Get a grip...

[PWC]

Many years ago I had friend who was a nat'l ranked smallbore coach, and he was having trouble getting and keeping a good grip on a pistol.

He wrapped the grip and back of the pistol tightly in a plastic bag, covered his kitchen table with newspapers, and put a lot of Bondo on a paper plate and worked it with a putty knife until it was a thick dough consistency. Then he slathered it on the pistol grip and grabbed it tightly with a plastic gloved hand, and used his off hand to position the gun just so.

He scraped the excess Bondo off such that he would be able to release his fingers. Since he had "worked" the Bondo until it was almost set, he held the gun until it was fully set, not a long time.

Final work was done with a file and sandpaper. Gun was butt ugly because he left the Bondo its natural color; but, he got the grip he wanted.

Never felt the need to do something like this. Has anyone else done something similar to this?

 

[captain awesome]

I've sanded some grips in key areas so they would be more comfortable but nothing like that.

 

[doubleh]

No.

 

[Hartkopf]

Serious competitors will do all kinds of stuff to win a race. I did that sort of thing in a previous life but never for guns. I have experience with some pretty neat epoxies so if I was competing, I might do some custom grip work.

 

[Riomouse911]

I've sanded some grips in key areas so they would be more comfortable but nothing like that.

Same here. On Glocks I will use a Dremel with a sanding wheel on the outer edges of my Glock trigger guards to prevent the standard edge radius from causing a blister on the middle finger of my shooting hand.

Example on a Glock 43X:



Certainly nothing like custom grip making out of wood or a home made Bondo grip, but it helps me out a bit.

Stay safe.

 

[WheelGunMan]

I've used a file on the edges of trigger guards, triggers and rough edges of grips to make them more comfortable in my hand. Never as dramatic as what the OP's friend did.

 

[jstert]

if too slick, tape. if too rough, sandpaper. my guns are shooters, not lookers.

 

[starling]

So many grip options these days its silly not to make your firearms lookers AND shooters.

Also many professional looking options for home brew grip jobs. No need to ugly up nice firearms with rubber bands or athletic tape. Ends up making a sticky mess anyways most of the time.

I still use innertube bicycle tire rubber sleeves once in a while on polymer frames though because is so thin and I dont want to add bulk.

 

[KevininPa]

I like Talon Grip. Extra grip without bulk. The rubber grip even absorbs some recoil. Helps on hot days with sweat. Easy to apply. Lasts a long time. I even buy the 10x10 sheets and custom cut for grip fronts and backs. Also great for phone cases! And no, I'm not affiliated with them.

 

[someguy2800]

Another fan of talon grips