Non slip treatment/sleeve for Glock grips, open carry wet conditions.

[Clearlight]

Anyone recommend something useful? Has to be for standard grips, and probably not stick on sandpaper type.
Have seen some slip on sock - like grip stuff, need a recommendation for daily open carry in shitty (slippery)
conditions.
Cheers

 

[308pirate]

Anyone recommend something useful? Has to be for standard grips, and probably not stick on sandpaper type.
Have seen some slip on sock - like grip stuff, need a recommendation for daily open carry in shitty (slippery)
conditions.
Cheers

Stippling.

 

[saddlerocker]

Not sure why you wouldn't want stick-on rubber or sand grip panels, but doesn't Houge make the original slip-on rubber glock grip?

 

[Terry Cross]

Anyone recommend something useful? Has to be for standard grips, and probably not stick on sandpaper type.
Have seen some slip on sock - like grip stuff, need a recommendation for daily open carry in shitty (slippery)
conditions.
Cheers

In my opinion, stippling would be the best choice by far.
I have no idea where you live, but everywhere in the U.S. likely now has a dozen people in every city offering that service at very reasonable prices.

There are a ton of "non-slip" die cut grip tape kits for every Glock model.
Example: https://www.amazon.com/Handleitgrip...-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

The grip tape is effective even with sweaty slimy hands but it also grabs and bunches up any clothes material you might be trying to conceal under. Makes for 100% dead giveaway that you are carrying. Also almost guarantees you will trip on your dick and grab way more shirt than gun if trying to draw quickly or discretely.

Stippling provides >90% of the usable grip as grip tape but is not so sticky to clothing.

 

[Hobo Hilton]

Experiment with the abrasive of your choice and grit size.

https://plastidip.com/product/plastidip/

 

[John Barleycorn]

Anyone recommend something useful? Has to be for standard grips, and probably not stick on sandpaper type.
Have seen some slip on sock - like grip stuff, need a recommendation for daily open carry in shitty (slippery)
conditions.
Cheers

I have been a long time fan of Goon Tape. It's hard to get - always sold out. A good alternative is Howie's Hockey Tape. It's cheap and gives you all the grip you need. I've used it on pistol grips, long gun handguards. When it gets funky, you take it off and throw it away. It leaves no residue. I think the grip feel is better than the popular stick sandpapers or grip rubbers. I keep a couple of rolls in my range bag.

 

[308pirate]

I have no idea where you live, but everywhere in the U.S. likely now has a dozen people in every city offering that service at very reasonable prices.

Or you can do it yourself. I did.

 

[Terry Cross]

Or you can do it yourself. I did.

I'm too much of a pussy.
I wouldn't stop trying to get it "just right" until it was a melted blob. My shit would look like a Hi-Point and a Chiappa made a baby.

You are correct though. The OP could likely get a soldering iron and fire up the YouTube DIY tutorials.

 

[Pav67]

Talon has precut self adhesive panels.The offer a variety of abrasive levels .Or stippling

 

[John Barleycorn]

I practiced stippling on cheap P80 frames. It's not too hard to master. You just have to take your time. I have no love for Talon.

The only concern I have about stippling is it irreversibly modifies the gun. Affects resale value. I wont buy a handgun somebody I dont know modified. Some dont care. It's just a thing with me.

For me, the friction provided by a bone stock gun checkering or factory patterns works fine. I started using Goon Tape after seeing some very skilled competitors in 3 Gun using it. Summertime, it's hot and your hands can get sweaty. The tape mitigates that.

 

[MikeMiller]

I carried a pistol for duty and off duty for over forty years now. When it comes to everyday hard use with Glocks stippling is the best choice. Look around and find a type of stippling you like. I started doing my own years ago when I had the hands of lifetime heavy weight lifter and fighter. I liked the super tough then but it tore clothes and everyone else thought it was too aggressive. Now I do much milder and works better for my old broken hands. lol

 

[powdahound76]

I'm too much of a pussy.
I wouldn't stop trying to get it "just right" until it was a melted blob. My shit would look like a Hi-Point and a Chiappa made a baby.

You are correct though. The OP could likely get a soldering iron and fire up the YouTube DIY tutorials.

It is easier than building super fine accurate rifles…..

I practiced on some Pmags and a couple old A2 grips.

Dremel and mini sanding drum for taking down finger bumps works dandy.

 

[LeftyJason]

I once stipled an Xbox controller. Wasn't hard to do just took time.

Will have to grab pics later.

 

[Milf Dots]

Some of the best stippling I've ever seen is by Bore Sight Solutions:

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[308pirate]

I once stipled an Xbox controller. Wasn't hard to do just took time.

Did you sell it to some submarine guy?

 

[308pirate]

The only concern I have about stippling is it irreversibly modifies the gun. Affects resale value.

Resale value is always a distant consideration to me. I don't buy guns with the intention of selling them. There's always a buyer at the right price.

 

[flogxal]

HandleIt grip tape, pre-cut for your pistol. Follow the directions, clean the frame with alcohol, keep your hands/fingers off the alcohol-cleaned frame, nitrile gloves make that easy. Apply tape, then use a hair dryer on "warm" and make the grip tape warm, then press it firmly into place. Repeat the warm/press routine 2x more. You'll be glad you used the hair dryer routine when everyone who "can't make those grip tapes work" sees yours last a long time.

The sandpaper grip is good for duty/competition. Their aggressive textured synthetic is almost as grippy but it will not shred your clothes and won't make the soft-hands people complain.

Talon grips I've used, but they didn't have near the traction improvement as the HandleIt sandpaper and "extreme" synthetic textures.

I shoot pretty high-volume and compete at an average level in handgun competitions. Haven't had my grips come off, or shift. But I use the hair dryer routine and I am careful about the alcohol cleaning prep.

I put a rubber Hogue sleeve on a PPS M2, just to make it fill my hand better. Can't say the grip improvement is equal to the HandleIt grip tapes, but it's sort of comfortable.

You can experiment with sections of bicycle innertube, hockey tape, and skateboard/traction tapes.

 

[LeftyJason]

Did you sell it to some submarine guy?

Nah. Did it for myself. Helped with hands not getting sweaty.

 

[John Barleycorn]

Resale value is always a distant consideration to me. I don't buy guns with the intention of selling them. There's always a buyer at the right price.

Everybody is different. I carry 'em don't marry 'em. The only conceal carry handgun I didn't lose my affection for after shooting it for a while is the Hellcat. It's not that it's so much better than the others in that class. I just like it. My weakness is I never met a gun I didn't like. Even the HighPoint.

 

[CK1.0]

Stippling is best, then grip tape, but if you don’t like those options the tactical bike tube is worth a try…

 

[LeftyJason]

I once stipled an Xbox controller. Wasn't hard to do just took time.

Will have to grab pics later.

Xbox 360 controller. It's where I played Skyrim. Still have the 360 and my ps2. Now I do games on my computer with a 1070 graphics card. Can't use this controller sadly.

 

[dino67]

Aren't you based in Aus?

Is this an issued weapon? (You'd need a non-permanent solution?)

 

[drglock]

Stippling is great until you carry inside the waistband. Unless you have an undershirt on it’ll rub you raw after awhile. I’ve got a G36 that’s stippled and it’s my winter carry just because of this.

 

[John Barleycorn]

On pistols that allow interchangeable grips, such as 1911's, I almost always switch the grips to smooth wood. I prefer it. I gave up on G10 long ago. It's provides a great deal of friction that I dont need to shoot well. I also don't want to strap on a cheese grater and wear it all day.

For competition I prefer tape. Conceal carry is a different thing altogether.

 

[missed]

I did the silicon carbide epoxy on my G34 and love it. I want to do it on my 19x but I'll conceal carry it in the winter and don't think I'll like a cheese grater on my handles.

 

[CK1.0]

 

[Aftermath]

Nah. Did it for myself. Helped with hands not getting sweaty.

 

[AMG04]

$20 wood burning tool from Amazon and a little patience...

 

[Redlion]

$20 wood burning tool from Amazon and a little patience...

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Great job my man!

 

[_Ares_]

Combat Textiles have been solid for me. https://www.combattextiles.com/collections/grips

 

[CK1.0]

Stippling isn't that hard... I have next to no patience, and this was my first time stippling anything and it came out ok:



The polymer melts, and then it hardens, as long as you're after function over fashion and don't hold the iron on it until it's smoking like a dumbass, you can take a few or more whacks at it until it's to your liking (some might even prefer the look).

Practice on that useless mag-loader thingy Glocks ship with, or even on the gun box it came with that will spend the rest of its days in some closet...

 

[moosemeat]

The only concern I have about stippling is it irreversibly modifies the gun. Affects resale value. I wont buy a handgun somebody I dont know modified. Some dont care. It's just a thing with meme.

I have no hate for glocks, but the resale value here is stupid low anyways. I personally give zero shots and mod them tell my heart is content.

 

[Clearlight]

In my opinion, stippling would be the best choice by far.
I have no idea where you live, but everywhere in the U.S. likely now has a dozen people in every city offering that service at very reasonable prices.

There are a ton of "non-slip" die cut grip tape kits for every Glock model.
Example: https://www.amazon.com/Handleitgrips-Grip-Tape-Wrap-Glock/dp/B07SMWS6G8/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2JRTTOFJUT92E&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FZANjgwG8Nk44jS3PNHQt_tQYGiAEpqiew9R5g0zUbhDqEXsr5gyz2u9fGKhdzmjQrsFC0fuIlkwVLGtDL57YHyxFBMzAJ0LvrgV1AzCFsApban585r8ByECOb1ruXlW95wJWP_TSzJrcVhW5Vnm_jcFKDhJUBCfDtrgeADQsIK9CqQAHQjAdAvtOP1NpckxW-r0rwr8DelM-zKy1onZMKpuEiSRNDqhugkG2LVg5EC83bR5GleHEwKNO93ghgTejn4g4yiqa4SgLY8G-QD4Wg8lsN_1UkmHQrBDaDloBho.hcc8WSbSc5XGsQW-3LATHKBNn5XvhQelTnyO5vAfTYA&dib_tag=se&keywords=grip+tape+for+glock+17&qid=1718112545&sprefix=grip+tape+for+glock,aps,210&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

The grip tape is effective even with sweaty slimy hands but it also grabs and bunches up any clothes material you might be trying to conceal under. Makes for 100% dead giveaway that you are carrying. Also almost guarantees you will trip on your dick and grab way more shirt than gun if trying to draw quickly or discretely.

Stippling provides >90% of the usable grip as grip tape but is not so sticky to clothing.

Thanks Terry. Im in Aus, armourers are few and far between down here, and pistol specialists even fewer unfortunately. Spot on about sandpaper style grips catching on everything, hence the need for another solution.

Best workable solution will probably end up on dozens, if not hundreds of pistols so needs to be repeatable. Stippling FTW so far.

 

[Clearlight]

$20 wood burning tool from Amazon and a little patience...

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Great job! Thanks for the pic

 

[Clearlight]

Aren't you based in Aus?

Is this an issued weapon? (You'd need a non-permanent solution?)

Yes in Aus. Will chat with the instructors, and question how talented the agency armourer is feeling. Yeah, issued Glocks.

 

[308pirate]

On pistols that allow interchangeable grips, such as 1911's, I almost always switch the grips to smooth wood. I prefer it. I gave up on G10 long ago. It's provides a great deal of friction that I dont need to shoot well. I also don't want to strap on a cheese grater and wear it all day.

For competition I prefer tape. Conceal carry is a different thing altogether.

You do know there are G10 grips with all sorts of textures, from crazy aggressive to ultra mild, don't you?

 

[John Barleycorn]

You do know there are G10 grips with all sorts of textures, from crazy aggressive to ultra mild, don't you?

Yes and I thanks for the tip. I still don’t care for it. You be you. I’ve been an active pistol shooter for 30 years and have a good grip on what the options are. Pun intended.

 

[cas6969]

... I’ve got a G36 that’s stippled...

This is actually mild. I have SIG grips somewhere that I did. I loved them, they were painful to hold if I squeezed them too hard. Or if you had city hands Mister Hooper, counting money all your life.

 

[John Barleycorn]

I have no hate for glocks, but the resale value here is stupid low anyways. I personally give zero shots and mod them tell my heart is content.

I have no beef with personalizing a handgun to make it work better for you. I just wont buy a gun personalized for some other dudes preferences. To each his own. I dont accessorize or decorate my guns. Some enjoy that. Fitting, polishing, triggers… sure. Cosmetic mods are just not my thing. I have no artistic talent. I did give stippling a whirl and found it tedious. The juice wasn’t worth the squeeze to me.

 

[cas6969]

They're Glocks, when you're done with them you throw them away, bury them out in the yard, whatever.

 

[John Barleycorn]

I still have a first gen g17. Not that repro model. It shoots fine. I’ve replaced springs and the firing pin a couple of times but that’s it. I’ve had some crazy offers for it but I haven’t wanted to let it go.

 

[moosemeat]

I have no beef with personalizing a handgun to make it work better for you. I just wont buy a gun personalized for some other dudes preferences. To each his own. I dont accessorize or decorate my guns. Some enjoy that. Fitting, polishing, triggers… sure. Cosmetic mods are just not my thing. I have no artistic talent. I did give stippling a whirl and found it tedious. The juice wasn’t worth the squeeze to me.

My point wasn't that I enjoy customizing them(tho I will adapt them to my needs) ir that I will buy someone else project, but that I don't care is the resale goes down. I can buy good condition g19s for $350 here. I also never plan to sell a gun.
BTW, throwing a grip condom on a gun is "accessorizing" it as well.
Stippling is time consuming.
You do your guns how you want and you will hear no complaints from me. I'm just here to encourage you to make it work for you by what ever means you see fit.

 

[John Barleycorn]

I once stipled an Xbox controller. Wasn't hard to do just took time.

Will have to grab pics later.

I once stippled a stripper named Cinnamon.

 

[calling4life]

I use the aggressive sandpaper stick on.

But I only do it on the front strap and backstrap, carries great, doesn't get caught on clothing or anything this way.

And I do it up the beavertail a ways as well, really does a good job of keeping my hand high on the gun instead of allowing it to slide down.

I also do it in multiple layers in some spots, you can do quite a bit to get the feel you really want and to aid in keeping digits where you want them.

 

[Bobby Ball]

I replaced the frame on my 365 with an Icarus precision frame and I was going to take the old frame and play with some abrasive rubberized coatings to see if there was something that would work the way I'm envisioning in my head. I have use the plasti-dip on other applications and have not had enough success to be happy with it. Just wondering if anyone has tried anything else?

 

[Forrest84]

Skateboard tape.

 

[LuckyDuck]

If you're trying to avoid stick on sandpaper type of grips, and also want to avoid permanently altering your Glock Frame, for about $20 you can try the rubber grips from companies such as TALON to give it a whirl. It'd be a minor investment/experiment and non-permanent should you not like it.

Just a thought- might be worth your while trying it out before committing to anything permanent. If nothing else- it might help you make a decision for what you do like before making any locking in any of the other options suggested here.

-LD

 

[hlee]