Two principles I go by
1: If it looks stupid but works better, even slightly, its not stupid. Function is always > Form
2: K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
The stippling is better than grip tape, its not something that will come off and not an extra part. It may be unlikely sure, but I would rather have impossible over highly improbable. Its adds performance without adding any new parts. Good job
My latest stipple job.
Looks factoryMy latest stipple job.
Looks factory
The slide looks nice.
My latest stipple job.
There is no way that shoots or feels any better than a stock G19 with talon grip tape.
From my butchered fugly Glock today... 5 targets in 4.7 secs. A friend had asked me if it still functions, I believe it does.
And an ugly can kiss just as well as a pretty girl, which one would you kiss. You posted it, so welcome to the internet.
What does this sort of personal "customizing" do to resale?
I wonder what results folks have found when they are looking for "someone willing to pay," for their customization?
Do they make a higher return, compensating for the labor and craftsmanship involved?
Do they make less for the "butchered" gun, than they would for the same gun unscathed?
Those deep gouges have me worried about the durability of the frame. I stippled my gen3 19 with a fine tip, and barely touched it until the polymer started to bubble. It actually raised from the surface area of the grip probably 0.1-0.2mm.
To each their own, but my fine tip stipple job flexes less than a factory gen3 non-stippled magwell.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJO3AqbA93r/
I also basically used google images for inspiration for mine, and I wanted to mimic a sandpaper feel. The grip no longer needs readjustment, and doesn't slip, with anything on my hands. Now that the gen5 frame was released, the stippled gen3 is relegated to carry only when I feel like it. The gen5 17 grip is everything I wanted from removing the finger grooves in the first place, the stipple wasn't the priority.