Got my "Bocote" grips from Grip Guys today, couldn't get em on my 1911A1 RIA Tactical quick enough. Had to do a tad of trimming on the left side panel to get it to fit under the ambidextrous safety but other wise they fit great. I really like the feel of em. Supper set of grips for $20.00 delivered.
papa bear, That looks good. I usually lean towards checkered grips myself, but if you had done that, some of the wood grain may have been hidden. I really like that. What was on it before?
I have checkered grips on some of my other .45, but when it comes to "looks" the checkered ones IMO take away from the gain in the wood. To answer "mamcdonald" question about my RIA Tactical, in a word, ILOVEIT...... ;D. These are the grips that came with the RIA when I got it, they are the originals.