Posted: 9/25/2013 12:46:12 PM EDT
Thought I'd give it a shot on my own and it turned out pretty good in my opinion.
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Ugh.  It's your gun to do with as you please, but like I've said in pretty much every other instance this topic has come up, it looks butchered/ruined. But, if you're happy with it and you never plan to sell it or have a change of heart towards the modification, more power to you.
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Ugh. It's your gun to do with as you please, but like I've said in pretty much every other instance this topic has come up, it looks butchered/ruined. But, if you're happy with it and you never plan to sell it or have a change of heart towards the modification, more power to you.I disagree but respect your opinion just the same. |
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Ugh. It's your gun to do with as you please, but like I've said in pretty much every other instance this topic has come up, it looks butchered/ruined. But, if you're happy with it and you never plan to sell it or have a change of heart towards the modification, more power to you.I disagree but respect your opinion just the same. And I yours. Like I said, your gun+free country= do what you like. |
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That's what it looks like. Did you see the first pic by any chance? Quoted:
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How do you guys undercut the trigger guard? Dremel? That's what it looks like. Did you see the first pic by any chance? Yeah a Dremel and then some clean up with fine grit sandpaper and just a little bit of wet sanding. |
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On my 17, due to the full size grip, I needed a smige taken off the trigger guard. - So I used a dowel and sandpaper and took my time.
On my 23, due to the compact grip. I needed much more taken off - I used a dremel with 120 drum, then 400 and 600 grit sandpaper on a dowel. I also profiled the edge off to be more comfortable. also killed the grooves 
DSC_1809 by The Dorsal Fin, on Flickr |
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On my 17, due to the full size grip, I needed a smige taken off the trigger guard. - So I used a dowel and sandpaper and took my time. On my 23, due to the compact grip. I needed much more taken off - I used a dremel with 120 drum, then 400 and 600 grit sandpaper on a dowel. I also profiled the edge off to be more comfortable. also killed the grooves <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-dorsal-fin/9760947782/" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7408/9760947782_aa2941c95a_b.jpg</a> DSC_1809 by The Dorsal Fin, on Flickr Looks good! I'm planning on taking off the finger grooves and finishing up some stippling on it probably this weekend. |
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On my 17, due to the full size grip, I needed a smige taken off the trigger guard. - So I used a dowel and sandpaper and took my time. On my 23, due to the compact grip. I needed much more taken off - I used a dremel with 120 drum, then 400 and 600 grit sandpaper on a dowel. I also profiled the edge off to be more comfortable. also killed the grooves <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-dorsal-fin/9760947782/" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7408/9760947782_aa2941c95a_b.jpg</a> DSC_1809 by The Dorsal Fin, on Flickr That looks fantastic. If it weren't for the slight discoloring it would look like it came from the factory that way. |
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That looks fantastic. If it weren't for the slight discoloring it would look like it came from the factory that way. Quoted:
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On my 17, due to the full size grip, I needed a smige taken off the trigger guard. - So I used a dowel and sandpaper and took my time. On my 23, due to the compact grip. I needed much more taken off - I used a dremel with 120 drum, then 400 and 600 grit sandpaper on a dowel. I also profiled the edge off to be more comfortable. also killed the grooves <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-dorsal-fin/9760947782/" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7408/9760947782_aa2941c95a_b.jpg</a> DSC_1809 by The Dorsal Fin, on Flickr That looks fantastic. If it weren't for the slight discoloring it would look like it came from the factory that way. black shoe polish will clean it up, but rubs off after a day at the range. I'm considering dying the whole frame (stripped of course) in black rit dye to make it uniform..... might actually do that this weekend. |
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Picked up my 19 today and had to grind that darn tonite. <a href="http://s1250.photobucket.com/user/jonplumb/media/1551AC5C-94F4-4FFC-94F6-632D1689686D-2626-000001D00A78A040_zps2405b384.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh531/jonplumb/1551AC5C-94F4-4FFC-94F6-632D1689686D-2626-000001D00A78A040_zps2405b384.jpg</a> <a href="http://s1250.photobucket.com/user/jonplumb/media/2B42D618-1C0C-4C82-9999-12136176E75D-2626-000001D02A832BF1_zps05136012.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh531/jonplumb/2B42D618-1C0C-4C82-9999-12136176E75D-2626-000001D02A832BF1_zps05136012.jpg</a> Looks good. You can still go deeper with it if it'll make it more comfortable. |
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Ugh. It's your gun to do with as you please, but like I've said in pretty much every other instance this topic has come up, it looks butchered/ruined. But, if you're happy with it and you never plan to sell it or have a change of heart towards the modification, more power to you.
That's the difference between a shooter and a collector. It's a gun. A plastic fantastic no less. It's not going to appreciate in value. You'd probably have a heart attack if you saw mine. |
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Looks good. You can still go deeper with it if it'll make it more comfortable. Quoted:
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Picked up my 19 today and had to grind that darn tonite. <a href="http://s1250.photobucket.com/user/jonplumb/media/1551AC5C-94F4-4FFC-94F6-632D1689686D-2626-000001D00A78A040_zps2405b384.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh531/jonplumb/1551AC5C-94F4-4FFC-94F6-632D1689686D-2626-000001D00A78A040_zps2405b384.jpg</a> <a href="http://s1250.photobucket.com/user/jonplumb/media/2B42D618-1C0C-4C82-9999-12136176E75D-2626-000001D02A832BF1_zps05136012.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh531/jonplumb/2B42D618-1C0C-4C82-9999-12136176E75D-2626-000001D02A832BF1_zps05136012.jpg</a> Looks good. You can still go deeper with it if it'll make it more comfortable. I did go a little higher in the round part and now my middle finger barely touches the trigger guard… perfect 
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That's the difference between a shooter and a collector. It's a gun. A plastic fantastic no less. It's not going to appreciate in value. You'd probably have a heart attack if you saw mine. Quoted:
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Ugh. It's your gun to do with as you please, but like I've said in pretty much every other instance this topic has come up, it looks butchered/ruined. But, if you're happy with it and you never plan to sell it or have a change of heart towards the modification, more power to you.
That's the difference between a shooter and a collector. It's a gun. A plastic fantastic no less. It's not going to appreciate in value. You'd probably have a heart attack if you saw mine. I wanna see yours! 
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I like it. I did the undercut trigger guard too. I actually got a blister on my middle finder from shooting a lot in a day. Now it's much more comfortable. http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss195/wpeschel/73c9deea7d9bb5e4b94a47c159fc7083.jpg I under it the trigger guard on my CAVARMS lowers. Can't go too deep though - they're hollow I learned. |
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Here's the profile of one I did. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/zdogg/C3440127-74D3-4871-AA55-03ED2F8B3B91-427-00000033A691B842_zpsba498ec4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/zdogg/0352BF05-087A-4F12-9110-7680EA6F8A09-2163-000001279C7DF52A_zps832f0d9c.jpg The discoloration in this pic seems to be multiplied from the lighting but still not too bad. Nice. Tell about your technique for dishing out the mag release. |
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Post about it if you do, I'm curious to know how well that would work? Quoted:
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I'm considering dying the whole frame (stripped of course) in black rit dye to make it uniform..... might actually do that this weekend. Post about it if you do, I'm curious to know how well that would work? Anybody try this yet? |
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The finger groves don't bother me much but I'm working up the courage to do the undercut trigger guard which I sorely need to do.
I'm thinking do the rough out with the 120 grit drum then I'm thinking of a very thin layer of epoxy on some 400 grit paper over the drum so I can continue with the dremil working up to the 600. I'm thinking if I go easy Im hoping the glue would not get hot and transfer to the weapon or make a mess. Should just use a wooden dowel and elbow grease? |
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The finger groves don't bother me much but I'm working up the courage to do the undercut trigger guard which I sorely need to do. I'm thinking do the rough out with the 120 grit drum then I'm thinking of a very thin layer of epoxy on some 400 grit paper over the drum so I can continue with the dremil working up to the 600. I'm thinking if I go easy Im hoping the glue would not get hot and transfer to the weapon or make a mess. Should just use a wooden dowel and elbow grease? I think the glue would get hot and cause problems. Use a Dremel and be careful and steady then come back and wet sand it with 320 grit or so and it should be perfect. Worked out well for me at least. |