I started a thread a moment ago about hunting for a smith who would do some Glock frame alterations. Well after my third cup of coffee this morning I decided to try it myself. I’ve thought about it for a while and practice patterns on a few pmags. The results are below.
The main problem I had was with the lower part of the trigger guard (I needed a deep inlet for my first finger) and with the finger grooves. I also don’t like the factory grooves/stippling/whatever.
I used a belt sander and slowly removed the finger grooves and most of the blocky stippling. Then did the same to the backstrap, until it was totally smooth. I’d say that only adds up to a few mm’s removed on the backstrap.
I also removed a lot of material from the trigger guard, and get a much higher grip now without a massive hot-spot on my first knuckle. I rounded out the front of the trigger guard, too. I did not stipple those areas.
I used a simple pointed tool from a woodburning kit to make the stipples. I hit the material at an angle to give a more aggressive texture. On the side panels, I just did a ‘straight on’ dimple that is less aggressive. I did the same further up on the frame where I put my support hand thumb.
I hit everything with some wet-dry sandpaper to remove rogue chunks and make the texture slightly less dramatic. While I was at it I smoothed out the grooves on the trigger.
The pistol will still fit in my holster with retention. It feels much, much better in hand now. There is excellent traction and I get a nice, high grip. There’s definitely a solid feel, but I’ll have to wait until I put some rounds through it to make any conclusions.
Many thanks to all here with threads on this subject, that’s where most of the ‘inspiration’ came from.
