My RTF2 is abraiding my shirts and undershirts. Does anyone have advise on do it yourself lightning the factory stipple.
I did a search and came up with nothing. I won’t trade it for a Gen 3 19 because this gun has no issues.
I wouldn’t touch the gun. My advice would be to get a N82 tactical holster. It puts a layer of holster between you and all of the gun. It’s super comfortable. I use them for my guns because my guns are aggressively stippled.
Sell it to someone who wants an RTF
Stipple a 2nd or 3rd gen gun to your liking
+1000 Don’t sacrifice the rtf frame.
You could wrap the grip in thin athletic tape or tennis racket/baseball bat grip tape to prevent it and keep from ruining the rtf texture for later down the road
I don’t care about preserving the factory stipple. It is abraiding my shirts and the inside of my jackets. It does not bother my skin I’m using a Blade Tech IDPA IWB G17 holster.
I will not trade the gun this one works and I won’t trade it for another 19 that may or may not have issues.
In that case, a flat file or sand paper in the 400 range maybe.
Light sanding or put wrap, tape, or bicycle inner tube over the grip.
Rubber talon grip.
I wrapped the grip with black hockey stick tape, it seems to work.
I would just sell it as people will pay more for RTF 2 models vs ruin it with permanent modifications. That, or see if you can purchase a Gen 4 frame.
Dremel… Angle grinder… or belt sander.
Yes, I’d do the innertube thing if I were you - I do this on my polymer handguns anyway - but not for the reason as the original poster
FWIW my RTF2 17 eased up on the abrasiveness somewhere around 3-4K rounds I’d guess, has about 6K on it now. My RTF2 19 that just hit 2K is noticeably more aggressive still.
I used 120 grit sandpaper and it took only a few minutes. The hockey tape was leaving black stains on my hands and clothes.
I stippled my rtf2 23 no regrets.
If it is a pistol you will keep, I would hit the grip VERY lightly with sand paper.
Bicycle inner tube gets all over your clothing once the rubber starts to decompose. The dry cleaners could not get all of it out of my dress shirts when I worked plain clothes assignments.
I’ve used a bicycle tube on polymer guns for years - NEVER had this happen. I carry my Shield daily, in fact (and it has it)
I must have been using the wrong brand of tube. It was more of a problem during the summer months when the tube on the grip got hot and sticky.
I know this has been posted before in similar discussions, but it seemed appropriate to add here: