Sidearms & Scatterguns Stippling! How important is it to you?

[TheHorta]

I used to frown on aftermarket gun stuff. I thought stippling was for idiots who nursed from the teet of #MeToo wannabe Tier-1 Operators.

Now I won’t run anything but an Agency or Zev Glock. The more aggressive the stippling, the better

I’m a high-drag, cardio-averse sweat hog with sweaty hands that could water a small garden on a 70* day. I’d wear gloves at classes just to be able to keep a grip on my gun during the course.

Then I discovered stippling.

Now, even though my gun gets completely soaked, I don’t lose my grip. Polymer frames and stippling have saved my portly sausage fingers from many an embarrassing moment.

Outside of having Velcro surgically attached to my flanges, I don’t think I’ll ever run another pistol without aggressive stippling. I love my Nighthawk and Wilson Combat 1911’s, and I know there are many grips available, but those beautiful plastic frames just lend themselves so nicely to custom stipple jobs that I don’t see ever going to a 1911 for a carry/work gun.

Dyslexic Stipple Freaks of the world, untie!

 

[308pirate]

There isn't a single polymer handgun sold in the US that has what I consider the proper amount and roughness of grip texture.

Not. A. Single. One.

All my polymer handguns are either stippled, covered in grip tape, or slathered with epoxy impregnated with silicon carbide.

 

[AngryKoala]

I bought a shadow systems MR920 and the grip on it is aggressive enough (sand paper-ish) that I won't be getting it stippled.
I also bought a glock 43x, that thing is getting stippled. The difference between my buddies 43x (stippled) and mine (stock) is night and day.

One place I like it is where the thumb of the support hand goes underneath the slide and also on the other side underneath the slide for a resting spot for the trigger finger.

 

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ive stippled guns....used grip tape....and all that jazz.

feels good, helps with grip......but ultimately decided its really not worth the effort/ cost.

the more i shoot, the more im finding i actually prefer the guns stock.

 

[300Norma1959]

There isn't a single polymer handgun sold in the US that has what I consider the proper amount and roughness of grip texture.

Not. A. Single.

The M&P M2 has excellent stipling. It’s the only one that I found that does

 

[308pirate]

The M&P M2 has excellent stipling. It’s the only one that I found that does

It comes the closest, I agree. But ALL manufacturers forget that the base of the support hand thumb rides much higher on the grip than where their texturing stops.

There's nothing stopping them from texturing the very important area circled in red other than being disconnected from today's shooting technique.

 

[300Norma1959]

It comes the closest, I agree. But ALL manufacturers forget that the base of the support hand thumb rides much higher on the grip than where their texturing stops.

There's nothing stopping them from texturing the very important area circled in red other than being disconnected from today's shooting technique.
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While agree, I don't think that would improve the grip as the 4 fingers around the grip is what holds the gun

 

[Kir]

If one uses something long enough, one gets used to it. If you are young/strong you just grip it tighter. When you get older, then you might have a need for stippling. Exercise with a rubber ball to make your hand/grip stronger. No probs...

 

[308pirate]

I don't think that would improve the grip as the 4 fingers around the grip is what holds the gun

I don't just think it will improve grip. I know it does.

If you think the side of the support hand between the wrist and the thumb plays a minor role in controlling the pistol, you should tell Bob Vogel. I'm sure he'd be all ears.

 

[PBWalsh]

All the strength in the world is for naught if your skin is slipping off the frame.

I even put grip tape on my BCM AR-15 grip. I’m considering putting grip tape down the length of my handguard as well. My CZ has the most aggressive grips Lok Grips produces. I want my gun to leave bite marks on my hands.

Calloused hands require higher levels of bite. I would love to grip a handgun that had 360* checkering around the grip that was as sharp as a brand new Rouge barbell. The Shadow 2 comes close with the front and rear serrations.

 

[308pirate]

If one uses something long enough, one gets used to it. If you are young/strong you just grip it tighter. When you get older, then you might have a need for stippling. Exercise with a rubber ball to make your hand/grip stronger. No probs...

Context is everything. If you're happy with .5 - .8 splits with shitty accuracy at 10 yards, a slippery gun doesn't matter.

But if you need to nail two shots into a 20 yard partial target with .25 - .3 splits then a gun that won't move in your hands is critical.

Grip strength is useless if the surface you're gripping doesn't have any friction.

 

[RTH1800]

Metal can be stippled as well. I have seen it done on M29's, 1911's etc.

 

[powdahound76]

@TheHorta - it is spelled phalanges you heathen!!
The bones within are phalanx...

If you need more, lemme know.

Maybe get Botox in your sweaty hands?
Keeps em dry.

 

[Choid]

320 x series grips have texture in all the right places. Whether it is enough texture is personal preference.

 

[hermosabeach]

It's also a blend of wrecking clothing... and or having your shirt bunch as it does not slide along the gun...

With pocket knives, I started to JB WELD under the clip and then sand it smoother... the knife handle no longer tears up suit pants....

I like extra grip texture but need a blend to keep things concealed

Its like the sticky rubber grips on a j frame that would grab your clothing... wood grips allowed clothing to slide....

 

[TheHorta]

@TheHorta - it is spelled phalanges you heathen!!
The bones within are phalanx...

Until we can start spelling phonetically fonetiklee, we’re all heathens and the aliens will continue to fly right on by.

 

[308pirate]

It's also a blend of wrecking clothing... and or having your shirt bunch as it does not slide along the gun...

The 3M grip tape on my carry gun (on both sides of the grip) does three things

1. Provides superior grip to stippling and the OEM texture
2. Keeps the pistol from sliding against my undershirt when I bend down, greatly reducing the chance of printing
3. Does not impede the outer garment from sliding along as I move, greatly reducing the chance of printing, because my belt and holster press the gun against my side.

I've been carrying stippled and/or grip taped guns for years and I have never ruined a shirt or any other kind of outer garment. So what I say comes from personal experience and not from supposition.

 

[Pckphunter]

I’m trying to get up the nerve to try to stipple my FNS9C myself

 

[308pirate]

I’m trying to get up the nerve to try to stipple my FNS9C myself

Buy a P-Mag and practice on it. If you fuck it up, you're out $15 tops.

 

[Pckphunter]

You know that makes a lot of sense I’ve got a stack of em handy

 

[benchmstr]

stippling is very important to me!.....only because I grind the finger grooves off of all my gen 3 and 4 glocks and I have to re-texture them...

I haven't found a need to do it with gen 5's

bench

 

[Pckphunter]

Welp I tried the pmag and turns out it’s a hell of a lot harder than I thought. It’s art to do it right

 

[308pirate]

Welp I tried the pmag and turns out it’s a hell of a lot harder than I thought. It’s art to do it right

Just keep experimenting. My best texture jobs involve a very fine tip pressed into the plastic at a very shallow angle.

Tomorrow I'll take some pics if I remember

 

[Pckphunter]

If I ever find the perfect single stack 9 I’m sure I’ll want to get it done. I can’t find one with the exact features I like

 

[1moaoff]

Just did the front and back of another 1 of my glock the other day.

Less than hour easily.

I MUCH prefer aggressive grips. I have found though that just doing the front and back is a good compromise. Looks kinda dumb. But glocks are ugly, and the texture doesnt rub during IWB carry.
First one I have only done front and back so well see.

 

[db2000]

I’m trying to get up the nerve to try to stipple my FNS9C myself

You can practice on Legos or any other random plastics similar to your grip if you haven't already.

 

[benchmstr]

Welp I tried the pmag and turns out it’s a hell of a lot harder than I thought. It’s art to do it right

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[TrevK]

^^^^^^ I just bought some of these to mess with last Friday!

 

[Tactical trashcan]

I like my Glock 19x but it’s no where near as comfortable as my Hk pistols with factory stippling and no where near as grippy and without any hotspots. I might have to try that out on a cheap Pmag as well. Good thinking on that one!

 

[Fig]

 

[Tactical trashcan]

She sure looks like a liberal protester, ha. A cute one at least!

 

[Fig]

She’s no protestor. She’s a Glock wielding Gypsy, who would never ruin and devalue her pistol by melting the grip like a retard. She uses a Brooks tactical grip sleeve like a civilized person.

 

[TrevK]

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She’s no protestor. She’s a Glock wielding Gypsy, who would never ruin and devalue her pistol by melting the grip like a retard. She uses a Brooks tactical grip sleeve like a civilized person.

So what modifications are allowed.? Painting rifles, bedding, custom cheekrest, etc.. On second thought we sure as hell shouldn’t shoot them, damn thing depreciates every time I pull the trigger!

 

[Tactical trashcan]

Your opinion, not mine and so I guess you believe gunsmiths are retards too, ha. To each their own! Mine are stippled from the factory so I guess you believe HK doesn’t know dick about firearms as well.

 

[TrevK]

yea the stippling first the masses might not be aggressive enough for the next guy, hence why people like to change the exhaust on cars.

 

[Tactical trashcan]

Just messin with fig, ha ha. Sarcasm isn’t my forte, nor are accurate pistol shots

 

[rusty_carbine]

Googling stippling images is a good way to lose faith in humanity.

 

[Fig]

If you find there is a little faith left clinging to the sides, browse armslist for all the people who think their home meltjob adds hundreds of dollars to their Block, and it will be wiped clean. It’s your gun. Do whatever you want to it, and who cares what the haters say. But then don’t get on the Internet and try to pretend you’ve “improved” it and increased the value of it. You haven’t.

 

[TrevK]

I definitely wouldn’t pretend it adds value for sure. I only am willing to do it on certain things or guns that are “keepers”. I spray painted my truck gun AR and knew when I pulled the trigger on that can that I was no longer worried about value.