TALON Gun Grips

TALON Gun Grips manufactures thin, adhesive-backed grip overlays designed to enhance the gripping surface on pistols. The product is straightforward: apply the grip tape to your pistol's frame, and you get a more textured, aggressive surface that improves control during firing.

TALON offers two main grip lines:

• •Standard Grips: Thin adhesive-backed overlays that enhance the gripping surface with minimal profile increase
• •TALON Pro Grips: More textured and aggressive material designed for shooters who want maximum grip enhancement and better control under firing conditions

The difference matters when you're under stress. A poor grip can cause "shooter-induced malfunctions"—limp-wristing, inconsistent trigger control, and difficulty managing recoil.

TALON also makes Slide Grips—adhesive overlays for your pistol's slide that make manual slide retraction significantly easier. This is especially useful for:

• •DA/SA pistols (Double Action/Single Action) like the CZ 75 and IWI Jericho 941, which have heavy hammer springs
• •Pistols with specialty triggers (SIG DAK, DAO, Heckler & Koch LEM) that make slide movement harder
• •Heavy recoil spring designs like the Springfield XDM 3.8 and Ruger SR1911 .45 ACP
• •Shooters with arthritis, weak hands, or age-related weakness

"Once I installed a set of Talon Slide Grips on my full-size XDM, the ease with which the slide on this pistol could be manually retracted went from being somewhat challenging to being no problem at all." — Field tester review

If your pistol isn't in TALON's current lineup, you can purchase individual sheets of grip material and cut custom strips to fit your slide serrations or frame. This DIY approach works well for pistols like the TISAS Px9 Duty Comp and other models where Talon hasn't yet developed proprietary grips.

TALON recently launched the Evolution line—a consolidated system that reduces SKUs from 63 individual grip options to just 13 multi-fit options. These use TALON's PRO grip material and account for about 70% of all TALON grip sales.

For pistols with interchangeable backstraps (like the Springfield XDM and Taurus GX4), TALON grips work with all sizes. The backstrap you choose doesn't affect grip fit. Installation involves:

1. Visually and physically clear your firearm 2. Remove the slide (recommended) 3. Use a punch and hammer to remove the roll pin at the backstrap 4. Select your preferred backstrap size (small, medium, large) 5. Reinstall the roll pin 6. Apply your TALON grip over the chosen backstrap

Manually retracting your pistol's slide isn't just a range task. During lawful self-defense, you may need to:

• •Clear a malfunction
• •Reload quickly
• •Operate with wet, sweaty, bloody, or ice-cold hands
• •Function effectively in inclement weather

If your pistol is hard to manually operate during training, you won't develop the precision and speed you need when it counts. Slide Grips solve this problem.

TALON is a U.S. manufacturer with partnerships including Ruger, which sent TALON an LCP MAX frame before its public release to ensure compatible grips launched alongside the pistol.

TALON offers free shipping on orders. They periodically run sales like their Fall Sale (buy 2+ grips, save $1-3 per grip; spend $75+ and get FedEx 2-Day shipping).

TALON works with FFLs and gun shops. Grip and slide grip accessories offer retailers 40-60% margins compared to 3-10% on firearms and ammunition—a significant advantage during ammunition shortages. Contact [email protected] or call 720-452-9440 for retailer packages.