Glock Finger Groove Removal Regret ?

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I'm on the eve of sending my G19 off to get some frame work done by Black Box Customs , trigger guard under cut , basic stippling and finger groove removal, Now I'm starting to waver on getting the finger grooves remove , maybe I just need the trigger guard relieved , you know , "Glock knuckle " , and that that might make more of a difference then doing the finger humps .

So , the Question is , have anybody had the finger grooves remove , then wish they hadn't ?
 
My G19's were worked on by Bowie Tactical Concepts.

The grooves were ground off, the grip cavity filled with epoxy then ground off to a 1911 like angle on the rear of the grip, before treebark type texturing applied to entire grip.
 
I've owned a bunch of 9mm, .40 and .45 Glocks of one sort or another more or less continuously since 1991 and I've never had any issue with "Glock Knuckle". I like a high hand hold with both hands just about as far up as you can go...my shooting (right) hand's middle finger hits the bottom of the trigger guard right between the first and second joints so there's no issue there, and my support hand index finger hits the trigger guard just behind the second joint so there's no issue there either. I've got small hands so maybe that's it, but for those that have had issues, what is the cause of "Glock Knuckle"?

And while I usually hate finger-grooved grips, Ol' Gaston must have the same size hands as me because the Gen 3 and Gen 4 grooves (weirdly) fit me perfectly. I don't even feel them when I grip the pistol, unlike nearly all other grooved grips.
 
Claven2 said:
I went with a gen2 frame to avoid that groove nonsense. Imho, lose 'em. Make a gen5 clone - lol.
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Yeah , my little voice is saying lose them too .lol

IM_Lugger said:
Just wait for gen 5. You won't recover your cost if you decide to sell.
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This one is on my no sell list , it's a keeper .

Gundoggy said:
My G19's were worked on by Bowie Tactical Concepts.

The grooves were ground off, the grip cavity filled with epoxy then ground off to a 1911 like angle on the rear of the grip, before treebark type texturing applied to entire grip.
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That sounds interesting .

Master-G , I don't have a "big issue" with "Glock Knuckle" , some rubbing just below the second knuckle of the middle finger on the firing hand , I have the fingers of a amateur gynecologist , it could be more comfortable with some relief of the trigger guard , It doesn't bother me on a friends G17gen4 , but on my G19gen3 , I know , man up ,right .

I felt up a G17 , done up by Black Box Customs at a LGS , well , before that I was a purest , aside from some grip tape , I was happy with what I had , not knowing any better , but wow , their stippling work , the trigger under cut , it just fit my hand right , like a 1911 , nice .
 
I did the undercut and stipple kept the grooves....but glock has removed em for gen 5 so i doubt many regret taking them off....
I just dont mind em so...

Fwiw...i had blackbox do the work and they were great.
 
Greenhorse six said:
I'm on the eve of sending my G19 off to get some frame work done by Black Box Customs , trigger guard under cut , basic stippling and finger groove removal, Now I'm starting to waver on getting the finger grooves remove , maybe I just need the trigger guard relieved , you know , "Glock knuckle " , and that that might make more of a difference then doing the finger humps .

So , the Question is , have anybody had the finger grooves remove , then wish they hadn't ?
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I'm lucky enough to get some first hand feedback on Gen5 (no finger grooves). It allows the user to establish a higher grip up front (where it really doesn't matter all that much), but the rear portion of the grip (far more important to control the firearm) remains unchaged. Now, because all the remaining fingers are putting up the pressure on the middle finger (sitting directly under the trigger guard) the Glock knuckle is actually far more likely without the finger grooves than it was ever before with the grooves present. The smaller the model, the worse it gets.
 
Finger groves were never really a problem. Grip stippling and reduction is fairly new and everyone try to convince themselves that finger groves are so 2015. Wait a few weeks, the Gen5 will be available. Give it a try before you permanently modify your grip.
 
Well , made a appointment to go in and talk with them about the work I was thinking of getting done , these are good guys , easy to talk with , very helpful , they bring out a case with some examples of their work , WOW , just WOW ,
The lad I was talking with tells me they recommend keeping the finger grooves , and the first sample he hands me still has the finger grooves and the under cut on the guard , Stop right there , this is what I want , keeping the finger grooves .lol
 
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Be sure you're going to love it, because you're effectively destroying the resale value of your pistol. I'd sell your current pistol and invest it in a Gen 5.
 
X-man said:
Be sure you're going to love it, because you're effectively destroying the resale value of your pistol. I'd sell your current pistol and invest it in a Gen 5.
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If you've handle some of Black Box Customs work , you'd see it as a investment and in no way destroying the value of the gun .

I'm mostly happy with my gen3 and I don't see anything about the gen5 that blows my skirt up.
 
I wonder why glock didn't bother changing the shape of the trigger gaurd to duplicate the under cutting modification?
 
I dislike finger grooves. I have yet to find a gun or grips with them that fit my hand. I have three 2nd gen Glocks (2 19's and a 23) and have no desire to "upgrade". If you aren't a fan of finger grooves either, then lose 'em!

Auggie D.
 
Can-down said:
I wonder why glock didn't bother changing the shape of the trigger gaurd to duplicate the under cutting modification?
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Because, despite of what internet wants you to believe in...it's not exactly a popular demand.
Huge majority of the owners of the average size hands will never really experience Glock knuckle.
It's usually either the people with the very large hands or long fingers that are affected. Even them...don't really need a full blown cut, but just a bit of filing off on both sides of the area where trigger guard meets the frame.
 
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