Slip on grips

[MoreIsLess]

Are slip on grips meant to stay on permanently? I talked to a guy at the range last night that has slip on grips on his Glock 22 and he told me he put the gun in the oven for about 60 seconds to heat the grips and secure them onto the gun. Dumb idea, maybe but it's a Glock so it shouldn't hurt it. I probably would have used a hair dryer for that.

I digress, though, I am thinking about getting some slip on grips for my new Sig 320 full size. So, my question is, are they supposed to stay on once you put them on. I don't plan to carry the gun.

 

[blahpony]

I have a Houge slip on grip for my LC9. It stays put more or less. After I shoot it I'll need to readjust it. Mainly it slips down a bit. I also have a cut out for the magazine release, so it's easy to see when it's out of alignment.

I've never considered trying to make it permanent. I figured the "slip on" meant slip off as well.

 

[MoreIsLess]

I have a Houge slip on grip for my LC9. It stays put more or less. After I shoot it I'll need to readjust it. Mainly it slips down a bit. I also have a cut out for the magazine release, so it's easy to see when it's out of alignment.

I've never considered trying to make it permanent. I figured the "slip on" meant slip off as well.

Maybe the person I was referring to that "heated" his grip to make it stay had one that didn't fit perfectly. I would like to be able to take mine off and put it back on when ever I wanted to.

 

[JTQ]

They're like big fat rubber bands. You can put them on and take them off. They are as permanent as you'd like them to be, until they tear.

 

[GRIZ22]

I'm not a fan of these. Slip on also slips off. Usually at the worst time.

 

[ny32182]

They don't stay in place.

Neither does tape.

Best option is to find a gun with a frame that is actually sized like you like, and then if necessary, stipple to taste.

 

[FL-NC]

Why don't you go to a bicycle shop and ask for the old inner tubes? You can make as many as you want free. This is what we did "back in the day" for the HK MK 23.

 

[1KPerDay]

I had the hogue one for a while on a Taurus. Took it off, put it on a Sigma. Took it off and put it back on. Getting it off stretched it along one edge so it didn't fit snugly again. Took it off and threw it away.

Heating the GRIPFRAME to make the slip on grip fit? Makes zero sense to me.

 

[usp9]

I use them on certain guns, usually one's that have a grip that doesn't quite agree with my hand size or shape. They come in different sizes to match the particular model, but still they fit some guns better than others. I think they are a great addition on slim or slippery grips. I put one on all of my polymer Kahrs. They are fairly cheap and easy to put on so my advice would be to try one to see if it suits you... if not you've lost little.

 

[Rockrivr1]

I put a Hogue one on a G21 and originally didn't like the way it would slip from time to time. I then put some two sided tape between the grip and frame which worked well. You'll need to get a quality tape. Not the cheap stuff. The grip did not slip then and it wasn't all that hard to take it off if I wanted.

 

[herrwalther]

I have used slip on grips from Packmayr on a few guns that had smooth surfaces or tough recoil on tiny pocket guns. Once on they were left on. Personally I think they stick better than other products like Talon grips, and you don't have to line it up to get them to stick right. Most slip on grips use no heat activated adhesive, so heating them up with an oven or hair dryer seems pointless to me. I only had one Pachmayr grip tear on me and that was my own fault. I used a razor to cut a notch for a safety and it tore over a few weeks. Other than that the grip worked fine for the purpose.

 

[tacmedicp94]

I have one one on a 3rd gen Glock 22. I put it on about 7 years ago and its been on ever since. No tears or really any damage that I can see at all, and it doesn't seen to move/slide. This pistol hasn't seen a lot of use recently, but for the first 2-3 years was shot on a regular basis with a fairly high round count and lots of holstering and drawing in different environments. It gives me a much better grip on the pistol, especially if my hands are wet.
Adam

 

[cc-hangfire]

Just a thought (although I personally believe they are temporary in that they can come back off) -- on a frame with grip panels like an alloy frame SIG, they'd better be removable since the grip panels will need to come off someday for cleaning/maintenance/repair. On polymer frames with no grip panels, permanent attachment would be ok - but it would affect the resale value significantly I'd bet.