Removing Finger Grooves From a Glock

[jfrey]

+1 for Cold Bore Custom. Lane does good work.

 

[Onmilo]

Frankly, if you are buying guns and always worrying about the resale value, you aren't really into guns,,,

 

[Dogguy]

Agreed.

Best way to protect resale value is to never use it and keep it locked up.

 

[Rail Driver]

I like the finger grooves on my G26 (they fit my fingers better than any other grooves I've found) so I left them, however I did reduce the hump in the back and stipple the grip (and did a few other things). If the OP wants to see a picture to see an idea of what can be done I'd be happy to show.

 

[KevinB]

People get so worked up over losing the "re-sale value" of a modified Glock. Seriously? I don't even care to fathom how many millions of these things are floating around in this country alone. My Glock 19 is hardly a collectable. If you happen to own something that saw action in WWII and has all matching serial numbers or something, you might wanna hold off on customization. If you wanna make your Glock work better for you, go for it. If for whatever reason you do decide to sell it, you'll probably get the same used price at the gun show as all the hundreds of other ones floating around, give or take fifty bucks depending on the day, and how bad you wanna sell it.

 

[AK103K]

Best way to protect resale value is to never use it and keep it locked up.

Is that even possible?!

 

[Stasher1]

I would agree with others that this will destroy the resale value of the Glock.
In fact, i doubt most people would even consider buying it.

I removed the finger grooves on my G26 and had no trouble at all finding a buyer. There are lots of folks out there that don't like the Gen III finger grooves. As long as you do a good job removing them, you won't have a problem finding a buyer.

 

[Onmilo]

Especially if you clean up the grinding with some good stippling work,,,which I need to do on mine,,,if I was ever going to sell it,,,, which I won't.

 

[FruitCake]

I would just grind them off. If your worried about resale just get an Smith Wesson MP I don't think they have grooves.

 

[fal762x51]

Frankly, if you are buying guns and always worrying about the resale value, you aren't really into guns

I have been collecting and shooting guns for about 30 years, and I am pretty sure I am "into" guns. Additionally I collect a variety of other things of a valuable and semi-valuable nature, and to say that resale value is unimportant is crazy talk.

 

[e_thunderburd]

That right there is about what I had in mind, but with a little more tooling to make it more cosmetically appealing (like the Gen 2).

 

[e_thunderburd]

Thread over: I got my answer.

Double thanks to those who recommended Cold Bore Customs. They have a "finger bump removal" for $15 that sounds exactly like what i wanted and would fit my budget perfectly. (finger bumps? I would never have thought to search for that)
i want the most modern gun i can without buying a new one, so no gen 2. I can get a used one for about $350-$400 on a good day.
I don't make much money so whatever i buy will be with me for years before i sell it, if i ever do. Forget about resale value; i buy stuff and run it till it drops.
Thanks again. As far as i am concerned the subject is closed. That's why the caps.

 

[helitack32f1]

Considering that the only thing Glock really changed between Gen 2 and Gen 3 G 23's was the addition of finger groves, it seems to me to be extremely odd that you would insist on buying a gun WITH finger grooves, thereby necessitating their removal, rather than just buying the identical gun WITHOUT the grooves.

Also keep in mind that Gen 3 guns seem to be having many more quality issues than Gen 2's.

 

[e_thunderburd]

That's probably because most people aren't using the Gen2s anymore. Currently most of the people and departments who carry Glocks are carrying Gen3s When the Gen4s really take off, there probably won't be many reports on the Gen3s either. Besides, like I said, I want the newest gun I can get without actually purchasing a new one.

 

[leadcounsel]

I saw one that had the groves removed and stipled very professionally. I liked it.

I have the same fat fingers/big hands problem. It's not unmanagable, but it's annoying and I'd like to remove them too.

 

[GLOOB]

Modifying your Glock won't destroy the resale value as much as it will shrink the target market. Even there, I doubt you'd have any trouble selling it.

There are plenty of people out there that would either do the same thing themselves, or buy your modified gun to send to a professional for more work.

 

[shootandfish1]

hi Folks, I'm in the same boat also. my solution is to trade my 19 for a 26. The g26/27 as the same size 'finger-groove' as the g17/22, just one less.

 

[Dogguy]

I removed the finger grooves on my G26 and found this to be a big improvement.