screwj Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Is it possible to add silicon carbide to the allowed grip area for Production division, but also smooth out the backstrap area to remove the teeth area? I know this might reduce the dimensions a bit, not sure if this is illegal.ThanksSent from my VS990 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvibe Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Appendix D4 21.4 For semi-automatic Production guns, grip tape, grip sleeves, checkering, stippling or other texture may only be applied in the areas shown in appendix E4. Glue and grit is considered the same as stippling And 22.2 prohibited modifications Grips – any addition or removal of material which changes the factory profile or adds function such as beavertail or thumb rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanny10 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 So if I read E4 correctly it would be allowed. With regards to smoothing out the back strap, if you took a dremel to it and then applied the carbide I reckon it would be hard to tell you did it. It I've never applied carbide before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwj Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 13 hours ago, Swanny10 said: So if I read E4 correctly it would be allowed. With regards to smoothing out the back strap, if you took a dremel to it and then applied the carbide I reckon it would be hard to tell you did it. It I've never applied carbide before. That's what I am thinking, but I wanted to see if anyone has done any silicon carbide to Production glocks at any major matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 (edited) On 12/24/2016 at 1:10 PM, Swanny10 said: So if I read E4 correctly it would be allowed. With regards to smoothing out the back strap, if you took a dremel to it and then applied the carbide I reckon it would be hard to tell you did it. It I've never applied carbide before. It does add appreciable thickness to the gun. Doing both wood grips on my Stock 3 added about 1/8" to the overall width of the gun. If you grind down until a checkered or factory stipples surface is smooth, it'll bed up about the same thickness that it was before. Edited December 25, 2016 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwj Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 Good suggestion. I have grip tape on currently, but i dont like how much thicker it feelsSent from my VS990 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyGlock Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Its prohibited in IPSC iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBunniFuFu Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Why would you need to smooth out the backstrap if you are going to add Sicarbide on it? If it's just about the thickness have you considered stippling or jumping to the Gen4 platform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanny10 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I think that's his point. He wants to add grip but not add thickness. Just my impression. And for my dollar, tape is a big improvement over the factory knobbies on the back of the grip. I imagine carbide would be as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mksm2016 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 I thought about doing this well, glad someone brought it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screwj Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 The reason to smooth out the factory checkering is needed in my opinion if you want an evenly applied silicon carbide layer; the factory checkering may cause the layer to be uneven and will definitely make the backstrap even thicker. The same would go for the finger grooves, so if I attempt it I would want to smooth out the front strap and back strap. Unfortunately, I am from Kalifornia, so Gen4 through PPT is no longer allowed as I don't have a Gen4 frame. In order to preserve the dimensions of the grip, my thought is to sand off around 2mm from all grip surfaces that will have silicon applied; 1mm layer for the JB Weld, 1mm layer for the silicon carbide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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