I cut up and melted my M&P

[Mike]

Decided to do some stippling on my M&P. Picked up a $10 woodburner from walmart so i wouldn't mess up my nice soldering iron.

It went pretty easy. I practiced on a spare AR-15 grip and the extra backstraps I had.

I got done with the stippling and decided to cut the bottom of the mag-well too in case I had a malfunction that would require a forceful removal of the magazine. I also smoothed out and raised the area under the trigger guard so I could get my fingers a little higher grip on the front of the pistol. Got the mag release too.

All in all I have about two hours tied up in it. I might do some more stippling on the front of the grip but I'm undecided right now.

Results.

-Mike

Edited July 6, 2010 by Mike

[jgrauman]

Very Nice! good job

[Guest Moody]

Mike gave (traded) a grip that he'd done similar to the one in the pictures, and honestly - this thing is just awesome. I can't wait to try my M&P out at the range and see if it makes a difference. Definitely grippy, and offers more control, without having the typical texture of 20DPI checkering, etc.

[TGO David]

I'm digging the magwell cutouts. I have thought about doing this so many times, but never had the guts to try it. What did you use to cut them?

[Mike]

A sharpie and an x-acto knife.

You can get a hell of a grip on the magazine with it. I wish I had done all of this sooner.

[TGO David]

A sharpie and an x-acto knife.

You can get a hell of a grip on the magazine with it. I wish I had done all of this sooner.

I was toying with ideas of how I could build a fixture to hold the frame and then chuck a machine bit into a drill press and slowly feed the magwell into it sideways to cut the notch. Your way sounds much simpler.

[Mike]

I thought about taking a step bit to it. I was concerned with chewing up the entire bottom of the pistol, cracking the frame, and turning my hand into grated cheese.

[Guest Arko]

I wouldn't have had the balls to do that.

Nice work.

[Mike]

It's only a piece of plastic.

[Guest Billetproof]

Now you just need to get the slide serrated and it will be tacticool!!

MGO Community Forum

[Mike]

Now you just need to get the slide serrated and it will be tacticool!!

MGO Community Forum

That guy looks too much like Danny Bonaduce.

Seriously though Doug does some very nice machine work though.

I'd like to have a M&P9L with a Burris Fastfire on it.

http://www.migunowners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83753&page=2

http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=49263

Edited July 6, 2010 by Mike

[mikegideon]

I thought about taking a step bit to it. I was concerned with chewing up the entire bottom of the pistol, cracking the frame, and turning my hand into grated cheese.

You also have to worry about melting the plastic with power tools. Nice job.

[LagerHead]

Now you just need to get the slide serrated and it will be tacticool!!

MGO Community Forum

That is quite possibly the most hideous looking modification to a gun I have seen. But I do appreciate the utility of it.

[Guest GLOCKGUY]

Nice work!!

[Smith]

Looks good. ONly thing I've did was reduce and round the beavertail grip.

[Mike]

Well, I took and stippled the front strap too.

Also my Warren sights came in today. One dot front with a plain rear.

[Guest Billetproof]

Too bad your so far away because he also does awesome work on the sear for like $30 while you wait. Smooths the action, lightens the trigger, & shortens the reset. Like the work you have done on yours. What tip did you use for the rear of the grip? Getting ready to do my M&P 40c and I like that pattern.

Thanks.

That guy looks too much like Danny Bonaduce.

Seriously though Doug does some very nice machine work though.

I'd like to have a M&P9L with a Burris Fastfire on it.

M&P with Trijicon RMR Red Dot Sight - Page 2 - MGO Community Forum

My Mp RMR combo - M4Carbine.net Forums

[Guest Moody]

Awesome, Mike. I'd like you to do my M&P, as well. How about free dinner in exchange?

[Mike]

I have the Apex DCAEK kit in the pistol. It's fantastic. Especially for a drop in kit.

[ShaunM]

Nice job Mike.

[hipower]

It's only a piece of plastic.

Eve so, it's still a good job. Most of us fear messing up the looks of a gun. You went for it and made the changes yourself. And they turned out right.

[Guest greymethod]

Awesome work. Did you just run the wood burner in lines down the grip?

[Mike]

Yes. I started at a point high center of the grip and drew lines outward.