The Altamonts are my hands down favorite for looking cool. I have similar grips on my wife's J Frame, they feel really good to me and she likes them too.
The Pachmyers would be easy to remove some of that bottom wood. Don't know what the other side looks like but it could be done.
In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
Cue sound of Head slap.
RIP Muggsy & TMan
"If you are a warrior legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that JOCKO will not come today."