Glock stippling, good or bad?

[gimmejr]

Wow there are bad ones in this thread, if you don't mind them looking like this you could do it yourself and it wouldn't look worse then what is here.

[peter95]

I was never a fan of stippling. imagine conceal carrying that?

IMO, if you were always in a gun fight where there was blood, rain, mud everywhere then I wouldn't care, other than that, I would just leave it as is.

if you really want stronger grip, look into some grip tapes.

[mossy]

IMO, the best stippling job is a hard thing to do and still looks a$% ugly. I would never buy one that was ruined by stippling.

[MP40C-CC]

A bunch of people like stippling, a bunch of people don't. When you get a chance, hold stippled Glock and see if you like it. There are pros and cons as with everything. If you like the feel of stippling but the one you held was a little aggressive, they have "smother" patters. If you need it more "aggressive", they have other patterns.

On that note, my G19 is stippled, I did it myself and I also removed the finger groves. The gun does feel much better in my hands (not that it felt horrible but it was a little too smooth). I love it and wouldn't change it. If I sell it, I'm sure someone would buy it. The beauty of 1911s is you can change the grips to your preference by replacing panels. Most polymer pistols, you can't.

Also, I conceal carry and don't run into any issues. One thing is for sure though, before when I used to sweat in the summer time, I would feel the moisture on the grip of my gun, slightly slipping at times. After I stippled it, my purchase on my gun is secure (no slipping). To me, that is when it makes the biggest difference. I don't wear undershirts and I will not wear one just to absorb some sweat. My stippled G19 works for me...it may not work for others. That is why it is a PREFERENCE.

[Bullitt01]

I have seen very few that look really good. That said,,,do it your self.

[parkje214]

here's what i did to a g3 19 last week.

[glockman19]

Glockman19 does NOT approve of abusing and ruining Glock pistols.

IMHO Stippling a Glock ruins your firearm. I would never buy one.

[bigger hammer]

I was never a fan of stippling. imagine conceal carrying that?

Not only can I "imagine" it, I do it every day. On the side that's against my skin I sanded down the sharp points a bit leaving them sharp everywhere else. Even where they're sanded down, they improve the grip.

IMO, if you were always in a gun fight where there was blood, rain, mud everywhere then I wouldn't care, other than that, I would just leave it as is.

I've been in a couple of gun fights. There was never "blood [at least not mine] rain, [or] mud" but EVERY TIME there was sweat.

if you really want stronger grip, look into some grip tapes.

Not a bad suggestion. But in my case, the issues with the backstrap hump, the finger grooves and the bottom of the trigger guard, tape would not have helped. Judging by the fact that fixing these issues is a standard procedure from the companies who do this, I'm not the only one.

[gsparesa]

Don't let the soldering iron get too hot or else this:

[SVTNate]

90% of it looks like crap, IMO.

That said, reducing grip circumference slightly and getting rid of the finger grooves makes for a vast improvement - so for me, even if I was stuck with the cheap crappy looking stippling that most people post (like everything in this thread so far), it's very functional.

This is what my G30SF looks like.



Many people will agree that it's one of the better looking frame jobs they've seen. It doubles the cost of the gun... I didn't go for cheap, I went for the best.

Others will say that it still looks like crap. That's fine.

I find that I can make precision shots at longer distances with the frame job. It just fits my hand more naturally, which was never an issue for fighting distances or shooting at fighting speed (I trained with Glocks until it wasn't an issue), but now I enjoy target shooting with Glocks as well.

[Az9]

In CA you should own a Gen 3 20 or 29 SF!

Amen.

[ke6guj]

90% of it looks like crap, IMO.

That said, reducing grip circumference slightly and getting rid of the finger grooves makes for a vast improvement - so for me, even if I was stuck with the cheap crappy looking stippling that most people post (like everything in this thread so far), it's very functional.

This is what my G30SF looks like.



Many people will agree that it's one of the better looking frame jobs they've seen. It doubles the cost of the gun... I didn't go for cheap, I went for the best.

Others will say that it still looks like crap. That's fine.

wow, that's actually one of the few Glock stippling jobs I actaully like the look of. I think it is the tight lines that border in the stippling. it looks factory.

on one of my Beretta's, the previous owner had a set of grips stippled. I didn't even know it was custom until it was mentioned. it looked that good.

here is a pic of it with the stock and stippled grips side by side.

[ruchik]

A lot of people base their opinions on stippling work based on amateur jobs. OP, if you want quality, professional looking results that are very functional, I suggest throwing down some money and sending it to the pros.

I've had guns done by several awesome smiths. I highly recommend all three. If I can be bothered, I'll post up pics of my guns, but for now, here's some of their work on other customers' guns:

Boresight Solutions:


Jarvis Tactical:


Overwatch Customs:

[realmswalker]

Happy with my Stippling

Here is my G41 a local guy did with stippling, grip reduction, finger groove reduction and double undercut trigger guard. The gun fits me a lot better now as I don't have big hands.

Pics are a little large.

[realmswalker]

I hope he didn't charge money for that.

Lol, say what you will. Guns are tools to me, they're not their to win a beauty contest. I find the stippling extremely functional, it fits me perfectly, and like the way it looks.