Brass knuckle gun grips!!!
I got stories to tell you about the things my Grandfather use carry that are now all illegal to carry, everything from night sticks to brass knuckles. I wish I would have been able to get a hold of them before his Estate sold everything, but I don’t think my parents would have let a 14yr old keep those. I recently watched a Gabe Suarez video about the AK rifle and there was a short segment about fighting with the AK. I have found the AK to have several sharp areas that can cut or hurt the operator if they don’t watch their movement. The good thing about that is you also have a nice sharp a rough stick to beat a bad guy with if you ever happen to be in the nightmare situation where you run out of ammo.
When it comes to handguns, they always retain the weight that they have and can be used as a striking weapon, but pistol whipping is probable not a very good tactic to train with. Hogue grips are on all of my primary CCW guns except one and I don’t think that will ever change. Having an improved retention over you firearm is important because anyone trained to know how the body moves is going to be able to take the gun away from you if you aren’t paying attention to retaining it. When I trained with my primary fighting pistol, for combat, when the gun runs dry it can be used as a tool to poke and smash. If need be it has more weight than most hammers if that doesn’t give you a sense of what an empty gun is capable of doing.
Hogue grips are molded from a synthetic rubber that will help you keep your grip during rapid fire or slow fire engagements. There are other options for replacing your factory grips on semi-autos and revolvers. Remember that it is normal to have to customize a firearms grips because all of us are not the same, and one way to improve our accuracy, and shooting skills is to customize a firearm to our particular tastes. You may want to think about this the next time you go to a gun shop and check out the same model firearm, but with different grips.
I must admit that I have my preferences when it comes to handguns and rifles, but I realize because I like something more than another, it doesn’t mean that they are functionally better. I’m aware of dust tests on firearm where one beats out another, but for non-military endurance levels, most of what I normally handle is in the top tier. Firearm maintenance is another area that people don’t like to venture into, because some people seem to think that just because it’s got a good reputation for being reliable means it’s always going to work for them. Tools break, operators can abuse, and climate and enviroment can have an impact on your weapons, but when it comes to proficiency with the firearm, customization is something I strongly encourage.