Thanks for the reply. I'm not in a big hurry to get them, so I'll
wait until you can measure the grips on your .32. If they make it
too thick, I might consider getting a custom set in the same
thickness as the original grips.

I really like the feel of this little gun and will probably fix it up
a little at a time. Have you modified your sights? I haven't shot
it yet, but I'm hoping to go to the range next week. I tried feeding
rounds through the magazines and got some jamming where the back end
of the cartridge would stick up and stop the slide from moving
forward. Did yours do this at first? Does the gun just need a
little breaking in?

Regards,

Joe Gonzalez

P.S. - I don't have any plans to get up to Utah (I'm in Texas), but
if I ever head into the area I'll let you know.



--- In NAAOG@y..., DarvellHunt@W... wrote:
> I LOVE the wooden grips on my NAA Guardian. In fact, I have them on
both
> my Guardian .32 and my Guardian .380.
>
> YES, they do make the grip considerably wider. I can measure them
when I
> can get the chance (my father has some calipers that I could use). I
> would conside the difference significant, but I like the wider grip.
>
> I bought a holster from NAA for my .380 that has a snap over the
top of
> the grip to hold the gun in place. I really liked it. But when I
bought
> my checkered wooden grips. the snap would no longer clasp over the
wider
> grip and I could not use the holster (tho my Guardian .32 would
still
> fit in it). So I sold it, as I liked the wooden grips more than the
nice
> leather holster.
>
> I really like the look and the feel of the wooden grips, but yes,
they
> are bigger. But I highly recommend them. But if you have a concern
about
> the grip being too wide, maybe you wouldn't like them. If you're
ever in
> the Utah area, I'll let you handle (and shoot!) my guns if you like.
>
> Unfortunately, the wooden grips are not cheap, so you can't just buy
> them and try them without considerable expense. I bought both my
wooden
> grips when they were the NAA speciaf of the month. I found that I
liked
> the checkered better, but they are more expensive. I was concerned
that
> the little checkered diamonds would flake off, but the wood is hard
and
> holds the checkered cuts well.
>
> You get a luck of the draw on the grain. My .32 Kingwood grips look
> really nice, but the grain on my .380 grips aren't quite so
beautfiul,
> tho they still look nice. The grips are made from the same piece of
wood
> so both sides match well.
>
> Good luck in your decision.
> Darvell
>
>
> ----------------
>
> Hi,
> I just bought the NAA Guardian in 32acp. My serial number starts
with
> ADxxxx, so I guess I've got one of the latest versions. The fit and
> finish seem fine and the gun feels great in my hand. Has anyone
tried
> the wood grips offered on the NAA site? I've heard they have palm
swells
> and increase the thickness of the gun, but I haven't heard an actual
> measurement. If anyone has a set on their gun, I'd appreciate it if
you
> would measure the thickness and let me know.
> Overall, I'm really looking forward to shooting this little gun. I'm
> going to put about 100 rounds of ball ammo through before I try
> hollowpoints.
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> Darvell Hunt
> Saratoga Springs, Utah