Norseman , I felt exactly how you do for a few years , but I finally just went ahead and ordered the Crimson Trace grips . I put on the Crimson style of grips that let me install my wood panels back on , ( like the original gp100's had ) , not the big finger groove hogues .
Then installed a set of adjustable fiber optic sights . I love this gp100 . Never regret spending the money.
Welcome to the forum .

 

Thanks for the welcome!

Ugly as they are, I'm quite fond of the rubber Hogue grips that mine came with. Just feels solid in my hands and I seem to be more accurate than I deserve with them. Didn't want to mess with any of that for a laser sight.

So in your experience, am I essentially SOL on this?

 

Here is an option. Ruger GP100 Revolver Rail

 

Heck yeah! That looks perfect. What a great find. Thanks for sending. Been searching for many hours and couldn't find anything like this.

Do you have one yourself, Heartbreaker?

I'm curious how the 3M VHB tap handles under recoil. Even if it doesn't come off, I'm wondering if there's any drift over time, which wouldn't be helpful for a laser sight.

 

I don't have one. However I have heard good things about how strong the tape is so it should have no problem.

 

This site is an amazing source of info.

 

It's the nice thing about ideas and information. Nobody knows everything but everyone knows something.

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