My Latest G19 grip job

[graycrait]

I got this 3rd Gen G19 in near perfect condition then I went "mad" with the grinder, Dremel, Fordom and wood burning pen. I wanted to leave this one a little more conservative in case someone says to me, "the Glock grip feels so much like a block of wood." But without the extreme cuts I have done on previous personal Glocks, which alter the basic Glock frame so much as that most folks find it so severe a departure from stock Glock that it "weirds" then out. Anyway here is another of my own personal carry Glocks, a G19. It points flat, is an easy firm grab out of a holster or the rim of the bathroom sink, even with wet hands, and would likely appeal to even those with smaller hands. My hands measure out to "large" for gloves but I like to be able to squeeze the grip hard if I have to, so like a smaller gun grip and also want my short fingered wife to be able to easily handle any of our self defense handguns.

1. Cut all Glock stippling, front and back, including taking a bit more off the Glock backstrap "hump."

2. Cut up where the trigger guard meets the grip. This and the above backstrap cut along with # 3 below makes the gun point flat, like a 1911.

3. Take some material under the tang to give a bit higher grip.

4. Stipple all the grinding areas for better "traction" as well as cover up the hideous grinding marks.

[Guest Bronker]

You're an adventurous little monkey, aren't you?

I must say, I find it pretty cool.

[TN-popo]

Great work, Dude. I've loved the various photos of your work.

I love the G19 and I have found that a good stiple job is worth its weight in gold. Most all are functional...the trick is to get it to look good as well. Your's does.

I can't do my issued G23, but all my G19s have it.

Edited June 12, 2011 by TN-popo

[BigJim]

Looks Good! I like it!

[Guest Halfpint]

Yeah, dude, looks awesome. Gives me something to shoot for, next time I pick up a 19!

[KahrMan]

Nice job!

[Alpha13]

It points flat, is an easy firm grab out of a holster or the rim of the bathroom sink, even with wet hands, and would likely appeal to even those with smaller hands

Now i want to try it, if you weren't so far away.....

[A.J. Holst]

Looks good!

Appears you installed a HiViz front sight, how do you like it?

I have one on my SP101...

[East_TN_Patriot]

I wouldn't mind doing something like that to my G22. It is a police trade-in and the frame has worn darn near smooth in a couple of key spots. Not sure if I have the guts to take a woodburning pen to it...

[MphsTiger1981]

Nicely done Graycrait!

[graycrait]

I have installed red fiber optic sights on all my guns that can wear them. I particularly like the one by Dawson Precision, but HiViz works well too.

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[Capbyrd]

That is actually a Glock that I might be able to stomach. I think what drives me away from glock isn't as much the grip angle as it is the hump. This one looks like my hand would like it. And the stipling looks just right. Not too much nor too little.

[TnShooter83]

Nice job, but I'm one of the very few that like the finger grooves.

So I'd opt to save those.

Again, nice job.

[JimmyMac483]

Great looking grip! I would be scared to death to try that on my own.

[jaysouth]

It look as good as Robar to me.

[MarkInNashville]

It is very nice! Improved the look, too, I'd say.

[BrasilNuts]

Of all the Glocks of yours that Ive seen I like that one the best.

[Guest TheRev.]

Looks really nice.

[Dolomite_supafly]

I have stippled several AR grips in the same way. I really like how the stippling feels. You can go as agressive or as mild as you need. I did one grip that would literally sand your skin away but with gloves it would never slip or move. Also, if you get it too agressive you can hit it with sandpaper to tone it down a bit.

Yours looks really good and as others have said getting a random pattern is the hardest part.

Dolomite

[TNWNGR]

This one turned out really nice and it does look better than a Robar job. The sight's would be a stretch for me because I've used Mepro Lites for so many years now and am still able to get a good sight picture.

[graycrait]

I'm pretty much done with night sights. Having done military qualification at night, and some night shooting as a civilian I won't get into, I find the idea of aimed fire at night against a target I can't see well ironic in the least. I have grown fond of railed pistol lights. At the distances I need a self-defense pistol the "main beam" of a half-decent railed pistol sight offers a nice circle of light to empty bullets into, no shaking laser, no wondering if I am shooting at a friend rather than a perp. Therefore pistols sights for me are for daylight ops, target shooting and maybe daylight SYA ops in some rare circumstance. A big red fiber optic fire ball allows me to put the front sight where I need to fast. At night if my light fails me I have practiced shooting a Glock without any sights on the gun and if you trust your training you won't need or be able to use sights at night in most SYA civilian situations. Maybe an assasin can find a use for them or maybe they would have been cool in that scene in "The Untouchables" where the actor Garcia is holding that baby buggy while shooting the bad guy in the head with a .38. In the lifestyle I lead I doubt I need nightsights. Unshakeable Crimson Trace would have been so cool, but at those distances I can't get a laser to keep from jumping around all over the place.