

If you do nothing, they will continue with the order however, I give them theĬourtesy of a reply not only for their record, but also my own. Opportunity to cancel the order whereupon my payment would be returned to me. The order could take one to three weeks to fulfill and they gave me an The next day I received an e-mail from Altamont mentioning that The order had been taken from both Altamont and my preferred payment My grips directly from the Altamont website. Will answer your questions right away and they establish a line ofĬommunication from the start of your order to the day it is shipped. First of all, Altamont Customer Service is great. Wesson, Springfield, Taurus, and Walther.” – Source The Altamont Company.īefore I begin on the grips however, I would like to touch on Include Beretta, Browning, Buck Knives, Colt, Kimber, Ruger, Sig, Smith & Your handgun or rifle a distinctive touch at an affordable price. We do a variety of customized textures to give Primary work being for the gun makers themselves, we are selling a variety of Machining of wood and composite parts for the sporting goods industry. Over 100 Illinois Residents, and all products are 100% made in the U.S.A. Altamont was founded in 1981, currently employs I discovered the Altamont company while researching grips for theġ911 pistol and revolver grips.

Personalities, or at least maybe establish one where none existed. I decided that my other 1911 pistols, which are dormant until they areĬalled to the duty rotation, should at least have grip panels that extend their For the most part, my workingġ911 pistols have been outfitted with the Hogue Rubber Finger Groove wraparound Some grip panels are works of art while others are very One of my favorite shopping stops for 1911 grip panels is HogueĪnd their exotic wood grips especially, the finger-groove wraparound grips.īut I have also discovered other makers of these panels, and the list is too In fact, I would find it hard to believe that there has notīeen a material that has not found its way on a 1911 pistol at some time or Staghorn and other horn grip panels along with scrimshawed whalebone have alsoįaded into history. Ivory grips were popular in the past, but not now. Wood composites, to highly sculptured grips made from exotic materials, andĮven aluminum and leather. Grip panels for the 1911Īre wide and varied and made from materials of simple wood, G10 composites, Make to transform the 1911 into something personal. Pistol with a set of custom grip panels is the easiest change the owner can On a 1911 pistol, exchanging the grip panels that comes with the Grip panels, on what 1911 pistols they were used, and my overall impression of Since that article, I have acquired a few more 1911 pistols andĪltamont grips for those 1911 pistols. “Lightweight Commander” pistol chambered in. This article is a follow-up to a previous article in which Iĭetailed some excellent 1911 grip panels that were installed on a Ruger SR1911
