kyojin Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) Thought I'd share some pictures of a thumb rest I made for my Open Glock. I made this out of some scrap aluminum I had. It works great. I've got it mounted to an SJC micro dot mount but the c-more mount would work too. Helps keep my grip indexed the same everytime and also helps with keeping my dot on target. It was very easy to make. I will end up painting it black but wanted to snap some pictures while it was silver so you can see how it looks in contrast with the gun. It still needs some sanding but you get the idea of what it will look like. Edited September 16, 2011 by kyojin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchiepinoy Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 thats awesome!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsr1238 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Sweet, how did you make that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyojin Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 I made it out of some 90 degree angled aluminum. It was super easy. Just figured out how I wanted it angled, cut it out, sanded it, and drilled some holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchiepinoy Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 can you make one for me... ill pay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jswitt99 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 I love anything that is homemade and works... But, what does this help with in regards to shooting? I have never thought, "if only my thumb had a place to rest". I recently learned to let my thumbs "ride the slide" as to not put pressure on the slide. I think that helped my grip... Not a hater at all, just curious as to the benefit? I don't mind showing my stupidity if this is a well known fix to a problem I don't know I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchiepinoy Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 ond of my shooting buddy shots STI with PEDAL ^^^ i tried shooting it..... men... its awesome... your grip on ur gun is more comfortable ans stable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
works for ammo Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) Nice work looks like it would work well. Edited September 19, 2011 by works for ammo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyojin Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 can you make one for me... ill pay? PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyojin Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 I love anything that is homemade and works... But, what does this help with in regards to shooting? I have never thought, "if only my thumb had a place to rest". I recently learned to let my thumbs "ride the slide" as to not put pressure on the slide. I think that helped my grip... Not a hater at all, just curious as to the benefit? I don't mind showing my stupidity if this is a well known fix to a problem I don't know I have. Thumb rests have been on 2011's and other guns for a while. I never saw one on a Glock and figured I'd attempt to make one that was functional and useful. It does help with recoil and grip. At least for me it does. I've got friends of mine who have tried it and they like it as well and feel it helps with recoil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 That looks like it would work very well. How does it attach? The SJC mount has slots so no where to drill & tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodan Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 That looks great and I bet it work great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahK Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 That's great! What type of hardware did you use to mount it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fosters3 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Thought I'd share some pictures of a thumb rest I made for my Open Glock. I made this out of some scrap aluminum I had. It works great. I've got it mounted to an SJC micro dot mount but the c-more mount would work too. Helps keep my grip indexed the same everytime and also helps with keeping my dot on target. It was very easy to make. I will end up painting it black but wanted to snap some pictures while it was silver so you can see how it looks in contrast with the gun. It still needs some sanding but you get the idea of what it will look like. Looks great, nice work. Do you find that it improves your shooting or not? Thanks for the intel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansheex Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) Looks good! What size angle did you use? Looks like 1X 1X 1/8"? I need to build one for a few open guns I have. Thanks Edited January 5, 2012 by Bansheex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyojin Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Thanks guys. Been a while since i've been on here. It works really well. Helps to keep my grip consistent and I think it helps with recoil management. I will snap some more pictures of the hardware I used to mount it. I didn't have to drill or tap anything. Just some allen bolts I got from Home Depot. It is mounted solid and does not move at all. Only takes a few seconds to remove if needed. I think the angled aluminum was indeed the 1x1x1/8. I got it at Home Depot as well. I just used a hacksaw to cut out my basic shape then used a file to shape the corners. Great thing about aluminum is how easy it is to work with. Then I sanded everything smooth. I still need to do some finish sanding then will paint it black. It was a worthwhile project that only takes a few hours to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansheex Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Thanks for the writeup! I'm going to make one for my XDM Open gun, and the G34 Open gun that's in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbpt1911 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Nice Job man! Might try something like this for my G34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick88 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 If you dont want to make one bobby carver sells them for 15 bucks. http://bb-enterprise.biz/item165515.ctlg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERDUPER Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 HERE IS MY CARVER THUMB REST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankymac Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 HERE IS MY CARVER THUMB REST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleypilot Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Here is a picture of my Bobby Carver thumbrest. The same as Superduper's, just a better color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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