reverendrp Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Just entering into the sport (USPSA Carry Optic). It's a lot of fun. I have just as much fun tinkering with guns as I do shooting. So I made a grip plug for my Glock. Bought a scrap of tungsten off ebay for $24 and started grinding down. Would grind it down, marker the whole thing, stick it in the grip to see where the marker rubbed off, repeat. Took a while but eventually got a plug that fits in there nicely. Haven't shot with it yet. Might be detrimental for all I know. But it's just held in with a set screw and I'm only out $24 and a couple hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intheshaw1 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Nice! I just bought some tungsten weights and I'll pack the grip cavity and epoxy them in but this looks way nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverendrp Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 13 minutes ago, Intheshaw1 said: Nice! I just bought some tungsten weights and I'll pack the grip cavity and epoxy them in but this looks way nicer. I really wanted it to be removable. I thought about epoxying in weight but was worried I wouldn't like how it shoots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intheshaw1 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 1 minute ago, reverendrp said: I really wanted it to be removable. I thought about epoxying in weight but was worried I wouldn't like how it shoots. Yeah, I get that. I initially just packed about 1.5 oz of tungsten disks and putty in my gen 5 backstrap and it does change the feel and I like it better. Could probably pack it in and do a light coating of epoxy just to hold it and if you don't like it it's easy to sand off and remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinister4 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Nice job ! I use tungsten shot and scrap with epoxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieD Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Nice job, I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertwil18 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Nice, now find a way to mass produce it inexpensively and you've got yourself a nice little bit of income Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Take it to a mold making shop and get a mold of it. Not sure if you can melt tungsten but if there’s a way your in buisness. There’s one company around, I forget the name but there making brass plugs like that and selling them I think for 165 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Tungsten has an extremely high melting point. Of course if OP wants to sell these here, he needs a dealer forum to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverscooby27 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Sweet! I would buy a few! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuz Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I’ll take one for a Gen5… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intheshaw1 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) I guess the question is, what gen Glock did you make this for? Edited January 6, 2022 by Intheshaw1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverendrp Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 33 minutes ago, Intheshaw1 said: I guess the question is, what gen Glock did you make this for? A Polymer 80 so it wouldn’t fit most of these guys I am sure. Also, without a CNC that could cut tungsten I don’t know how you could mass produce these. Takes too long the way I did it to be profitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverendrp Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Cuz said: I’ll take one for a Gen5… I’ll take a Gen5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverendrp Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 5:14 PM, shred said: Tungsten has an extremely high melting point. Of course if OP wants to sell these here, he needs a dealer forum to do so. Not in my future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intheshaw1 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, reverendrp said: A Polymer 80 so it wouldn’t fit most of these guys I am sure. Also, without a CNC that could cut tungsten I don’t know how you could mass produce these. Takes too long the way I did it to be profitable. Ah, I was gonna say if you got 5.5 oz in a gen 5 I'd look to make one but I think the cavity is too small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverendrp Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 Just now, Intheshaw1 said: Ah, I was gonna say if you got 5.5 oz in a gen 5 I'd look to make one but I think the cavity is too small. It’d still make the heaviest plug possible. Can’t go too wrong for so cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intheshaw1 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, reverendrp said: It’d still make the heaviest plug possible. Can’t go too wrong for so cheap. What did you use to grind it down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reverendrp Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 34 minutes ago, Intheshaw1 said: What did you use to grind it down? An angle grinder with a 60 grit sanding disc. Held it in a little bench vise while shaping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuz Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 9 hours ago, reverendrp said: A Polymer 80 so it wouldn’t fit most of these guys I am sure. Also, without a CNC that could cut tungsten I don’t know how you could mass produce these. Takes too long the way I did it to be profitable. You know, now that I think about it, I’m totally OK with it along you a long time and not making any profit on mine. If fact, to help reduce your profit, I’ll even let you cover shipping. Shoot me a PM when it’s ready please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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