its thickest point, on the checkered grips, I get .9695 in.

Not sure what the standard G-10 grips mic out at -- I don't have them on a gun at the moment.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: rodell on January 07, 2011, 11:46:33 PM: Got mine today, super fast shipping. My initial impression is very, very positive.

The checkering is aggressive, we'll see how my hand holds out.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: sdlsaginaw on January 08, 2011, 01:29:47 PM: Do these grips move around at all prior to installing the screws? The pins should be able to keep them positioned with no slop.

I had trouble with the Rohrbaugh aluminum grips because of this. I suspect the pins 'share the load' with the screws during recoil, and if the pin holes are too big then the screws take all the side load. A partial box of WWB caused the loctite'd screws to loosen and the pin holes to become ovaled.

I ask because I'm thinking about the checkered grips, which I suspect would magnify the problem I had with the aluminum ones unless the pin holes are correct.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: DDGator on January 08, 2011, 01:46:53 PM: The VZ were a very tight fit as I recall. No slop.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: skorpyd on January 08, 2011, 02:06:48 PM: Quote
Do these grips move around at all prior to installing the screws? The pins should be able to keep them positioned with no slop.

I had trouble with the Rohrbaugh aluminum grips because of this. I suspect the pins 'share the load' with the screws during recoil, and if the pin holes are too big then the screws take all the side load. A partial box of WWB caused the loctite'd screws to loosen and the pin holes to become ovaled.

I ask because I'm thinking about the checkered grips, which I suspect would magnify the problem I had with the aluminum ones unless the pin holes are correct.

As I recalled when I put mine on yesterday the fit was very good with no slop. I just took the left side on and off again and I could not wobble it once set in the pins. Mine are checkered and feel great.
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: sdlsaginaw on January 08, 2011, 03:00:52 PM: That's excellent news! Now I just have to decide on color...
Title: Re: VZ Grips
Post by: JR956678 on January 08, 2011, 04:23:15 PM: Quote
Do these grips move around at all prior to installing the screws? The pins should be able to keep them positioned with no slop.

They are as precisely fit as the OEM grips, and the pin holes and screw holes line up as well as the OEM grips. Once placed on the pins they do not move - even without the screws being inserted.