1911 Grips – S.O.I. GEAR

Waves Aluminum – Black

chuck — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 06:58:31 +0000

Pattern
Waves is an Illusion pattern. A series of wavy lines are machined into the grip in a way that makes the pattern appear to change when viewed from different angles. The pattern goes to the edge and is machined using a 5 axis CNC mill.

The grip looks smooth and feel good in your hand. It does not provide the grip that Ripples does.

Back
The back of every S.O.I. grip is milled flat except for a machined recess that is finished in a spiral. The recess reduces the weight by about 30 percent. There is also a counterbore for the mainspring housing pin. The counterbore allows the grip to be full profile with no notches.

Material
7075 aluminum is strong and lightweight. It is harder than other aluminum alloys and takes longer to machine. After machining, the grips are anodized using the Type III process. This increases the surface hardness and wear resistance of the aluminum.

Note
We continually improve our processes and products. Improvements are incorporated as quickly as possible. The latest models of grips may not match older models.

Norse Titanium – Blue

jessica — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 04:38:02 +0000

Pattern
The Norse pattern is a series of interlocking tri-lobes with a small triangle in the center. The side of the tri-lobes are curved in and tips are rounded. The pattern goes to the edge and is machined using a 5 axis CNC mill.

This grip is smooth and comfortable to hold with a little texture.

Material
The titanium alloy is 6AL4V or Grade 5. This alloy makes an excellent grip. It is tough, lightweight, has great spring properties and is extremely corrosion resistant.

Machining 6AL4V titanium is challenging. It is much slower to machine than aluminum and wears out endmills faster.

Note
We continually improve our processes and products. Improvements are incorporated as quickly as possible. The latest models of grips may not match older models.

Stag Copper TextureTech

jessica — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 04:24:45 +0000

Pattern
A billet of material is heated and pressed into die until the pattern is formed. The die is hand made using sambar stag as the pattern. The grip outline and form of the grip is machined using a 5 axis CNC mill.

The grip looks like and the texture feels like a traditional sambar stag.

Material
The copper used to forge TextureTech is pure copper.

Note
We continually improve our processes and products. Improvements are incorporated as quickly as possible. The latest models of grips may not match older models.

Fireworks Aluminum – Black

chuck — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 04:20:44 +0000

Pattern
If you closely examine Fireworks you will see a repeating pattern of star bursts with six spokes. Inside the spokes are six triangles. The pattern goes to the edge and is machined using a 5 axis CNC mill.

The spokes and triangles provide good texture that is comfortable. The texture is not as aggressive as the Diamonds patterns.

Note
We continually improve our processes and products. Improvements are incorporated as quickly as possible. The latest models of grips may not match older models.

Ripples Aluminum – Black

chuck — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 04:12:02 +0000

Pattern
Ripples is an Illusion pattern. A series of wavy lines are machined into the grip in a way that makes the pattern appear to change when viewed from different angles. The pattern goes to the edge and is machined using a 5 axis CNC mill.

The pattern looks smooth and feels smooth when held in your hand. However, when held tight, the grooves in the grip and your skin work together to keep the pistol from sliding in your hand.

Note
We continually improve our processes and products. Improvements are incorporated as quickly as possible. The latest models of grips may not match older models.

Norse Aluminum – Black

chuck — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:59:23 +0000

This grip is smooth and comfortable to hold with a little texture.

Note
We continually improve our processes and products. Improvements are incorporated as quickly as possible. The latest models of grips may not match older models.

Diamonds Aluminum – Black

chuck — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:52:30 +0000

Pattern
Diamonds is a traditional 1911 grip pattern. We’ve modified the pattern to make the diamonds shorter and sharper. Diamonds has the maximum amount of texture. The pattern goes to the edge of the grip and is machined using a 5 axis CNC mill.

Note
We continually improve our processes and products. Improvements are incorporated as quickly as possible. The latest models of grips may not match older models.

Double Diamonds Aluminum – Black

chuck — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 03:40:22 +0000

Pattern
Double Diamonds is a traditional 1911 grip pattern. We’ve modified the pattern to make the diamonds shorter and sharper. Double Diamonds has the maximum amount of texture. The pattern goes to the edge and is machined using a 5 axis CNC mill.

The large diamonds on each grip have concentric circles from the screw holes extending out to the edges of the diamonds.

Note
We continually improve our processes and products. Improvements are incorporated as quickly as possible. The latest models of grips may not match older models.

Ripples Timascus

jessica — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 04:40:42 +0000

The pattern looks smooth and feels smooth when held in your hand. However, when held tight, the grooves in the grip and your skin work together to keep the pistol from sliding in your hand.

Material
Timascus is the premium grip material. It is composed of multiple titanium alloys of forge welded together. After forging the billet is manipulated to develop the pattern. Then all traces of forging are machined off and the billet is complete. At this point the billet can be machined into a grip.

There are two types of Timascus. White Timascus is titanium alloys. Black Timascus has zirconium added to the mix of titanium alloys.

Timascus is time consuming and expensive to make. It is challenging to machine. When finished it is a unique material with a distinctive look.

Timascus is made here at S.O.I. Gear.

Note
We continually improve our processes and products. Improvements are incorporated as quickly as possible. The latest models of grips may not match older models.

Waves Timascus

jessica — Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:05:54 +0000

The grip looks smooth and feel good in your hand. It does not provide the grip that Ripples does.

There are two types of Timascus. White Timascus is titanium alloys. Black Timascus has zirconium added to the mix of titanium alloys.

Timascus is time consuming and expensive to make. It is challenging to machine. When finished it is a unique material with a distinctive look.

Timascus is made here at S.O.I. Gear.

Note
We continually improve our processes and products. Improvements are incorporated as quickly as possible. The latest models of grips may not match older models.