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my SiC glock grip job
1911a1-fan
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my first attempt at doing a silicon carbide {SiC} grip job with 80grit sc , online companies start at 175.00 plus next day air shipping both ways
front trigger guard
under the trigger
final job, notice the undercut trigger guard another 10.00, and lightened finger grooves
my total cost about 5.00, it feels like velcro for your hands
btw i first practiced on a mil spec ar grip, put a palm swell and finger grooves on it, then tested it for 30 hours in a tumbler with walnut media
front trigger guard
under the trigger
final job, notice the undercut trigger guard another 10.00, and lightened finger grooves
my total cost about 5.00, it feels like velcro for your hands
btw i first practiced on a mil spec ar grip, put a palm swell and finger grooves on it, then tested it for 30 hours in a tumbler with walnut media
Comments
I think it looks good! Nice job.
Undercut trigger guards I understand (barrel axis closer to hand/less recoil) but what are 'lightened finger grooves and what's the idea behind the SiC under the trigger guard?
if i didnt lighten them the SiC would added more circumference to the overall grip, when you pay to have it done they ether reduce them as i did or remove them as an option
i put the SiC under the trigger guard of more as an indexing point for the support hand, after you undercut it, you have 2 choices, 1 is to polish it, and i do not like it slick , 2 SiC it [:D]
Capt. Jack Sparrow.
I did a very mild stipple on my Kahr, it was still so rough it irritated my side while carrying in any minimum holster.
I don't know if you're carrying the 17, may not be an issue. I also want to undercut my G23. Was it easy?
how is it done? pour on glue, then sprinkle on silicon carbide?
after taping off the area, and cutting the curves, i used a dremel sanding drum on the lowest speed to scuff up the area, then apply a thin layer of epoxy i used jb-weld steel reinforced epoxy, coated it with sc , pat it in well, remove tape, then wait, reshape areas and remove excess that migrated over the lines, re add more sc, wait and repeat so it does not bubble up, did i mention wait?
Looks great.
I did a very mild stipple on my Kahr, it was still so rough it irritated my side while carrying in any minimum holster.
I don't know if you're carrying the 17, may not be an issue. I also want to undercut my G23. Was it easy?
yes, but nerve racking taking a dremmel to any gun, i taped off the trigger guard then used the drum back and forth to remove the material and shape it
yes stippling can be over aggressive, some guys use 40 grit which i think would give the same results on a ccw, and yes i carry that gun, thats why i chose 80grit
Looks good!
before
after
Jon
What 'grit' of SiC did you use?
Since 'plastic' is usually oil based, how long do you expect this to 'stick'?
80 grit
it will last till i have to redo it i guess [;)], i also did a test run on a spare glock baseplate, it went in the tumbler with the ar stock, then attempted to remove it manually , it took some work with a diamond file but i did get it off since the jb weld it rated for plastic and it sandable it is possible