Vic - I thought about going w/ mag grips too, but didn't because I'm cheap, and I'm glad that I've got the standard grips on a knife this size. The Mags would have probably been "too much handle." I also wanted G10, but again, I was too cheap - I really like the soft micarta though, now that I've handled it. That urban grey does look sweet though, and the "black" micarta (greyish) would have looked great on the grey blade too! Oh well.