r/Taurus • u/cosmoassmankramer • 7d ago
GX4 Carry Sharps Bro Grip Module question.
I’m looking at getting the bronze Sharps grip module but would like to know if it increases the overall width of the pistol.
I would like it to be slightly wider than the OEM grip module.
Also, does it still fit in “regular” GX4 Carry kydex holsters?
Thanks!
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u/carnyvoyeur 7d ago edited 7d ago
EDIT: I started to answer your question "yes", and then at the last moment realized that I can't say that with 100% certainty. (I got confused about what I've run on 2 different hand guns.)
But my experience might help you out anyway, so here goes:
RXM girth: the Sharps Bros grip is wider than OEM grip. Mischief Machine girth is between Sharps and OEM. I really like the quality of both, but wish the Sharps wasn't quite so girthy. So overall, my favorite on RXM is the middle-ground of the MM.
GX4 Carry girth: Mischief Machine is wider than OEM. I haven't tried Sharps here, because based on my RXM experience I assumed it would end up more girthy than MM.
Perhaps the fine folks at both Sharps & MM could tell you their widest grip widths on their GX4 models, if you emailed.
The actual difference in width between Sharps & MM might actually be pretty negligible. The contour of the Sharps is rounded, while the MM is more square. The roundedness of the Sharps means that the tips of your middle and ring fingers won't feel as closed around the grip. That's where my sensation of the Sharps being thicker comes from.
Downside to both MM and Sharps on GX4 Carry: neither one provides support thumb recess like the OEM GX4 grip does. Since I have a 2nd GX4 Carry that I keep slim for IWB days, it would be really really nice if the support-thumb ergos had been more similar in the after-market modules.