Glock stippling and grip reduction

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Wasn't really sure if anyone was doing this in Canada, so I figured I might as well handle that myself.

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Everybody knows the Glock factory grip angle is pretty questionable...you can totally train around it and I have never had any issue with it myself but if I'd had the choice, I'd have left off that hump. These days I find myself using a couple of different platforms for various reasons so rather than leave the Glock's rather...unique angle intact, I figured I would take it down to something a little closer to some of the other stuff I shoot.

This kind of work is hugely popular in the us but I haven't really seen it here much yet. I didn't happen to run across anyone doing it commercially, anyway, and I have hardly seen a single stippled Glock at the range, ever. Maybe one at most.

Not a huge fan of dot stippling myself (for purely aesthetic reasons, I'm sure it works just fine) but this "oak tree bark" is grippy as hell.

Takes time and patience and a certain type of nerve, I guess, although this particular Glock is never going up for resale anyway, so no real risk exactly.

Next up will be a more thorough treatment on the mag well. It's very effective at the moment but not nearly as polished as I could make it.
 
Very cool. I have pondered this myself, but as it stands right now, it would serve no practical need for me.

However, if I were to have another G17 kicking around in the future, I'd be inclined to check this out.

Do I think there's a market for this mod on a retail level? You bet!

Charge top f*ckin' dollar and then make your customers take this course!

 
Just bought a stippled Gen 4 Glock 17 of of EE. I'm not a big fan of the stippling for looks, but it grips very well. I have a handall to slide on the grip if I want to. I really like that oak tree bark look on yours and might have to try that on my Gen 3. Is there a web site I could check out on how to get the oak tree bark look?
 
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I did the fill-n-grind...filled the hollow with a black epoxy compound, and used a couple of rasps and abrasives to take it down and clean it up.



I love that video...the targets at 4 feet are hilarious


Oh, and I'm not sure if there are instructions for that out there...I came up with it myself after a bit of experimentation. I would guess someone has a video on youtube, but I haven't seen anything myself.
 
Pretty sweet, do you run it with G19 mags now? I bought an RTF2 frame on the EE that Ive been using lately and vastly prefer over the standard frame as far as grip goes, but I contemplated doing a stipple/grip reduction on my standard frame before I got it but couldnt find any info or testimonials from anybody who did a satisfactory job. My main concern was the amount of material in that hump area, I didnt want to start 'deleting' that hump and make it too thin around the back of the magwell. I do like running a grip plug too, to help speed up mag changes, but Im sure there is a way you can file out the magwell opening to make it just as smooth.
 
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I did the fill-n-grind...filled the hollow with a black epoxy compound, and used a couple of rasps and abrasives to take it down and clean it up.



I love that video...the targets at 4 feet are hilarious


Oh, and I'm not sure if there are instructions for that out there...I came up with it myself after a bit of experimentation. I would guess someone has a video on youtube, but I haven't seen anything myself.
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This kind of answered half my question haha, I didnt realize that the cavity was filled with epoxy.
 
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Pretty sweet, do you run it with G19 mags now? I bought an RTF2 frame on the EE that Ive been using lately and vastly prefer over the standard frame as far as grip goes, but I contemplated doing a stipple/grip reduction on my standard frame before I got it but couldnt find any info or testimonials from anybody who did a satisfactory job. My main concern was the amount of material in that hump area, I didnt want to start 'deleting' that hump and make it too thin around the back of the magwell. I do like running a grip plug too, to help speed up mag changes, but Im sure there is a way you can file out the magwell opening to make it just as smooth.
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I can but I have a large number of G17 mags. I try to use factory 10 round g17 mags for training, and keep my pinned G19 and G17 mags as clean and unused as possible in case Rod Serling ever shows up and either this country improves to the point that I can legally make use of all that stuff the way it was intended, or degrades to the point that I don't feel I have a choice BUT to use that stuff the way it was intended.

But yes, the grip chop (which is old) is to allow the use of G19 mags.
 
I've stippled almost a dozen M&P's, Glocks, and a few Sig and Beretta grips. Ill post some pics later.

Never tried a grip reduction. Looks easy enough, but I don't know if I have the balls to attempt it yet.
 
Very nice Misanthropist. What tool did you use? Did you just drag it down the frame?

I have been considering doing this for a while and like your method better than most I've seen. I use a GFA on my Glock so I wouldn't need the shave the back strap, but texturing is something I really need.
 
My wife has a wood burning tool for some kind of art reason (I'm not sure what it usually gets used for but she's an artist and has a lot of strange tools etc). I put a sharp, angular tip in it and sort of sketched along vertically in overlapping bands about a centimeter long.

I thought it turned out pretty well myself. I tried a few different textures on one of my many Glock mag loaders that collect dust in about a third of the drawers in my house and this is the one I liked most.
 
Not intending to be offensive at all, you've got more balls than me seeing as I've been contemplating doing this for a while, but I don't like the stippling pattern. Although its intended for function, form can still be pulled off in aesthetically pleasing manner.

I came across a guy's website who custom stipples M&P back straps and had some really clean professional looking patterns. If I can find the link again, I will add it to my post.
 
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I am really keen on getting a grip reduction on my Glock but I don't have the balls or skills to do it myself and I don't know how viable it is to ship a pistol to the US for this kind of work. Even if I could, I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap.

In another thread I mentioned I was looking for someone who does this commercially in Canada but with no luck so maybe someone here might know.
 
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