There's a guy in Kailua that can make anything you want.

Just send him the grips you want replicated and he can make you an exact copy in koa.

It costs a lot but his work is incredible.

Who? Where?

www.facebook.com/pelepens

I provided Crystal with the stock 1911 rubber grips and Geoff made me beautiful Koa wood grips modeled after the stock ones. The grips weren't an EXACT fit, as the holes were slightly smaller and there was a step where the grips meet the frame so it didn't fit perfect without some work, but for someone that doesn't work with guns, I'd give them 5 out of 5 stars. They're located at the Outrigger Waikiki (think Duke's restaurant) and they're to the right of the escalators on ground level (opposite Seattle's Best coffee).

Tell them you seen the 1911 grips (as linked by fstbckgt) and that you'd like the same (I tried not to say "gun" around tourists in Waikiki).

Ah ok I'll try to call... Since I'm not in HI it might be a prob but I'll try...

Hi folks,

I'm getting a great shape S&W 686-1 soon and was wondering if anyone in HI makes custom wood grips out of Koa?

I was born and raised in HI but now live in NorCal (San Jose area)..... Can't find anyone who makes them out of Koa.... Even looked online...

Your thoughts please... I would even go as far as ordering blanks an sending them to a shop as a last resort...

Mahalos...

The show is better than SOG for now, we'll see...

I am kinda surprised that a father would let his little girl be eye candy for the whole world... Kinda weird...

Time will tell... I just want CO gun laws in my state dammit!!! ;-p

Yo folks,

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Yo.. I Grew up in HI.   I left after I when grad HI school..... been living in Norcal for 24+ years.... (no ask me when I when grad,you just going make me feel old !!)

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Anyway....  I bought a SW 3913 9mm back in 1989/1990 in NorCal and shot it quite a bit for years.. and for some reason I lost interest.... now I'm back 15+ years later and want to shoot better, i got back into because of Top Shot and (don't hate me) Son's of Guns (now I know that show SOG is entertainment only!  I kinda hate the show cause of the soap opera effect but it's still kinda entertaining....  I know better... but still...it's like watching a train wreck !  OCC is the same thing...

Anyways... So... I cleaned my 9mm and took her to the range in CA... Man I sucked... gotta learn how to shoot again......

I've read everything online, everything !  THR, TFL, CALGUNS, SIG Forums......   now my head is spinning...  (Stance, Grip, Elbows, Trigger Pull, Followthru, etc. etc. etc... )

I was thinking of heading to a range in HI to rent a HG (SP2022, XD9, MP, G17) and shoot some rds but the only thing I could find was in Waikiki... I was like F--k That !  no way....   So then I found this other place in Downtown called Magnum that has an indoor range... any good?  If I show up I have no buddy, no gun (since my gun is in CA)... any issue with that ?   (CA has an issue with that due to suicide stuff)..

Also from the HI laws I couldn't find if I could transport my gun from CA to HI for vacation reasons and take her to one of the ranges here, since I don't live here.... and I don't want to reg her here since I'll leave the state in 14 days or something..

Sorry if this has been asked before..... limited amount of time here and comming back (I hope) in a year or sooner...

Lates, Mahalo's..... and good night...