Glock, Chopped Grip
So here's the skinny. I wanted a new everyday carry gun. Did I need one, no but I wanted one. So, like any rational, fully grown kid I talked with my friends and came up with a great idea that wasn’t original or even mine. Yes, I chopped up a brand new Glock Gen4! First I tried to find a used Gen4 frame but that was not going to happen based on my impatient time table.
How did I arrive at this thought rational? We’ve all discussed that when it comes to conceal carry it’s not so much the barrel length but the grip size that gives you away or jams into those wrap-around car seats. It was suggested I look at 1911 CCO style options (thanks Tom). I loved the idea of the longer sight radius and the short grip. After all, my hands aren’t huge and now days the further out the front sight is located the easier it is to focus on. So I jumped on the web and surfed the CCO talk. Somewhere in the mix I came across a picture providing the inspiration needed.
I carry a Gen4 31 for a duty weapon, why not make it into my everyday carry gun but...I still need it for duty. My answer was two frames, one for duty and one for the rest of the time. To address the need to keep moving the front sight forward, an RMR. To make it more comfortable for everyday-all-day carry, chop the grip down to accept sub compact magazines.
First comes the grip chop. Click on the pictures and they'll walk you through how I did it.
I bought the Glock from Stillwater Armory. The place I buy all my gun supplies, practice my skills and get encouraging ideas.
DISCLAIMER: I am not a gunsmith, I am not stating this is the correct, proper, or only way to chop a grip and I'm certainly not promoting anyone else do it. There are many companies listing this service in their wheelhouse. This is is how I choose to do it one evening in my garage using what supplies I had at hand. I went at what I considered a slow pace, it took me three hours.
