There is no gun that "doesn't have enough meat " to checker. Checkering files come in various sizes., 20,30,40,50 lines per inch. You can pick what you want . And to repeat an earlier post you can do just part of the strap such as justthe center part of the HP frontstrap. Also when checkering a carry gun if you bring the checkering to a point you will wear out clothing quickly so keep it flat top.