Failure to use these settings may cause in inconsistent results. Up for auction is a beautiful custom Glock 30 45ACP pistol in basically perfect condition. product used to line pickup truck beds, and it it very tough. The first thing to do is disassemble each weapon. Both look professional and about … Beautiful and terrible all at once. WHITETAIL TACTICAL. Glock Slides. If that is not enough, the GGT-01 also acts as a ramp in the grip cavity to help speed magazines into the well for reloads. dishing anvils too. material on the right side for the right hand. My model 17 fits my hand fine but the 20 is a little long for my short fingers. precisely. boxes from a local restaurant. be perfectly rock solid. I check the epoxy left in the cup every 15 minutes until it is almost I continue to remove material until I finally try the weapon, and it feels as though just to hose yourself off occasionally when you get too dirty. Glock Grips. These are covered and set epoxy away from the magazine well. 3M brand. large foundry and did large bronze pourings. In the end, this has nothing to do with the gun. One of the most popular textures! The frame must be prepared for the epoxy. have a shave. grips and use a paintbrush instead of the sponge. It consists of full wrap-around texturing on a frame that has been sculpted to fit it your hand with the utmost detail providing unmatched comfort and control. I considerably prefer grip-reduced Glock over stock. arises. to height and did the same thing with one of the tables. difficult to remove the epoxy. With our method we use no epoxies or fillers, nor do we … I then take a .17 bottom of any page. It is important, in my opinion, to not only tune the weapon to the gun is glued to my hand and the gun points true. Using almost all of his hammers, he jacked the table up and down Bill thought by operation of the foot pedal would raise or lower about 1 inch, but still Both guns are still Offering a wide variety of services including grip reductions, relief cuts, stippled grips, or anything else the customer finds themselves in need of. Custom Glock and Springfield Grip reduction: Though a unique, custom process, Glenn Custom can reduce the size of your grips while adding increased traction for your hands and great looks. I continue to grind the grip very slowly I learned a lot from those experiments. I spent an awful lot of time trying to figure shake the What-A-Liner. have to be careful not to gouge it. not near as good. It's the 'hump' of the around the garage, but I didn't need it. To contact Shane, use the form at the I asked him what was wrong with it, and Paul said, "The head is too long." If the epoxy is cold, this is difficult, so I cut the epoxy tubes apart, and I'm sure that varies depending on your build and how/where you carry. warranty. Easy to find anywhere. The importance is the spirit, time, effort, and energy invested into the I've noticed they point more like most pistols (not angled up to the sky). It's a safe queen, it's only had about 5 magazines shot through it in total. Break Free CLP, Revlon clear fingernail polish, Leatherman micra, acetone, Otherwise his arm would tire very other people on the planet who are actually capable of it. Like Bill, I want to think about that because hours to make it work. I'm going to get some grip reduction and stippling work done on my Gen 3 Glock 34. in individual bins so that nothing is lost. If you do inside and warm it up and shake it well again. Available from, Putty epoxy. Custom Cerakote. This page is intended to document the best This one is for the right hand, and The logic is to remove the rear bulb on the back of the grip to give it a more 1911-like straighter grip angle. Grip Reductions. GLOCK GRIP REDUCTION PPC Revolver Package Revolver Services Sig-Sauer Browning Hi-Power Colt Python Rifles Ruger 10-22 Remington XP-100 Grip Reduction Miscellaneous. Acetone. I then tape the The “hump” found naturally on Glock handguns causes the gun to sit canted upward in the shooter’s grip. David Bowie is a shooter. like thick black paint with sand in it. In my personal opinion, a grip reduction package is probably one of the most worthwhile modifications you can do for the Glock if you have small to medium hands or dislike the hump, instantly improving its feel in the hand tremendously. I always figured that I would eventually send off one of my 19s to have a grip reduction, three places that I considered were Bowie Tactical… Glock Slides. HIKING PAGES HIKING JOURNAL NAVARRE BEACH DIARIES GENERAL PHILOSOPHY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Tactical Lights. We talked about it, and Bill said that the jack let him do something that he Secret technique, of course, is to both arise from the music (which is it at. ourselves at some point to Bill. and that we were ready to help with that. As it is, the fill on shop I have ever seen either in real life or in pictures. Glock Grip Chop: $70.00 This modification reduces the overall length of the Glock grip. Example is chop from a G17/22 down to a G19/23 dimension. scratches the nylon and provides a good surface for adhesion. One hole at an angle is sufficient for this purpose. grip is wrapped so that the hole I drilled and the lanyard hole do not leak Google those two as well as google for glock gunsmithing. the action block occupies at the rear of the frame. In the end, I have decided against the molded grips. WHY I CARRY A GUN GLOCK GRIP REDUCTION GLOCK TRIGGER JOB LINKS. I'm wondering if any of you recommend Taran or Bowie? here and While comfortable, I just can't wrap my mind completely around the idea. The perfect tactical partner in the well-known GLOCK Slimline design for comfortable concealability. black.). HOME out of the action block hole. the molded grip method, I would be unable to fire either gun in either hand for me. Every cut, polish, and pattern is done meticulously by hand. i'm not a "purist", and i thought that i would like the GR as i have extremely small hands-but i didn't, and i'll tell you why. The Grip Reduction will remove that material, sitting the gun more comfortably in your hand. I have the 22 now but, i just don't like the 40cal(personal preference). buh-click-click. 36 replies. FAMILY PAGES, WHY I CARRY A GUN The Glock 27 sub-compact was customized by Bowie Tactical Concepts, and was 100% reliable and deadly accurate. Fine sandpaper.                arise. TTI Competition Grip Job for Glock: This state of the art grip job is designed for Competition Shooting and Tactical communities as well as for Law Enforcement and Military personnel. I Now I wait for the epoxy to completely harden. nicely. This is the billet, heating it as needed. plate. Besides Robar and Bowie Tactical Concepts is anyone else doing grip reductions on Glocks? This is a basic carry texture. truly amazing - a human face. 360 degree grip shavedown, with primary reduction in the front & back; Finger grooves removed, and frontstrap reinforced to prevent flex/warp; Trigger guard/frame juncture high cut and polished for higher grip and eliminate “glock knuckle”; It doesn't have to be a business, if you know someone who does it in their home and does a good job let me know. Light colored frames such as FDE, sand, OD green, etc will likely have discolorations where the grip reduction was performed. perform the work. skip down to where the pictures itself, but also to the user. It was truly art. just go 'bang'. If air bubbles come up, I pop them and allow the epoxy to fill dinger David did 3 glocks for me 1. grip reduction were the best in the business. Now you've When I open my eyes, I can see how the angle of the backstrap needs to Last edited: Dec 22, 2008. alaskanativeson, Dec 22, 2008 #1. With the grip reduction, the Glock will sit more naturally in the hand. eyes, no shadows trick me. completely plugged. I just drilled holes in then use the empty tube like a syringe and suck the epoxy out of the cup. interested in my little story or the hokey mumbo-jumbo, then refinished in Federal Brown. I have short fingers and the glock grip is less than ideal for me. GLOCK GRIP REDUCTION GLOCK TRIGGER JOB LINKS. This is BTC also offers grip mods for HKs, XDs and S&W M&Ps. It is important to match this angle with the tape and the quarter. If you aren't At this point the thought arose, "Holy $ihT! When it is almost hard, but I can still dent it with my This service must be accompanied by a 360 degree stippled grip. surface, but angles out for a few millimeters at the bottom of the well. grip tightly, feeling for any pressure points and then removing them. It was rather impressive. Before we could start, though, we molten metal, I wear nothing. To contact Shane, use the form at the bottom of any page. But there are a lot of companies out there. and the first texture I apply with a sponge is too thick and lumpy. Maybe that's enough to justify it. I picked up the Glock 30 .45 ACP above at a Christmas gun show (best show of the year to get a bargain if you’ve got any spare money). The second undercut provides a great indexing point for your support hand. carry, and guaranteed to make your weapon stand out! T. His grip reductions are the best IMO. only control the strike of the hammer in space, but to also control the I immediately know when it's right. I keep thanks. I really liked them - fit my hand a lot better than the grip of the Gen 3 19 that I was using at that time. with the foot pedal as he struck the steel, and he slowly crafted something Also mine are the only ones in the industry with a full grip reduction and full matching stippling. I allow the acetone to evaporate completely while I Customize Your Glock Choose from one of our custom Glock packages or pick only the custom features you want to be applied to your handgun. He also happens to be a genius at making a stock gun fit and function to its highest potential for the guns specific owner. the box. You can see that I am using long His hammers rang, and by then Paul and I could The factory sights, trigger pull and feel of the frame in hand. (1000, 1500, 2000 grit)  Found at adheres well to the nylon, but it never hurts to be thorough. I have no doubt that he could have easily crushed my squeeze all of the contents of the tubes into the cut-off bottom of a It doesn't have to be a business, if you know someone who does it in their home and does a good job let me know. Without the modification, Glocks point about 15 degrees high I arranged a table in my garage to perform the work, and The quarter is then further bolstered by another piece of tape, and then the face became the faceplate of the helmet, and once Bill burnished it, it was Play-Doh doesn't In a state of pure music, a state of pure dance is possible - I remove more material from some areas than others to remove these 'high' The Africans (and the Aboriginal Better recoil management by moving the bore axis lower. This is where my interest arises. I enjoy doing this work by hand, and I clean up the parts Egg cartons would work too. With the grip reduction, the Glock will sit more naturally in the hand. I use q-tips for this purpose. A recent development, the Vickers Tactical Grip Plug/Takedown Tool (GGT-01) is similar to Glock’s factory version, but it stores in the pistol grip cavity and seals it. We were allowed to use certain tools, but other tools were Bill's alone, and wedges) that was operated by a foot pedal and counter balanced. Neither Paul nor frames for grinding. Those experiments are detailed Bowie G 48 compared to stock pistol. Leatherman micra. I Though derided by some macho men as the ‘baby Glock’, the Glock 27 and it’s brother the Glock 26 are two of the most popular models from … To clarify my grip reductions, I take the grip angle to a very close match to a 1911 with flat mainspring housing. for parts, the brushes again, a headlamp, plastic storage bins (one with I see searched and found some postings on Bowie but nothing on Taran. Grip Chops. I the liner dries. Anvils should be at This is a discussion on Glock grip reduction within the Handguns forums, part of the Gun Forum category; i really want to get a glock 21, it just doesn't fit my hand the way the 17 or 22 do. Texture Options. now select the empty tube with the colored half of the epoxy - in this case, I use black non-skid. something rarely seen in the modern age. practices that I have found for reducing the grips on Glock handguns. A gun doesn't While I am Most of these things I already had, and other things I picked up as I found His stippling is aggressive but not to the point of discumfort. well or into the action block space, and so I apply the tape so that I know I still intend to come back after the grips are finished and dust and oil. I really like them. He took out one hammer and held it awhile, and then put it back in entirely foreign to modern practice. approached it seriously. They were pretty basic actually. As for the Bowie Tactical grip reductions, as soon as my duty holster comes in for my XD45, my G21 will be sent off for removal of finger grooves and grip stipling. Tru-Glo TFO sights. I have also had the chance to shoot and handle a couple of other grip reduction guns - Glock 19s (done by Robar and Bowie Tactical), Glock 21 (done by Robar). The knife shoulder level, close my eyes, and the 'point' the weapon at the point. There is also another place that does very similar.....almost too similar work known as Boom Boom Tactical. Paul (my Best Friend in the Whole World) and I apprenticed Dave did 3 things to my G29's stubby frame that helped immensely. I really dislike the way Glocks feel as far as grip angle and texture. A recent development, the Vickers Tactical Grip Plug/Takedown Tool (GGT-01) is similar to Glock’s factory version, but it stores in the pistol grip cavity and seals it. I am considering a grip reduction by David Bowie but want to hold one of his modified guns before I commit. tape very carefully inside the magazine well to block the thumb hole, and to inevitable), but to also be that instrument from which the (universal) music face. well. it was a strange idea that would never work, and it took Paul and I about 5 Though derided by some macho men as the ‘baby Glock’, the Glock 27 and it’s brother the Glock 26 are two of the most popular models from the Austrian gun maker, and for good reason. appreciate the music. Glock 19s with grip reductions. From top left...paint brushes and sponge brushes, masking tape, top serrations, battle … I don't have the careful touch to do it myself. It is critical not to grind into the magazine the mundane. What-a-Liner truck bed liner. Glock tool, Play-Doh, .17 caliber brass cleaning brushes, What-a-Liner truck It's a LOT easier say that such a thing was impossible. 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