Did a custom-chopped Polymer80 last night

yakfish · Oct 20, 2018

full-sized P80 cut down to G26 grip size. Only took about an hour once I finally freed up some time to commit to doing it.

I think it looks pretty decent. Still retains proportions, doesn't look nearly as stupid as it sounds (until you add a 17L slide, at least)

I'm really impressed with these P80's. I've built many of them of them, and once you understand the tweaks and fitting process, you can turn out a pistol that is 100% reliable, every time. My first P80 "test mule" probably has about 4,000 rounds through it by now (I use it to break-in new slides for other builds) and it doesn't show any wear at all.

And the strength of the components themselves us superior to those found in the Glock frame. When you look at the rails and locking block insert of the P80 next to those of a Glock, it's quite a shocking difference how much more substantial the P80 rails and block are.

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j_h_smith · Oct 20, 2018

Looks like a nice job!

Congrats!

3paul10 · Oct 20, 2018

I am impressed!

baltech · Oct 20, 2018

That's nice. Good work.

Bikebreath · Oct 20, 2018

Very cool craftsmanship :thumbsup:

I’m rather fond of the phrase “maximum proportional absurdity”

smokey · Oct 20, 2018

Excellent. Nicely done

yakfish · Oct 21, 2018

Bikebreath said:
Very cool craftsmanship

I’m rather fond of the phrase “maximum proportional absurdity”

Yeah, it still looks pretty normal with a standard barrel, but once you put the 17L barrel on it, it loses all pretense of being normal looking, and quickly veers into comical.

Really though, this thing makes so much sense I don't understand why it's not just a factory model from the start.

The new 19X is just the opposite, so there's Tom in the line up for a little flavor.

Thing is, I actually prefer the P80s for a variety of reasons.

GuitarmanNick · Oct 21, 2018

Very nice work, indeed.

Fox123 · Oct 21, 2018

Looks good. I did something similar with the 19 size when they first came out, chopped 19 to 26 size grip

Decoy · Oct 21, 2018

They must have heard you. (17 slide, 19 grip.)

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Magnumite · Oct 21, 2018

OP, did you texture the grip frame

yakfish · Oct 21, 2018

Magnumite said:
OP, did you texture the grip frame

No, actually the frame was already textured, and I removed it around the margins of the new mag well to give it a more finished appearance. I also removed it from the last .25" of the backstrap and rounded the cut area to feel better against the palm of my hand.

Frankly, I didn't want to use one of my better lowers for this because I wasn't entirely sure I would be able to pull it off with acceptable results.

And now that it's done, i probably won't be doing any more of mine, because I'm very pleased with how this one turned out.

I was prepared to sacrifice it if it went badly, but that wasn't the case.

Gcs7th · Oct 21, 2018

Great job, I like the longer sight radius. I don’t understand glock with their 19x, they did it backwards in my opinion.

yakfish · Oct 21, 2018

Fox123 said:
Looks good. I did something similar with the 19 size when they first came out, chopped 19 to 26 size grip

That's sweet.

I wish I'd been able to use a straight cut mag well profile like that, but that wasn't to be the case in mine. I basically just duplicated the profile from the P80SC frame and went with that. The front of the magwell was quite tedious to form. But MagPul PMAG GL9 12 rounders fit it like a glove, and all of my P80's use MagPul GL9 mags, so it all works out in the end.

yakfish · Oct 21, 2018

Gcs7th said:
Great job, I like the longer sight radius. I don’t understand glock with their 19x, they did it backwards in my opinion.

Thanks. Same here, I don't see the point of a short barrel and long grip. I mean, it makes for capacity, yes, but if you're going to have a full size grip sticking out, you may as well have a full sized slide and barrel, too. You've given up any advantage of the compactness of a 19 by sticking a 17 grip under it, so what's the point?

Mine, on the other hand, with a 26 grip and 17 slide, disappears into the front pocket of my wrangler jeans. Can't do that with a regular 17.

Magnumite · Oct 22, 2018

Nice work. Sometimes subtle changes have greatest impact on the finished product, both functional and aesthetic.

dmable44 · Oct 22, 2018

This is great on many levels

J Beard · Oct 24, 2018

Can't explain why.... but I like it!

Kman · Oct 24, 2018

Fox123 said:
Looks good. I did something similar with the 19 size when they first came out, chopped 19 to 26 size grip

Looks like ideal carry gun to me.

Docster · Nov 10, 2018

yakfish said:
Yeah, it still looks pretty normal with a standard barrel, but once you put the 17L barrel on it, it loses all pretense of being normal looking, and quickly veers into comical.

Really though, this thing makes so much sense I don't understand why it's not just a factory model from the start.

The new 19X is just the opposite, so there's Tom in the line up for a little flavor.

Thing is, I actually prefer the P80s for a variety of reasons.

As do I

Did a custom-chopped Polymer80 last night

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