1377 Custom molded grips

[Apachexmd]

I've always wanted some match style grips for my 1377 so I made some.

I am no wood worker so I used Magic Sculpt two part epoxy putty made for model makers. I'd read about target pistol shooters modifying their fancy grips with fillers and rasps so I thought why not just make the whole grip with it. Basically I mixed up some Magic Sculpt, put some bits on the stock plastic grips, and squeezed my hand over the putty. This formed the basic shape, and then and sculpted the grips for smoothness and aesthetics. Magic Sculpt can be smoothed with water when uncured, and after curing, it sands nice and smooth.

The grips aren't quite done yet, of course. I'm trying to decide between a truck bed liner spray, or just a flat black enamel.

[oldgearhead]

Very nice!

[GreyCoyote]

That is a really cool idea.  It may turn into a project in the near future.  Keep us posted on how the grips turn out.

[KevinP]

Very much cool  ....   

[mudduck48]

Formed fitted to your hand, what a concept. Nice

[beerhippy]

Very nice concept and execution.

[JMJinNC]

Looks great. I was going to try this with JB Weld plastic-weld, but will look into magic sculpt.

JMJ

[RC1947]

Excellent idea.  RC

[oconeedan]

I like your grip.  I have done similar with other guns.
That's a heckuva first post!

[Brutuz]

I like your grip.
That's a heckuva first post!

+ 1 

[Apachexmd]

Thanks everyone. They weren't hard to make and it is a definite improvement over the stock grips.

[twigboy]

Thanks everyone. They weren't hard to make and it is a definite improvement over the stock grips.

You may be too modest.  Some sort of magic in how you split the grips left and right sides?

[spider1960]

BRILLIANT!!

SPIDER

[targettgii]

Awesome job on the grips very nicely done!

[Noah]

You could be on to something really cool! I may have to try this, too!