Anyone CC a stippled pistol? If so any issue catching on clothes etc… ?
I like it on my MOE grip and pmags and would like to do my g23 but want to make sure I can live with it. Thinking I could do it not to deep and hit it with a little fine sandpaper but wanted to here from some others.
So Saturday project or no?
I know it’s not exactly the same thing but I carry my G19 with some fairly aggressive grip tape wrapped around it. No issues with snag for me. I vote you go for it!
The two pistols i carry most are both stippled (used to use grip tape but got tired of replacing it every few months). I dont have the left side done cause it would rub my side raw, but theres no issues with catching or snagging on clothing
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Most of the people that are stippling their pistols are doing it because they attend multiple day training classes in which they get sweaty and lose a good solid grip on the gun.
I see no need for this on a carry gun.
God forbid if you ever have to use it, but if you do it will only be for a few seconds as opposed to several hours.
This is a little bit of everything gun. I use it for daily carry and also shoot it for IDPA ( would change it to ESP). I might use it in a class but it would be a back-up system to a carbine or shotgun. I really need to find some money for a g17 :sad:
I’m 6’1 190lbs and I carry a stippled G19 IWB at 3 o’clock with no garment between the gun and my skin. The grip does rub against my side and after a full day of carry I do have some redness on my side but nothing to cry about. I’ve been carrying stippled guns inside the waistband for about five years now and it does not bother me. BTW for holsters I use a Raven Phantom and before that a Comp Tac CTAC. No issues either way. I have not experienced any issues with the stippling snagging on clothes or causing any undo printing.
I carry a G19 with 360 stippling, this is my do every thing gun. I wear a plain white under shirt. I recommend use an aggressive texture for this will wear over time and smooth out.
Are you having issues maintaining a sufficient grip on the pistol and are looking to stippling as a possible solution or are you looking for a Saturday project?
If it’s the later, stipple some rail covers or more PMags or something.
If it’s the former, then stippling the pistol may be a good solution.
So you never carry when it’s raining out? Or when your hands are a bit sweaty for whatever reason? And you’ll never need your gun when your hands are bloody from being shot/stabbed/whatever, right?
I’ve carried a stippled gun for about 3 years now. It can be uncomfortable without an undershirt, but it’s not bad. Depending on how it’s stippled, it will only catch on certain shirts. I wear cotton tees/button ups and rayon button ups with zero issues.
I carry a very aggressively stippled MP9 FS. No issues. I wouldnt trade weapon control for comfort anyway.
I have shot in the rain and with sweaty hands.
The pistol I use for classes and drills is stippled.
ETA: For the record, I ran the 10-8 test, El Prez x2, and a dot torture today at my range.
The temp today was 101*F ,76% humidity.
The gun a ran was a stock Gen3 G19.
I do. I did a grip reduction and re-texture job on my G19. Because I did the stippling myself, I made it where it doesn’t catch on clothing or rub the skin raw, but still provides better traction than the stock texturing.
I should mention this is my “general purpose” G19 that I use for carry, for competition, and for training use. I have another G19 (RTF frame) that I found too abrasive to carry daily.
A lot of people just use a less aggressive stippling on the body side of the gun. Mine is very aggressive all the way around because i have a hard time holding onto a slick gun, regardless of conditions.
I carry everyday in an IWB holster and almost always wear an undershirt or wifebeater or something like that. If i don’t the gun (the mag release especially) rubs me raw. A comptac or other holster with a leather interior barrier would help i’m sure!
I vote yes as well. I have agressive stippling on both my G17 and the crimson tace grips on my 1911. I carry both in Raven and Comptac IWB holsters at 3 o’clock with and without shirts between the holster and my skin. I’m 6’ 245 lbs. and experience more discomfort from the holsters when worn for long periods of time than from the grip jobs. I have also not experienced any significant decrease in my ability to clear the shirt from the gun when drawing.
On my carry pistol I just stippled the front and back straps. I left the sides alone and have no issues. This still provides more than enough grip.
I think it will depend partly on the clothing you wear. I carry daily under an untucked button down shirt. I found that having grip tape on the Glocks caused the garments to hang up sometimes. Since I’m a righty, I just leave the grip tape on the left where my support hand gets good purchase. I don’t believe it’s necessary on the shooting hand side because that hand gets to maintain contact with the front and back straps. I almost always wear an undershirt so it takes the brunt of inside wear and many of my under armoir style shirts have the damage to show it.
One thing though… All of my concealment shirts develop wear that eventually leads to thinning and holes where my pistol rides. That’s even with the smooth sides of a gen 3 glock. With stippling that wear would simply be accelerated. With suits and sport coats you can have a piece of material sewn or ironed inside to reduce this. With casual shirts however it’s not so easy.
Front strap and back strap (heavy checkering) provides the majority of the grip for me. I carry smooth grips… Ron
All of my G19s are stippled…this was usually done as p/o a grip reduction or re-contouring. It has never bothered me for CCW.
Assuming you will have someone else do the work, many shops offer varying degrees from very-aggressive / more suitable for competition to mild-to-medium / suitable for CCW. I suggest you talk with a number of people. I had several G19s done by Ben Simonson at Boresight Solutions…great work, stippling that gives a good hold, but not too aggressive. One of my G19s done by a another person is a lot more aggressive. I took some emery paper and smoothed it down some…problem = solved.
Do a search…there are a couple of threads here on m4c that show examples of various people’s work (including some private / do-it-yourself jobs that turned out really good).
If you’re planning to do it yourself, you may want to get some rail covers and experiment some.
Stippling is a personal preference…but I don’t like the way Glock did the “grenade grip” checkering, and I’ve always felt that stippling a Glock improves my ability to shoot it. YMMV.
Good luck
-Rainman
I carry a Glock 19 RTF2 with no issues, and I rarely wear an undershirt.
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I guess you don’t eat any fried chicken either? 
“Hold on a second Mr. Bad Guy while I rub the chicken grease off my hands…” :rolleyes: