Glock Stippling Question...Edit: Well I finally did it

[uwe1]

Thank you for the suggestions thus far. I'm thinking that I'm pretty much done, except for cleaning up some rough edges or possibly extending the stippling higher up on the frame and lower down the grip. It isn't as shiny as the magloader and all the extra shine is because of a CPF bulb right over the plastic as I'm trying to photgraph it. It doesn't look as refined as some of the work I've seen, but hey, I'm just a non-handy guy trying to learn to be handy.

I don't have particularly sweaty hands so this amount of texture feels right to me. Now to get out and actually shoot it... I haven't really shot a Glock without the Hogue grip since I bought my Glock over 2 years ago so this is going to take some getting used to.

This was done with the 40 watt soldering iron, with a very narrow tip, and then I hit areas with a few light passes of 600 grit sandpaper where it seemed to chew into my hands. I sanded much of the original Glock texturing down, but not completely, before starting, and I removed the lower finger groove, but not the upper. The trigger guard was also sanded down. Edges were kept as straight as possible using blue painters tape as a border.

[Semizal0311]

That looks awesome!! Great work. How did you remove the finger groove?

[uwe1]

That looks awesome!! Great work. How did you remove the finger groove?

I used a Dremel to take off the bulky majority of it, then placed the Dremel perpendicular to the grip and rotated the grip to maintain the front curvature. After that, I sanded the surface down with 600 grit sandpaper. I also slightly reduced the size of the first groove, but kept it there.

[okie john]

I think it looks pretty good. It's even yet random. Nice work.


Okie John

[Caeser25]

I been practicing too before I go to work on my Glock. The thing is, they're all different. My Moe and RVG was really easy. My Miad, AFG and pmags not so much. Miad and the pmags were krylon'd already though. Other random plastic laying around the house vary as well.

[markm]

I got the wood burning kit from HarborFreight and did a similar style of stipple. I ususally hate the stipple jobs as most people go way overboard. But my old g22 was so slippery there was no downside risk.

[uwe1]

I got the wood burning kit from HarborFreight and did a similar style of stipple. I ususally hate the stipple jobs as most people go way overboard. But my old g22 was so slippery there was no downside risk.

My first attempt went up as high as yours, but I had also done the finger grooves, finger texture area, and backstrap. After messing around dry-firing for a day, I stippled a little higher because I found that the meat of my left thumb was able to get a bit better friction that way.

I really like what you did though. It's simple, clean, and effective. I believe you've posted that pic before and it was one of the ones I looked at before I started.

[LowSpeed_HighDrag]

On my G19, I only stippled the right side, as it is a carry gun. I also stippled where my thumbs naturally rest and under the trigger guard. No need to stipple where you dont even to come into contact with the pistol. Id highly recommend stippling on the underside of the trigger guard though.

[uwe1]

On my G19, I only stippled the right side, as it is a carry gun. I also stippled where my thumbs naturally rest and under the trigger guard. No need to stipple where you dont even to come into contact with the pistol. Id highly recommend stippling on the underside of the trigger guard though.

What benefits do you experience with the underside of the trigger guard stippled? I'm trying not to get carried away.

[markm]

Good question. I refused to stipple any NON-grip area of my gun. For me.. on the Glock.. that's the four "corners" of the grip area.