The wood is natural Coco Bolo. It looks like Hogue slices the wood down the middle and routes out the internal spaces then glues the two pieces back together. They use the familiar screw-in-the-bottom mechanism like the black rubber grip. You have to look closely to see the joint. They do a nice job and no visible hardware from the sides. This one has the checkered grip which I'm liking a lot.
You can get the front sight from Ruger or you can also buy from Midway, Brownell's, etc. and even Amazon. It's made by Hi-Viz and fits the GP100 and Redhawk. Comes with an assortment of different color light pipes, a holder for the pipes and a little tool to help you change the pipes. Pretty slick.
Thanks JK - I like the Hi-Viz and have a couple of them now. Now that I need reading glasses my eyes lose the standard black front sight, especially on black targets. So I pretty much have to change out the front sight to something else and I like the light pipe sight. Really is bright in good light. I know I could have just painted the front blade with nail polish but the GP is just too nice a revolver! The Hi-Viz is only $30 online so it's not very expensive.Awesome, very nice Wave'
The color of the grips really compliment the GP!
How are you liking the Hi Viz front sight? I was thinking on trying one on my GP, (blued, 4")...
Again nice combination of grip & gun. Happy shootin'!
41RED, That's a good question and I don't have the answer yet. So far so good on mine. I carry it in a Galco Phoenix when I'm hunting but that really isn't all that often, or at least not as often I would like. At the range I carry it in a rug and not a holster. It seems pretty sturdy but time will tell.
