86 vs 45 - Page 2

Zapf · 10-03-2010, 02:50 AM

86 w/ a 45/45 fits me like a glove. add some houge wraparounds, and you've got yourself one comfy setup

brokenzipper · 10-03-2010, 08:16 AM

86 is easier on your wrist, more natural feel. act like your holding a shouldered marker, keep your wrist straight, then bend your wrist to act like your holding a 45 frame, then the 86. spin around and clap your hands. I used to use a 45, but got an 86 with my 6.5 and love it a whole lot more. If you have the ability, try them both.

Target · 10-03-2010, 08:44 AM

I got a used S6 with the 86* and the frame felt too thin for me with the plastic CCM panels.
The Hogue CZ grips helped alot. Worth the $20 for me.

pumpbusters · 10-03-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by brokenzipper

86 is easier on your wrist, more natural feel. act like your holding a shouldered marker, keep your wrist straight, then bend your wrist to act like your holding a 45 frame, then the 86. spin around and clap your hands. I used to use a 45, but got an 86 with my 6.5 and love it a whole lot more. If you have the ability, try them both.

what did making me clap my hands accomplish?

noclue119 · 10-03-2010, 06:49 PM

Thin 45 with dye wrap around grips...

86 frame is too short for me.

SKI008 · 10-04-2010, 04:11 PM

If you have really long arms the 86 degree frame might feel weird. My friend had an S6 with a 86 frame on it and I had to contort my wrist to use it properly because I am 6'5 with arms to match my height. 45 frame felt better because it was longer from the tank to the grip for me.

It's really personal preference.

Feyd · 10-04-2010, 04:32 PM

This is a funny one for me. If I'm holding a gun and dry firing it, the 45 feels great. But when I'm playing and not thinking of the gun the 86 feels better. You can get nice and tight to the bunkers that way. I have long arms so I had to train myself to keep my elbows down. My point is try both in a game and see what you prefer. My 2 cents. Feyd.........................

Diomedes · 10-04-2010, 04:39 PM

The problem I had with the 86* was that the finger grooves (with the Hogue grips) aren't quite right; uppermost finger groove was too close to the trigger guard. With the panels, the frame was way too narrow. The 45 feels just right, especially on my Phantom, grooves line up perfectly, but I also love the slide on my Sniper.

Stilgar · 10-04-2010, 06:06 PM

I have 86* on both my phantom and my S6. I agree with Fyed, it feels a little strange until I start to play and then it becomes so perfectly comfy...

JLuke · 10-08-2010, 02:38 AM

speaking of 45, has anyone used the thin 45 and the thick? i have rather big hands though i think the thin looks better, does anyone think the thick with some sticky grips or thicker grips is more comfortable? reason is that i have a dm7 and the gripframe is rather thin on that, probably about the same as thin 45 here and this thing is so amazingly comfortable to hold and shoot, i wish i could put a UL frame this shape on every gun on the market.

10-03-2010, 08:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
brokenzipper 3rdEyEVision Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: nashville tn	86 is easier on your wrist, more natural feel. act like your holding a shouldered marker, keep your wrist straight, then bend your wrist to act like your holding a 45 frame, then the 86. spin around and clap your hands. I used to use a 45, but got an 86 with my 6.5 and love it a whole lot more. If you have the ability, try them both. __________________ my feedback: Brokenzipper's MCB feedback 3rd Place NPPL HB 2010 HOOSSP Honorary Order of Over Six-foot Snake Players

10-03-2010, 06:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
noclue119 Newbie++ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA	Thin 45 with dye wrap around grips... 86 frame is too short for me. __________________ "Originally posted by Element Paintball@pbnation: you realize it would be easier to get a new wife than a new dc2." My MCB Feedback

10-04-2010, 04:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
Feyd Olde Basterd#2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Combat Zone club 66	This is a funny one for me. If I'm holding a gun and dry firing it, the 45 feels great. But when I'm playing and not thinking of the gun the 86 feels better. You can get nice and tight to the bunkers that way. I have long arms so I had to train myself to keep my elbows down. My point is try both in a game and see what you prefer. My 2 cents. Feyd......................... __________________

10-04-2010, 04:39 PM	#18 (permalink)
Diomedes Nerd Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Highland Park, NJ	The problem I had with the 86* was that the finger grooves (with the Hogue grips) aren't quite right; uppermost finger groove was too close to the trigger guard. With the panels, the frame was way too narrow. The 45 feels just right, especially on my Phantom, grooves line up perfectly, but I also love the slide on my Sniper. __________________ ZDF42 #61 "Darwin" Zombie Defense Dispatches <--YouTube channel. Reviews, helmetcam, odds and ends. Updated more-or-less weekly. Subscribe! "Integrity is doing what's right, even if nobody is looking." My MCB feedback

10-04-2010, 06:06 PM	#19 (permalink)
Stilgar Walking without rhythm Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North of 49	I have 86* on both my phantom and my S6. I agree with Fyed, it feels a little strange until I start to play and then it becomes so perfectly comfy... __________________ Featuring Death on Facebook! Gravity League Ottawa - Like us on Facebook! GLO Season Opener *NEW DATE 25 May* 2013 Feedback here. Patagonia Down Vest NWT $99 Shipped! Need to sell!! How to Ship to Canada! How to make a 45* stickfeed for open class guns

10-03-2010, 08:44 AM	#13 (permalink)
Target Old 'n Slow Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Syracuse, NY	I got a used S6 with the 86* and the frame felt too thin for me with the plastic CCM panels. The Hogue CZ grips helped alot. Worth the $20 for me.

10-04-2010, 04:11 PM	#16 (permalink)
SKI008 Active Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chapel Hill, NC	If you have really long arms the 86 degree frame might feel weird. My friend had an S6 with a 86 frame on it and I had to contort my wrist to use it properly because I am 6'5 with arms to match my height. 45 frame felt better because it was longer from the tank to the grip for me. It's really personal preference.

10-08-2010, 02:38 AM	#20 (permalink)
JLuke (/◕ヮ◕)/ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lafayette, La	speaking of 45, has anyone used the thin 45 and the thick? i have rather big hands though i think the thin looks better, does anyone think the thick with some sticky grips or thicker grips is more comfortable? reason is that i have a dm7 and the gripframe is rather thin on that, probably about the same as thin 45 here and this thing is so amazingly comfortable to hold and shoot, i wish i could put a UL frame this shape on every gun on the market.

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