Am I The Only Person That Hates Stippling?

[mopar92]

I'm a big fan of the functionality and consider it for me a must have. It is ugly as fvck though but Glocks aren't beauty queens in stock form anyways. What sold me was at during training the instructor 'splaineded how it helps and had us all put a mix of dish soap and water on our hands and shoot 5 rounds. I could barely keep the gun controlled. Then had us repeat with his pistol that had been stippled and it was much mo'bettah. I stippled my Glock so its a very aggressive pattern but knowing better now, I would only stipple the front and rear of the grip and leave the sides alone. It tears my skin up if it's against it so I have to wear an undershirt and those get ruined quickly. Plus 80% of your grip strength is derived from your thumbs and fingers anyway.

 

[Name Taken]

Just start with a FNS you'll never have grip issues again.

I've never fired a gun with it but I don't think it makes the Glock any uglier.

 

[alucard0822]

It can be useful to increase traction on some slippery pistols, pre 4th gen GLOCKs, M&Ps, Kahrs, and a few others, the factory texture just isn't enough, especially on some small pistols, or if you save wet/sweaty hands. Grip tape can eventually come loose, bunch up, or get jammed in things like the mag release, so stippiling can be more reliable if done well. Problem is crappy stippling jobs that make it way too rough, it's uneven, ugly, over parts that don't need it, or done poorly enough that the pistol's structure is weakened. Have seen some jobs where a good pattern is hot pressed that look nice and works, follows the lines of the pistol, and molded in textures. IMO the tiny handful done right look like the modern version of cut checkering in a stock, or engraved texture on a pistol's front or backstrap.

 

[hodgepodge]

I can be a fan. I have a Glock 22 (Gen 3) that was professionally stippled. He also got rid of the annoying, to me, finger ridges.

I can't post pics from the Kindle.

 

[Minuteman]

I can be a fan. I have a Glock 22 (Gen 3) that was professionally stippled. He also got rid of the annoying, to me, finger ridges.

I can't post pics from the Kindle.

Well done stippling, I like. I've seen amazing work on some Glocks, like making a bigger groove under the trigger guard, and shaping the grip. Some mods make a huge improvement, but bad work, only lowers value, and could, in some grave extremes, make the gun unserviceable.

Glocks are probably the perfect pistol to try this out on. Start by stippling the inside of the Glock case.

 

[zoostation]

I love home stippling. It helps hold the Krylon on when I'm building my tactical Hi-Point. Just be sure not to get it where you plan to glue the NCstar flashlight on.

 

[montoya32]

Stippling's main purpose is not looks. If you can make it look good while obtaining the desired results, then great. It the same as adding a rubber grip or skateboard tape to a gun, just more reliable and permanent.

 

[niftyvt]

Not a fan. Saw an over stippled Glock frame at a class crack just about all the way up the back strap.

 

[Doctor_M]

I would never do it to one of my guns.... but if it makes someone happy, chacun son goût.

 

[Doctor_M]

In 50 years when these combat Tupperware start becoming C&R pieces, I'm sure we will see them in the "Bubba'ed" thread of the day :-)

 

[Rick3bears]

I have a set of Talon grips on my Springfield XD sub-compact. They are wearing nicely and no problems with bunching or coming loose. Have I shot it much? probably 1,000+rds. and it was my EDC for two years.

 

[Mini14tac]

Not a big fan of it being it is permanent. Depending on how well it is done might make the difference on if I would purchase the gun or not. If the price was right I might be able to look past it. I have Talon stick on grips on one of my handguns and like it. I however could remove it if some one purchasing did not.

 

[Doctor_M]

Some of you may know that I've been doing scrimshaw for several years. Stippling is a technique that when mastered, can produce almost photo-quality images. I never got that good at it, sticking mainly to cross-hatching, but I've seen some incredible pieces. This is much more than just "texturing" by poking holes... this kind of stippling is truly art.

 

[Baccusboy]

 

[Doctor_M]

.... as applied to pistol grips...

 

[Bafflingbs]

Hate stippling, put me down for against.

 

[Mini14tac]

Wow!!! Must feel like you are holding a fish

 

[travistheone]

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[Alphabrew]

I love it. I am shooting a USPSA match soon with a factory G19, if I get into this first thing I'm doing is sending it to a professional to do some sick stimpling like this:

 

[jimbobborg]

I've had the same grip tape on one of my competition pistols for six years. I finally had to peal it off because I wanted to change the color. There are companies that pre-cut tape for specific pistols, but I just run a strip of tape on the front and back of the grip. It doesn't go anywhere.