I have used stag from the Sambar deer on revolvers and auto's, very tough, very dense. I have a set of stag grips that are near 20 years old on my most used 1911 and they have been dropped, bumped, you name it, not even a trace of a crack anywhere. IMO dense stag or bone are very tough. The stag from Americn Elk are pretty tough too, but don't look to be quite as dense, but never had a problem with those either. I would agree with some of the post above, that ivory is too expensive and not as tough as bone/stag.
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