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Made some updates to mine. Switched to an IPSC-Alex thumb rest from my GoGun USA *thumb rest [generic]*. Had CZ Custom custom anodize a set of thin aluminum grip-tape grip panels and large mag-well black. Let me know what you guys think

Holy crap man, your "rant" just NAILED what I've been going through. I just started doing this last October (2014) and hit B class a couple months ago. I feel like I keep improving, but recently, I keep going to matches and if things don't go perfectly (they NEVER do) I get absolutely furious and do nothing but bitch and complain. I wake up and do an hour of dry fire every single morning at 5am. E-v-e-r-y d-a-y. I feel like I'm working SO hard, yet I seem to be getting worse. Ever since I hit "B" (I shot 6 classifiers in a row, all A or B class scores) I have bombed, literally BOMBED, every classifier since. For the last two MONTHS. It's absolutely infuriating, because I know I'm capable of shooting A-class scores. To compound the issues, I hang around and shoot with the best shooters in my area. All Master or A class guys, and I go out and expect to be able to shoot just as good as them. Which only results in infuriating disappointment every time, not to mention making me unpleasant to hang out with or shoot with. Not a good combo. I raced downhill mountain bikes for 14 years, and I NEVER got hung up on what my competitors were doing, keeping up, etc. I just focused on what I needed to do. I don't know why I've suddenly felt like I "have to be as good as these guys". Probably because I see their improvement moving so quickly, and expect me to be able to do the same. I also find that I AM emotionally coupled to my shooting performance. It's like I KNOW I can be an excellent shooter, so I absolutely PILE pressure on myself. I have gone home absolutely IRATE a few times lately (I never ever ever let anything get to me, or blow up, which makes this that much more concerning) because of my performance. It's probably tied into the ego thing. I feel better having written this out, and to know someone else is going through the same thing. Somehow shooting has come to mean a lot to me, and I don't want to keep feeling like my performance is NEVER good enough, and not really enjoy it anymore. I need to keep reading these posts, there seems to be a lot of sound advice here.

Absolutely driving me nuts that using the "place image" icon in the toolbar, pasting the link to my hosted image, and viewing it successfully in preview only results in "File type not accepted" (or whatever it says) when I try to post. Going into photoshop and resizing images is a pain in the ass I'm likely not going to bother with in order to post to these forums. Already did it for 4 images, and for the time invested, wasn't worth even doing. Bummer.

Okay so I missed this the first time you posted it, but DAMN that's cool. If only it weren't so expensive. according to the 'ol google machine currency converter, 30000 Czech Korunas is like 1200 bucks, which would be cost before shipping and import duties... maybe one would be better off using that money towards a real czechmate? But then again maybe that would run even nicer than a Cmate, with those popples... probably super loud too haha. Where did you find THAT?! That's rad! It is super cool, that is for sure. Just did a little math and played with the UPS calculator, I think total cost to your door would be like 1400-1500 USD. International shipping is a bummer. So realistically you would maybe come out ahead/the same as a Czechmate, if someone wanted to go that direction? Let's see: New 40 TS is 1199 Conversion is 1500 Big stick is 130 1 mag is 47 Grips are 85 Magwell 85 Cheely 90 mount 99 CMore 189 Total: 3334 USD That doesn't count paying a gunsmith to shorten the frame and mount the optic, but I didn't know how much that would cost so I didn't include it (and some people would do it themselves). A similar total cost to a Czechmate, and just like a CM you have both a limited and open configuration, except you could shoot major in Limited instead of minor. Well, as cool as that is, there's my reason to buy a Czechmate!

Okay so I missed this the first time you posted it, but DAMN that's cool. If only it weren't so expensive. according to the 'ol google machine currency converter, 30000 Czech Korunas is like 1200 bucks, which would be cost before shipping and import duties... maybe one would be better off using that money towards a real czechmate? But then again maybe that would run even nicer than a Cmate, with those popples... probably super loud too haha. Where did you find THAT?! That's rad!

Here's mine: CZ 75 Tactical Sport .40 S&W CZ UB Grips CZ UB Magwell CZC Flat Blade Trigger CZC Trigger Pin CZC 13 lb Main Spring CZC Stainless Guide Rod CZC Mag Extensions x4 CZC 14 lb Recoil Spring CZC 1.5mm FO, 6.0mm height LPA Steel Adjustable Sights (same as TS Orange) GoGun USA "*thumb rest [generic]*" 3 mounting holes 5-40x.375x3 pattern (C-More pattern) for mounting thumb rest (did myself)

I did the thumb rest thing last week. Took a drill press to my TS (scary) but it came out GREAT. I'll post in a thread soon the entire process, as I documented it.

Ultimo-Hombre, I owe you a debt of gratitude. After doing much research online about doing both the grip work and silicon carbide grip job, and finding a disappointly small amount of info on each, your write-up ended up being my guide for the project. In case you were curious and for anyone else considering this, here are some thoughts/things I encountered when I did this project. I have a Gen3, and the texturing is in recessed areas (front of grip and backstrap), so I was concerned that smooting everything flush with the bottom of the recessed areas would leave the grip pretty thin. Fortunately, this wasn't an issue. I went slowly (per your recommendation) and carefully and I was able to smooth everything flush. The side panels on the grips actually extrude on the Gen3, so I blended the edges of the raised area with the rest of the grip, and took the sanding drum to rest of the raised area to smooth it all out. The only tough part was working around the Glock logo on the left grip panel, I just went slowly and I was able to work around it. The thing you mentioned about masking tape made a big difference. I'd usually buy the cheap "Ace" brand stuff, but I shopped around for some good stuff. Went with 3M "Edge Perfect" (or something like that) masking tape, meant for fine detail painting on trim, etc. Packing claimed it would leave perfect lines at removal. So I actually spent $7.99 on a roll. Absolutely worth every penny. Pretty much followed your masking instructions and used a hobby knive to cut nice rounded corners. When I removed the tape, it did leave absolutely perfect lines. Worth the investment if you are as OCD as I am about getting stuff "exactly right". Also, for some reason the 3 or 4 stores I went to didn't have JB weld. I've had good luck with 3M Epoxies, but since JB worked for you, I'd rather go with what I KNOW would work. After my failed attempt to find JB weld, I ended up with 3M's Slow-Set 60 min working-time epoxy (comes in a double tube syringe so you get a equal mix of the two parts). I tested it on something first and it seemed to work well. So I made a big mix of it on a paper plate and started spreading it around the grip area. I then used some small foam paint brushes to smear the epoxy around the grip, over the edges, and get a nice even thickness and coverage. It ended up working out great. Before I started, I got some bailing wire and made a hanger to hook on the trigger guard so I could hang it when I was done. I was glad I did, otherwise I would have ended up with a epoxy and silicon carbide covered gun in my hand and wandering around trying to figure out the best way to let it dry. Anyways, the 3M stuff worked well. After I checked on it this morning, the silicon carbide looked great, but was VERY rough. After being sure the epoxy was very well set up, I took a 200 grit sanding sponge and lightly sanded all the silicon carbide surfaces. This made a huge difference and smoothed it down enough that it's very gippy, but not nearly as harsh. Overall, I think it turned out better than I could possibly have hoped for a first try. Thank you for sharing your process! I would not have attempted this based on the other online guides I found. Once I have the pistol all back together later today I'll post some pics. Thanks again!