Alternative to front strap checkering

General Firearms Handguns - Semi Auto
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VERY nice!

Can I ask where you got the replacement grips from? I’ve been looking for replacements for my P12 and P13…

Thanks!
jim

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Or you can get it scalloped.

http://www.pinnacle-guns.com/images/semi_gal/dimples_lg.jpg

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I’m really liking my chain link front strap on my Ed Brown SF. Here’s a picture of it, although I didn’t realize how fuzzy the picture was until just now. It’s kind of a stretched out golfball treatment. 3 days and 1200+ rounds of a Randy Cain class two weeks ago and it was a perfect balance of grip without pain.

Here is the link to the Ed Brown site.

Here is a pic I took.

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Thanks! :slight_smile: I got them from www.carboncreations.com but they may not offer them any longer. The mould for the Para hi-caps was wearing out and he wasn’t going to make a new one because they didn’t sell that many. I actually bought the P12 grips almost a year before the gun (when I got them for my P14).

Hopefully he still has them - good luck.

Kevin

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I just got a Kimber Stainless II in .40. The first thing I did was put the Ergo Grips (skateboard tape type) and put non skid tape (I use the kind fire departmens use on their tools and trucks). Here’s a pic:

I love the grips. I did the relief cut in front of the mag release. The blued mag well is temporary until I can get a Stainless Ed Brown Wedge Maxi-Well.

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Just wanted to thank Josh (LOKNLOD) for sending me the “skate board grip tape”. It’s guys like this, that go out of their way and do something nice for a stranger.
Big thanks Josh, the this tape is a great fix for the problem and it sicks a lot better than I could have imagined.

The gun handles 200% better!

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Dave that looks great on there!

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http://www.rogersprecision.com

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Those guns look badass

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this is a FANTASTIC thread. Great ideas here…

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Get some skate-boarder’s tape and epoxy. Works just fine.

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I have used the skate board tape too.

Keep in mind the Marines guns have the smooth front strap, but their stocks are the Gunner Grips vs. the Warrior style. I have some of the former but have only looked at the latter. The gunners are more aggressive, and are designed to work with gloves.

John

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[b]I have been using some skateboard tape for a long time now and its about time to get some more tape! Now I have Gunner Grips and they are the best grips I have ever used!

Grunt Out![/b]

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I use friction tape from Brownell’s.

Nice work from Ned Christiansen:

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I’ve been using non-skid/skateboard tape on front straps since the mid 1990s and I prefer it to checkering. The only downside is that you have to replace it occasionally. How often depends on the tape you use, how much you use/handle the gun, etc.

I also use the grip panels to hold the tape down. I’ve never had to relieve any material from the stocks; I just tighten the screws and it looks fine (and is secure).

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I too am a firm believer in the skateboard grip tape.

I use it on my 1911, and will continue using it until I have the gun refinished many years from now!

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3M friction tape has worked well for me.

Ive grown to like anything BUT checkering. I have a nasty tendency to wear down those expensive little points. The one 1911 with 30lpi checkering I have feels no more “grippy” than well used tape.

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3M Tape works quite well

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Skate tape won’t come off either when it’s clamped between the grips. I have the exact same thing on my Warrior as well and it’s stay put after 500+ rounds at the range. It’s better than the perforated metal cheese grater things (I think Wilson sold it). I tried it and ditched it for simple skate tape.

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Anyone tried the Brooks Tactical A-grip? I put one on my G27 because I had trouble holding onto the tiny thing and love it! The purchase it provides is amazing - especially since it isn’t abrasive.