Hey NamaBuck30 . . . good advice on the buckle thing. I'll make surew and try it at the store.
One reason to get away from my grip release, the jaws would not open last fall with a bull elk just 37 yards from me! So I could not put the release on the loop!!!. Man I'm freakin' out. Had I been thinkin', I should have just done a finger pull. I've never practiced that, but would have probably done the trick. Come to find out, some sap had gotten on the jaws and were "glued" shut! So I'm leaning towards some type of hook design like the Silverhorn.

Thanks