Just stippled my Glock. What a thrill...
- Thread starter Amazingkg3
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Mine functions fine , i used it for IPSC and i didnt have to do that to it but to each their own.
Which is fine, but why come in a thread about stippling and declare how horrid you think it is?
Obviously it was not working for the poeple that choose to do this. And this is how we solved the issue.
Shawn
Get off your soap box bud, its a public board, people give their opinions. There was more people then me that commented on it. I just thought it looked horrid and thats my opinion and im entitled to it. Im sure the op posted it here so people could see it and comment on it. Otherwise he would have kept it to himself. If he wants to to it then hats off have at it, its just not for me. I think it would kill any resale value unless targeted at those that like that sort of thing.
Amazingkg3
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Easy girls...They're just opinions.
But Shawn is right from my angle, while the handguns are suffice right out of the box, stippling adds a tonne of traction to the grip, and really helps with mitigating recoil, and retention. I don't buy my firearms with the intent to re sell them or keep them as assets or collectibles, I use them. and I use them hard. Hell I would cut the gun in half if it made it run better. (No one take the literally please....)
That said GunGuy's profile pic is full of win. So I declare a draw. Let's hug it out
But Shawn is right from my angle, while the handguns are suffice right out of the box, stippling adds a tonne of traction to the grip, and really helps with mitigating recoil, and retention. I don't buy my firearms with the intent to re sell them or keep them as assets or collectibles, I use them. and I use them hard. Hell I would cut the gun in half if it made it run better. (No one take the literally please....)
That said GunGuy's profile pic is full of win. So I declare a draw. Let's hug it out
easyrider604
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Yup, to each his own.
I had the frontstraps on all my 1911s checkered way back then, in fact, most of them were full custom jobs. But if I still had them and tried to sell them today, a used, unmolested all-stock 1911 would probably bring in more money. But I sure loved they way those custom 1911s felt and handled. Well worth the money spent and the accelerated depreciation.
I wouldn't stipple my Glock 17 though, because it came from the factory already stippled (RTF)
Love this pistol. Glad the OP liked his, nice job!
I had the frontstraps on all my 1911s checkered way back then, in fact, most of them were full custom jobs. But if I still had them and tried to sell them today, a used, unmolested all-stock 1911 would probably bring in more money. But I sure loved they way those custom 1911s felt and handled. Well worth the money spent and the accelerated depreciation.
I wouldn't stipple my Glock 17 though, because it came from the factory already stippled (RTF)
Love this pistol. Glad the OP liked his, nice job!Well after planing on do this for almost two years I finally grew the balls. It wasn't that hard, I had already removed the finger grooves, they messed with my grip while wearing gloves.
I now present my uglyfied Glock:
I was always jealous of gunner grips on 1911s and wanted to copy theire girppyness.
My glock now sticks like velcro
Shawn
I think yours looks the best!
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Well im not a special ops guy or anything i just use them at the range, so not sure what you mean by use them hard, im not one of those youtube guys that throws their glock out of an airplane to show how tuff they are. Im just a guy that goes to the range on occasion to shoot, so stippling isnt for me. I guess i can see doing it if i was competeing hard with it.
easyrider604
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For my hand/s, with a proper grip, the front strap and back strap are the only areas of contact with my hand.
The side panels (for example, the grip panels on a 1911) can have any surface treatment, their texture can be anything, or they can remain stock.
The side panels (for example, the grip panels on a 1911) can have any surface treatment, their texture can be anything, or they can remain stock.
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Well written post, thanks for the experiment.
Amazingkg3
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I just find they slip all over my hands. Plus I shoot thumbs forward, so they act as reference points. I dont like the bulk Hogue pr Pachmyr adds, so this is for me.
After almost a year of humming and hawing about doing it, I finally took the plunge!
I did a grip reduction on my G19 and stippled it.
Here is a before picture.
I always found that despite being billed as a compact gun the Glock never felt small in my hands. I also felt like the gun tended to move in my hands a bit while firing and reaching for the controls. Well all of that is a thing of the past!
Here are a few pics of how it ended up.
I did a lot of research on this project before begining and decided that I would not take the backstrap down past the point where it would be parrallel with the front strap. That idea quickly got thrown out as I slowly ground away material and tested the fit in my hand. Aestheticaly, I know it doesnt look as good this way, but the feeling of it is INCREDIBLE. I dont have to reach for the slide or mag cathes and the trigger sits perfectly where I always wished it would.
I did this by removing material in a few places.
I deleted the finger grooves and relieved that portion of the front strap that meets with the trigger guard to make a little more room for my fat, arthritic fingers.
Then I started stippling. It didnt take me that many hours overall, but I had to spread them over two days because all I could think about was the arthritis pain in my fingers as I worked the soldering iron repeatedly over the frame.
The only real problem I ran into was when I tried to stipple the epoxy. No matter how high I turned up the soldering iron, I just could not make a dent in the stuff. So, I had to use a small ball-end engraver in my dremel and do my best rendition of a super closeup view of an arthritic joint. Functionally, it is fine. I realize that it doesnt look so hot but I dont think that there is anything I can do about it now. I could grind it down, dam it up with play-doh and have another go at it with a different type of epoxy, but I dont think I will. As I said, it works.
Overall, I am very happy with the end result. I just have to figure out the best way to re-colour the frame as this tuxedo patern isnt working for me. I just cant bring myself to use truck bed paint either. I bought a can of it, but I just can not bring myself to do it. i dont know what I will do yet. But until I do, I am happy to say that this in one very shootable Glock 19.
That poor Glock....Looks like it needs a shave.
Amazingkg3
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Me too, thats why I only buy the RTF2 frame. Great Grip, its the one you shot at the range.
These days i'll just be shooting my .357 as i sold all my Glocks.
TERMINATOR101CA
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Throw it at your curtains............there's an 80% chance it will stick.
Wouldn't even need a holster, just stick it to your clothing at hands reach.
Wouldn't even need a holster, just stick it to your clothing at hands reach.
I never got the stippling thing. I'm happy with my rtf2s. Shooting a match in +35 with sweaty hands plus oil from sunscreen. I had zero problems with the grip. Get the rtf2 if u need more grip and sell the other ones as they are IMO. To each their own though.
