My first two Glock's are Gen 2, a G19 and a G17. They are both about 20 years old. They both have the hogue handall grips that were put on 20 years ago. They haven't slipped, shifted, or degraded. I never used dish soap to install them, simply fought them into place through lots of small pulls. Maybe the Hogue grips were made different 20 years ago but they have been flawless in all weather with many thousands of rounds fired through both guns.
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I used the hogue grips on my G17 for several years on patrol... In the end, it started slipping around so badly that I stopped using them completely. I never used the dish soap method of installing the grip. If I ever use them again, I'll use the adhesive which is used to keep the grips in place on motorcycle handlebars. That way I can be confident of the grip staying in place.
yes, It's nothing more than what the manufacturer does when they try to make a grip surface tacky...I guess I don't understand what stippling is. I thought it was just putting little bumps in the plastic to give it more grip
I buy pistols that I like out of the box. But that's just me.
yes, It's nothing more than what the manufacturer does when they try to make a grip surface tacky...
Example:
Factory grip surfaces are usually subtle and not as aggressive therefor users chose to go with aftermarket stippling. Here is an example of a professional job that I had done on a couple of M&Ps, and they do feel nice in hand, big improvement over factory. It all boils down to personal preference.
M&Pc
IMG_6206 by 556 Channel (HD), on Flickr
Shield
IMG_6184 by 556 Channel (HD), on Flickr
The difference being that factory stippled frames are formed that way in the molding process under controlled conditions. The polymer is heated and injected into the mold where it is forced into the shape as designed.
While after market stippling is a highly variable process without control over the alteration of the polymer properties.
Heating a small portion of the outside, to cause the stippling can create an altered and brittle surface. It also creates small fissures which can develop into larger cracks with time and flexation of the surface.
Stress cracks are well known problems in metals and plastics. They develop in any area where the surface has irregularities. I do not and will not trust after manufacturer heated and altered polymer framed pistols. But, if others do trust them... Enjoy it while it lasts...