I’ve wanted to stipple my M&P pistols for a while now. The dilemma was do I want to pay someone else ~$100 per pistol to do it, or attempt it myself? I waffled on this for quite a while and finally sat down in front of YouTube today and started watching some tutorials. This inspired me to do it myself and off to Home Depot I went to get a soldering iron. I got home and decided to start on my M&P9c and to test it out I stippled a backstrap that I don’t use. It was MUCH easier than I thought it would be so I went to work on the Crimson Trace Lasergrip and the pistol itself. A couple of hours later these are the results.
To anyone considering this, just do it. I don’t see any reason to spend a dime paying someone else to do it. All it will cost you to DIY is the cost of the soldering iron, and if you already have then that, then all you have to do is take the time to get it done.
I’ll be doing my fullsize M&P9 tomorrow and will post pics when I’m finished.
Excellent work, and photos. It looks like you used a little bit bigger tip than I did.
Good point that there’s no going back. It’s been something I’ve been curious about, but I got to handle a couple of pistols a month or so ago that had been stippled and I was convinced.
Thanks! I did use a bigger tip than you. I did the back strap first because I figured if I messed up I could always get another one. The rubber on the back strap is softer so it definitely melts easier.
+1 to what was already said. I didn’t add stippling, but I dremeled the finger grooves off my Gen 3 Glock like a month ago. SO much better. If you really want it, just do it.
Guys, those look great. I’ve been back and forth on this for a while. I’d really like to do my m&p, just haven’t committed to it. How long did it take to do the m&p compact? On vacation this week, so I’d like to sit down and try my hand at some point. Probably will start on some pmags first.
I’m considering using my Dremel on low speed (this is where it pays to have the variable speed model) to remove just a small bit of material where the grip meets the trigger guard. I would have to restipple that spot but no big deal. I know others have done this. I think the gun would be more comfortable overall if I could make it ride just a hair lower in my hand.
And thanks.
Thank you. I think it took me somewhere around two hours. You could probably go a little quicker as you become more proficient with it. I kept finding areas that I wanted to make a little bigger or that needed a little re-touching. I also did the finger area on all of my magazines as well as a good bit of area covered by the CT lasergrip. It covers more than a regular backstrap and if I ever go back to using one then the entire grip area will still be completely stippled.
Doing this also made me wish I had one of these.
I may have to invest in one of these sooner or later.
Definitely do it. Even a small adjustment will make you so much happier. I didn’t have a huge issue with the finger grooves, it was just that my finger hit a little pointy part on the very last groove. I think it’s like having a pebble in your shoe: tiny annoyance but when it’s gone it’s so much better.
Low speed is good. I think I got up to medium and only had a slight odor (hilarious thing was, it smells exactly like paracord. These things are definitely made of nylon :D)
As soon as I made my last post I went out to the garage and did it. I only took a tiny bit of material off, but I can tell a noticeable improvement. I came back in and restippled the area and now you can’t even tell. I don’t know why I didn’t do this a long time ago.
I know how people feel around here any time someone mentions taking a Dremel to their gun and just knowing that made me laugh a little to myself as I was doing it. I don’t think I would have been comfortable doing it if my Dremel didn’t have variable speed settings. I could just imagine the disaster that would have ensued if I had it cranked up to a zillion RPMs.
This is a glock and an M&P 45c I did in about two hours each. I also did all the custom work on the glock myself this was my first time doing anything like this. Although now I have got a bit better doing some for friends. It’s not hard you just got to do it and not worry about it. I like a vary fine texture almost like a low grit sand paper. And the mods to the glock to about ten hours including the curing time for the Epoxy. Good job by the way op.
Nice all! I’m using the wood burning kit from Sears. I’m actually selling the 34 now as i’m not using it as my comp gun anymore.
I’m hoping the stippling doesn’t turn most away. I understand some don’t like it and it’s very easy to do a hack job, but a few people I showed thought I sent it out and had a shop do it so that’s good news.
