I agree. I installed a set of the rubberized Talon grips on my M&P45 last week. Vast improvement to an already great grip.

 

I love em. Got em on two of my pistols. I would put them on all my pistols if I thought the grip was slick enough to need them. I like the granulate type.

I'm 59 and my hands seem more slippery than when I was younger. These help!

My question is how difficult it is to remove the tape if I decided to. I guess use a heat gun and peel em off. Then clean off the residue. Anybody tried this yet?

 

My question is how difficult it is to remove the tape if I decided to. I guess use a heat gun and peel em off. Then clean off the residue. Anybody tried this yet?

From the site that sounds about right, just peel off and clean with alcohol.

 

I got mine in the mail yesterday and put them on today. Way better feel than I expected. Feels like its glued to my hand. Gonna get one for my 45fs now. Well worth the money. I used a heat gun to finalize the placement on my shield and had to pull it up on one side to line it up better and it was way better peeling with it hot vs cold.

 

I have talon's for my glock and I got Tac Grips for my M&P. I don't like them as much. I have big rubber bands wrapped around the grip right now to see if it makes them seal/stick better at the edges of the grip.

 

I put the Talons' on both my pistols, they work great! Good investment.

 

Yup great product!!! I just put the rubber ones on my Shield and absolutely love them.

 

New Talons on my shield:

These are the rubberized grips and they feel great. I've had some on my XD for over a year and they still look and feel great, no peeling.

 

I have had the rubberized version on my EDC Shield for almost a year. There is a little wear from the holster but they look almost as good as the day I put them on. I have about 1500 round through the gun since I put them on.

 

I have them on my two M&P's, I have the rubber ones, love them great feel.

 

I just recently put the black rubber grips on my Shield and bodyguard. They are a great fit and feel.

 

I have Talon grips on all my polymer pistols.

 

Yep, it was the talon granulate style that I removed. The Hogue makes the grip fatter than the Talon by far. I had the Intent of putting the rubberized Talons on the Taurus, but LGS had the hogue for 5$ in stock. So far, so good......but I have not put more than 50 rounds through it at a time.

 

So do you prefer the Hogue or the Talons?

 

For added grip, I like the Talon. The Hogue adds a little padding, which I think is why I dont have any discomfort or complaints about shooting my tiny TCP, even running critical defense ammo through it. Lots of people say the TCP, LCP, or Bodyguard hurts their hands. I have no problem putting 50 rounds through mine. It is a slick gun, so it surely needs one or the other. So......I live both of them, but for different reasons. ......if that makes any sense at all.

 

I just ordered a set for a SD9VE that I picked up to keep in a vehicle (actually a pretty decent little gun). I've grown to like the Talon rubberized grips a lot.

 

Mine started to peel off on the back side the other day. I just ripped it off and threw it away. Meh, the grips are a good idea, but I believe it is inevitable they will start to peel off just from regular handling.

 

That's what I was afraid of in the first place, but, so far, mine have stayed where I put them. They've been handled a lot, shot a lot, and cleaned about a bazillion times (more or less) and they are still tight. Knock wood.

 

I've been looking at these for a while and can't decide between the granulate or the rubber? Has anyone tried both? Thoughts? Do they add the same amount of thickness?

I think I would like the granulate, but I don't want it catching on my clothes and stuff. I open carry a lot of the time anyway, so I guess it really doesn't matter.

 

Like I said.......I bought my TCP with the granulate already installed, and took it off. The rubberized Talons offer all the grip anyone could need.....in my opinion. And you know what they say about opinions. ....

 

My TCP with a Hogue Jr. Slightly butchered. ....as it was my first time trimming one to fit.

 

Have Talon rubber grips on my 9mm Shield for a year, no problems, and I carry often. Just purchased a 45c and the rubber Talons go on it tonight. I believe the secret is cleaning prior to install. Just like plating any metal, it must be clean. Plating will flake off metal if it is not clean prior to plating. Same for adhesive. It will peel if the mounting surface is not absolutely clean.

 

I have Talon Rubber Grips on all my compact pistols. Never had any problems with them, my oldest grip was install about 3 years ago. I usually clean with alcohol real good, let it dry, then heat grip, then apply, then heat again and squeeze the grip as much as possible. I think heating the grip before hand helps.

 

I really liked the way my gun felt with the Hogue, but it kept twisting around, even using the hairspray install method. I got a set of rubberized Talons and while they were really grippy, they weren't as padded as the Hogue and I missed the extra thickness. Then I got the brilliant idea of putting the Hogue OVER the Talons. The rubber to rubber combination seems to keep the Hogue in place and keeps it from twisting. I haven't shot it yet though. If the Hogue still slips I'll just take it off and go with the Talons alone, but I think this just may work.

 

Rainsong - Thanks for the hairspray tip earlier in the thread and also for the tip somewhere else about installing the Hogue grip upside down. The finger grip hits just right when it's upside down. Can't wait to shoot it and see if it feels better with the extra girth of the Hogue. I too, put it on top of the rubber Talon's.

Randy

 

Hello fellow members new to the forum, nice site.

Installed Talon Rubberized Grip on my Shield 9 yesterday and am impressed, in my opinion I like it much better than the granulated grip on another semi-auto pistol of mine.

Note: Talon instruction sheet stated that you can improve the grip on there Rubberized Grip by cleaning it with Rubbing Alcohol.

 

Welcome to the forum. Talon rubberized grips are great. I have them on all my poly guns.

 

Yep...

 

I used the rubber talons on a couple of guns and they worked great. But one day I was out shooting in the woods standing in the sun for a few hours in 95 degree heat and they started slipping around. I peeled them off and finished my day without them and realized I didn't even need them.

 

Interesting. I've left them locked in my truck, where it was far hotter than that. Never had anything like that happen. Of course, I don't use Talon grips specifically. But, I do use a competitor of similar application: TractionGrips.

 

I do like my Talon grips, but I believe I used too much heat (heat gun versus hair dryer) to set them. One of the sets has loosened, but I'm going to give Talon another try using a hair dryer.