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One More Glock With A Great Simple Mod
bkoenig:
One thing to be careful of with grip tape is it can stick to fabric and impede your draw.
My competition gun has grip tape on the front strap and back strap and it really does make a difference. My carry gun has just a tiny bit on the front strap, where it won't come into contact with my shirt. This is on a cz75 that has smooth metal in front and back.
I've drawn my competition gun from concealment when shooting idpa and if I'm not careful my shirt will stick to the grip tape and tangle up the gun. I have no experience in using tape on the slide, though.
OnTheFly:
--- Quote from: SemperFiGuy on April 25, 2014, 09:02:09 PM ---Do the tape ends stick well, or do they pull loose and have to be constantly pushed back down into the grooves?
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Grip tape sticks great and remains in place...IF the adhesion surface is properly prepared. I would suggest a REALLY thorough cleaning with denatured alcohol.
One other concern I would have with grip tape on a concealed handgun is abrasion. That stuff is ROUGH, and is going to rub raw anything it comes into contact with. Skin, inner shirt, outer cover garment, etc.
Fly
HuskerXDM:
I had some sand-grit-type tape on my XDm (which was my carry gun a couple of years ago) and I noticed it would grab my shirt and hold it in place while the rest of me moved around... so it basically helped print the gun. I switched it out to the rubberized tape and that worked a lot better for that application.
Gary:
All good concerns above. I measured the strips, and it comes out to 3mm x 18mm.
The stuff I use is $50 a roll, and is very much glued on. So far, so good.
I have not figured out the best way of cutting it yet. I use a piece of wood, a steel ruler, and a one sided razor.
A pair of scissors works also, but there is more waste for the strips that come out too wide or too narrow.
Beretta Storm, finger groves are two narrow.
Gary:
The friction tape I use, is pretty industrial stuff.
The original photo was a used Glock I purchased, that gave me the idea. My tape is thicker, and a bolder tread pattern.
My tape, sticks out above the finger groves. Is that good or bad? Time will tell. I think the high points will wear down over time.
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