Posted: 3/8/2016 3:43:29 PM EDT
I have had 4 different G19's over the years and this is the first one I ever considered stippling. I'm a cheap bastard living on a firefighter's salary so I decided to try to do it myself. Just thought I would post it and get people's honest opinions. I know that there are haters of stippling and I can handle that. I also did a slight undercut and opened up the mag release a little. Both of those need to be polished up a bit, just trying to figure out how I am going to do it. Anyway, pics:  |
Thanks for the feedback
Clean up those lines a tad more and your in the big leagues!
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Looks great. You can polish up the smooth areas with either synthetic "wool" pads (start with maroon, then grey, then white) or wet/dry sandpaper (600 to 1200 to 2000).
If you own a dremel you can buy the polishing wool wheels (make sure to get the fine grits, I think they're maroon and grey), but it's hard to maintain straight border lines with these. Again, really nice job. -Paul |
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Quoted: I hate finger grooves with a white-hot passion so I'll take an ugly stippling job any day. Your's, however, is not ugly. Someone needs new sights, though. |
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Quoted: That undercut looks like it would give some righteous Glock knuckle. The only stippling I've ever considered for any of my guns was Tactical Texture. Yours looks ok, I've seen worse, that's for sure.... |
| Oh and I really do appreciate the compliments. After seeing quite a few other stippling threads, I was expecting to get hammered by you guys. I did have one part where I messed up on the lower right side, it is darker than the rest. I let the iron set a little too long and it went a little deep. I fixed it the best I could. |
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No I didn't. I don't think I wan't to quite yet until I actually get to shoot it and see if I need to take any more off. Quoted:
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Did you stipple the bottom of the trigger guard, by the way? It makes a world of difference. I highly recommend it. You'd be surprised how much contact you put on your support-side index finger when you get a good thumbs-forward grip. A little extra stick goes a long way. |