to stipple or not to stipple

[bceglinski]

I have a SA XD tactical. at this time I have grip tape on it but have been thinking about stippling. what do you think.

[2MoreChains]

I stippled my Glock 34 because I got tired of re-applying the grip tape when it kept coming off. Everything would be fine for a while, but a combination of hot summer temps and trying to grip it super tight would cause the tape to start wrinkling then eventually peel. Got irritated with all that so broke out the soldering iron and did my own stipple. Just make sure you conform to whatever division rules might apply.

[johnsons1480]

I had my Glock stippled by Glovkworx. If I had it to do over again, I would get the Dawson pre cut grip tape and call it a day. I put it on another Glock when my wife shot her first match. It was grippier than my stipple job, and I preferred it.

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[Sarge]

Grip tape is easy to change. Stippling is permanent. Just keep that in mind

[EkuJustice]

If your not positive you can do a good job send it to somewhere like mod 1 where it will come back grippy and still look good as well. Some self jobs look good others are functional but look like crap and KILL any resale value

[Tampa-XD45]

I highly recommend Talon grips for $18: http://talongungrips.com/ I use them on Glocks and a SA XD 45 and never had them come off or slide around down here in hot sweaty Florida.

[mike cyrwus]

if youre not sure, then you dont want it

[pcs352]

I had mine done by a professional at boresight solutions and the job was very well done however I'm not convinced its any better than grip tape. If I were to do it over again I'd opt for the tape...

[Butterpuc]

Grip tape is easy to change. Stippling is permanent. Just keep that in mind

Agree.

Gen3 in my opinion needs grip tape, it's cheap and easy... And not permenant. IMO, Gen4 doesn't need anything done to the surface.

My 1911, I use grip tape on the front strap. I think it's ugly, but it's cheap. I want to checker it at 20 LPI, but I'm afraid it may get "permenantly" ruined.

[shooterrdy]

I used 3M grip tape from Home Depot and cut the strip sizes I needed to wrap strips about 1/2" wide put one under each finger around the grip leaving only back strap uncovered. I liked it allot and It never came off shot lots of matches

and had no issues I used some alcohol to clean the grip before taping. that way when you grip the gun your holding the tape tight to the frame unlike taping the sides only

[barrysuperhawk]

I'm the guy that takes griptape on everything, I have I skateboard by the roll and I find i like both of them. Think about the time needed to clean up stippling after you have fallen in the mud instead of just peeling off of grip tape and starting over.

[2MoreChains]

I'm the guy that takes griptape on everything, I have I skateboard by the roll and I find i like both of them. Think about the time needed to clean up stippling after you have fallen in the mud instead of just peeling off of grip tape and starting over.

Dish washer.

Because Glock.

[barrysuperhawk]

Nope, the last time required a waterpik and a toothbrush (not mine) to clean up.

[BigBoss]

If you do your own work you can be specific on where and what you want to achieve. But the artistic part is only one side of the die. Understanding how the heat will effect the absorbing aspect of the polymer is a big one. You can turn a Glock feel into a kel tec if your not careful. Also lots of guys loose there drop free mag capability and that's no fun to remedy. You can take the spring out of a mag and put a couple damp paper towels up in there then freeze it. It's a great heat sink. Also too much heat on the opposite side of moving parts can create drag that was never there prior. If your in it to win it buy some cheap air pistols and practice and ask a bunch of people a ton of questions..until then tape it