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July 10, 2012
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What would you guys think of this? I see Gripper's being sold on eBay for prices higher than current retail price is.
Do you think there is enough of a market to bring them back? I haven't been following Dan Wesson revolvers long, but I do see an interest in this grip, and a higher interest in the revolvers themselves.
Thoughts please?
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January 22, 2008
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I would like to see them bring them back because I certainly don't want to pay eBay prices for them! Not sure they will though.
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February 22, 2009
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I'd love to see grippers come back, but particularly for Large Frames. I'd trade all my presentation grips for them.
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March 27, 2009
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I agree they need to bring them back for all frames!
February 11, 2010
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rwsem said
I'd love to see grippers come back, but particularly for Large Frames. I'd trade all my presentation grips for them.
+1 ^ This
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March 2, 2008
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I believe there would be a market for them. Current MSRP on Grippers is about $35, but it would be nice to be able to buy them.
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December 4, 2011
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How can there be an MSRP if there are none available?
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August 28, 2009
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SCORPIO said
How can there be an MSRP if there are none available?
I was kinda wondering the same.
There may be a small limited market for the relatively small number of DW enthusiasts out there, but not enough for Layman to start up the molding machine and add it back into their product line (especially for a revolver line that is out of production). I'm surprised Hogue still producing but I'm glad they are.
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March 2, 2008
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http://www.pachmayr.com/home/gripper-grids.php
Grippers are current production for Colt, Charter, Rossi, Taurus, S&W, and Ruger. Pricing starts at $35.50.
If the molds exist, and DW has actually resumed production of revolvers, along with the significant number of "legacy" revolvers out there, why not? Pachmayr has Grippers as current items in 14 varieties for Colt revolvers, is Colt manufacturing revolvers these days?
Production of something like this is not constant, they are producing and distributing/warehousing a batch of grips for, let's say Rossi Small Frame, then moving on to a Ruger or S&W or Taurus,etc.
The factory, employees, equipment, supply chain, distribution network, etc. all ALREADY EXIST, and I'd bet money that those old DW Gripper molds still do too. No harder to do a short run of DW Grippers than it would be for a Charter Arms Bulldog Tracker, which as TWO styles available.
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