Sidearms & Scatterguns 1st time stippling anything (My G19)

[Wyzrd]

So my edc is a Gen4 G19. I can’t stand the finger grooves and was just never happy with the way it felt in my hand, but it’s a Glock and all my Glocks have always been 100% reliable.
Anyways, I finally grew the balls to do some work on it. I didn’t feel like paying $400-600 to have it professionally done, so I did it myself.
I got rid of the finger grooves, did a double undercut on the trigger guard, stippled the frame, and a little spot for my support thumb. Yes, it could be cleaner, and the lines more consistent looking, but I’m actually happy with how it came out! It feels 100 times better than the factory grip too!!! Anyways, feel free to critique it and I just thought I’d share...

 

[acudaowner]

You feel the way you feel about your gun . All firearms are supposed to work and be reliable if you maintain them regardless of name . The only thing they were built to do fire a projectile and make a loud bang , they make bad hammers , they cannot aim them self or make you a better shooter without lots of practice . They are almost pieces of art , functional art to me at least . Its a nice looking gun , but my taste and desire to be a gun hoarder of crazy proportions makes me feel that way about all the guns I currently do not own , yet some lines and curves on some guns remind me more of sports cars than others and some more like vw's luck and best wishes .

 

[clcustom1911]

That's bitchin. Good job! Way better than my first stippling job.

 

[Wyzrd]

That's bitchin. Good job! Way better than my first stippling job.

Thank you sir? I was very hesitant to do it at first, but I practiced some on an old Magpul grip I had laying around, and it came out decent IMO. I’m probably gonna go in and cut some outlines around all the stippled areas just to give it a cleaner/more precise look. Cosmetics aside, functionally it is well worth the time and effort. Anyways, thanks again!

 

[308pirate]

I've the done the herringbone stippling all over just like you did on the backstrap.

It ended up not being grippy enough for me in that particular pistol (CZ P-10F) and went over it with a wide, round, blunt tip that made a patters very similar to the LOK Grips Bogies.

Eventually I'm going to sand those down to coat the grip with a two part epoxy and silicon carbide grit.

I haven't found a texture too rough yet.

 

[ShtrRdy]

I'd say you did a fine job!

 

[whatsupdoc]

Hey not bad. As I am looking at it thinking what could you use to make the dimples more consistent.
Window screen wrapped around the grip may work to give you a pattern to follow,

 

[powdahound76]

Looks good!
key is you are happy with the function and its working for you.

When I did my 21, I practiced on a pmag for a bit. Mostly to decide how big of stipple dimples I wanted.

I ended up making random dots, then connecting them by making a circle around 1, then another, and another, and so on.
very random with no pattern and is very sticky. Had to knock down the points in between dimples in a couple spots.
Still working on how to get my borders as nice as the pros. Maybe just more practice.... ?

enjoy !

 

[BootyLord]

All you need to do now is grab your grinder / cutting disk and put some front slide serrations in! Lol joking aside I’d say it looks pretty good. I didn’t have the balls to do mine but now I wish I did! How long did it take?

 

[Blue Sky Country]

You actually did a mighty fine job on that pistol. I saw the word "stippling" in the thread title and automatically felt a wave of dread... Probably an instinctive reaction acquired from years of viewing nightmarish Armslist and Gunbroker entries... Your job actually looks very orderly, presentable and definitely displays the mark of effort.

I have come to the conclusion that it is NOT the amount of stippling involved on the frame, but the SIZE of each stipple print and the distance between them. I have seen some stipple jobs that resemble some kind of alien honeycomb larvae nest from a 1990's B grade scifi movie... Or a mousse cake exposed to a hailstorm. So bad that I KNOW for a fact that alcohol consumption had been involved in the stippling process. Your individual and clear indentations are miles apart from these other specimens...

 

[308pirate]

I like really grippy stippling. Both of these were done by yours truly.

Here's a CZ P-09 with herringbone stippling

And a P-10F with a "golfball" pattern inspired by LOK's Bogies grip pattern

I also shoot a revo in USPSA and I'm going to add silicon carbide to its G10 grips. Depending on how I like that, I'll probably sand down the high points on the P-10, fill in the holes with epoxy, then once dry add another layer of epoxy and then sprinkle silicon carbide on it.

As it is, I can carry either pistol concealed with no discomfort since I always wear an undershirt, even in summer.

 

[mewillis]

you guys have bigger balls than me cause I would surely screw up a stippling job, Kudo's...........

 

[308pirate]

you guys have bigger balls than me cause I would surely screw up a stippling job, Kudo's...........

It's actually pretty hard to fuck it up beyond recovery.

The golfball pattern on the P-10 is the third different stipple job I've done on it.

Buy a cheap AR-15 PMAG and practice.

 

[LawnMM]

I'm just happy that you're happy!

 

[hermosabeach]

clothing???

Does this shred your clothes?

 

[Wyzrd]

I like really grippy stippling. Both of these were done by yours truly.

Here's a CZ P-09 with herringbone stippling
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And a P-10F with a "golfball" pattern inspired by LOK's Bogies grip pattern
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I also shoot a revo in USPSA and I'm going to add silicon carbide to its G10 grips. Depending on how I like that, I'll probably sand down the high points on the P-10, fill in the holes with epoxy, then once dry add another layer of epoxy and then sprinkle silicon carbide on it.

As it is, I can carry either pistol concealed with no discomfort since I always wear an undershirt, even in summer.

Im digging those stippling jobs! ??They look nice and grippy. Especially your P10F. I had a set of LOK Bogies with that same pattern on my CZ Shadow, and I loved them! I’m actually planning on picking up a P10F OR, and I’m gonna try stippling it too.

 

[Wyzrd]

You actually did a mighty fine job on that pistol. I saw the word "stippling" in the thread title and automatically felt a wave of dread... Probably an instinctive reaction acquired from years of viewing nightmarish Armslist and Gunbroker entries... Your job actually looks very orderly, presentable and definitely displays the mark of effort.

I have come to the conclusion that it is NOT the amount of stippling involved on the frame, but the SIZE of each stipple print and the distance between them. I have seen some stipple jobs that resemble some kind of alien honeycomb larvae nest from a 1990's B grade scifi movie... Or a mousse cake exposed to a hailstorm. So bad that I KNOW for a fact that alcohol consumption had been involved in the stippling process. Your individual and clear indentations are miles apart from these other specimens...

I appreciate it sir!!! I definitely made it a point to take my time (and be sober) while doing it since it was my first time.

 

[308pirate]

Im digging those stippling jobs! ??They look nice and grippy. Especially your P10F. I had a set of LOK Bogies with that same pattern on my CZ Shadow, and I loved them! I’m actually planning on picking up a P10F OR, and I’m gonna try stippling it too.

I bought a wood burning tool kit at Menards. It was less than 20 bucks IIRC and came with several tips.

The tip with the rounded contour is what I used on the P-10. The key is to drive it in to the desired depth, wait a second or two until you start seeing molten plastic around it, and then ever so slightly push the tip in one direction to build up a raised edge.

 

[308pirate]

clothing???

Does this shred your clothes?

I wouldn't think so. The edges of the stipples are sorta rounded since they are made of displaced molten plastic.

Silicon carbide will definitely fuck your clothes up eventually. It's the same shit that's in sandpaper.