Grip Tape

[osok-308]

One should be careful to avoid an "improvement" that causes a problem. During my armorer's course, I recall a story from a group of KC, MO officers. One of their officers installed a extended mag release on his Glock. While conducting a traffic stop, bad guy decides to get out and start shooting. The officer draws his weapon, however he inadvertently drops the mag due to the extended release. Not good.

I agree, the additions I was thinking often include grip tape / stippling / night sights, mostly things that help you operate the firearm without potentially adjusting the actual function of the firearm.

[Joe_K]

How exactly does little use indicate that the Glock 27 was the innapropriate tool for the job? Maybe he had exstensive experience with the Glock platform, knew what he needed. Ran just a few rounds through it to verify funtionality and then for whatever reason decided he dint need or want that particular firearm? Maybe he just needed some quick cash and it was the one gun he wanted or needed the least. I think its kind of hard to say as the owner of a second hand firearm we can make a judgment call as to the former owners reason for selling it, or that persons intended use, or level of skill. Also with the right care and cleaning it would in many cases be virtually impossible to determine wether a firearm has seen 10 or 200 rounds of ammo ran through it.


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[lex137]

I can't bring myself to stipple a gun, may get over that fear one day. So I have put grip tape on a few of my guns, another good point is when selling a gun I can take the tape off, some people don't or won't buy a stippled gun, or at least I won't.

[Limited GM]

I think grip tape is used in place of stippling.

I do this and the reason for it is that if I am ever in a situation where my hands are wet or bloody I can still work the gun. If you only shoot at the range with dry hands and never plan on using it when it may save your life then so be it. To each their own.

Perhaps the gun was given to them, perhaps that's what they could afford and the only ammo available at that time, perhaps they shot it well and liked it, or maybe one had a disability that made the tape a necessity. Who cares? They modified it so that they could use it effectively and that way is different that your way. I have grip tape on the top of the slide on some of my guns for press checks, others remain slick. If you think that it was an abomination and ruining the gun, you were under no obligation to buy it to add to your "collection." Most of my guns would be considered and "abomination" by your standards but then again, I don't consider my tools a "collection."

So many good posting here....

[Irving]

Happens all the time in Grand Junction.