Hello INGO!
It's been a while since I've been active here regularly, but I wanted to pop in and tell everyone about a new player in town in the stippling game.
You know him as INGOer GBuck. He's Greg Buckingham out of Franklin. He had just been dabbling with stippling until recently when he decided to ramp it up a bit and get his FFL to keep guns overnight for work. In the interest of full disclosure, I'll tell you that I met Greg through INGO several years ago and we've been friends since. He was even an employee of mine for a short while.
Greg contacted me several weeks ago and asked if I'd be interested in having my S&W M&P9 stippled. He offered me an attractive introductory price and I accepted.
My only basis for direct comparison is my old G19 that I had stippled by Cory Nash (phylodog) of Nash Gunwerx back in 2008. You can read about that one here--> https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...n/7127-my-stippled-g19-nash-gunwerx-pics.html
Greg's stippling pattern is different than the "pushed in dots" on my G19. His technique produces a more "slashed" pattern that results in a texture that feels like some aftermarket grip tapes I've handled, but permanent.
The best part about working with Greg was that I could customize the job to my own specifications. After sending several picture examples back and forth and telling Greg what areas I wanted done (and what areas to avoid), we came up with a workable template.
I had a few things I specifically asked for. First was no stippling up the beaver tail. I found this area particularly rough on the hands due to how recoil comes back across the hand. On my G19 this would cause some nasty rash on the web of my hand after extended shooting sessions. My other request was for rounded edges. While looking for stippling examples I found that most had very squared off lines. I thought this made the stippled grip stand out and look obviously modified. I only wanted the parts that contacted my hands to be stippled, and the rest left stock.
Greg did a nice job bringing my requests into reality. I was pleased with his first attempt and didn't ask for any further work, even though he offered it.
Yesterday I had my first opportunity to hit the range. I was joined by lovemywoods and Roadie and we ran several different pistol drills, engaging both steel and paper targets. I also did some one- and two-handed barrier work.
Shooting impressions with the newly modified grip surface were very positive! The gun felt glued to my hand and I found I was making fewer minor grip adjustments during longer strings of fire. At no time did I incur any abrasions on my hand. This actually surprised me as any grip that is freshly done is pretty rough for the first several sessions.
I like where Greg put the top most border line. During one handed shooting I found my thumb resting nicely on the line, as if it were a small shelf. Same goes for the forward index point he incorporated in front of the take-down lever.
Since I had my G19 stippled in 2008 there have been MANY guys popping up offering stippling and grip modification services. This can make it tough to figure out who's putting out quality, well thought-out work, and who's putting out hacked junk. I can now say Greg is putting out some good work and wouldn't hesitate to recommend his services to my friends and INGOers. I don't have a price sheet in front of me, but I assume his pricing and central location will make him an easy choice for those looking for stippling in Central Indiana.
You can contact Greg here on INGO by PMing him directly to GBuck. Perhaps he can chime in here for other ways to get a hold of him too.
Thanks for reading !
It's been a while since I've been active here regularly, but I wanted to pop in and tell everyone about a new player in town in the stippling game.
You know him as INGOer GBuck. He's Greg Buckingham out of Franklin. He had just been dabbling with stippling until recently when he decided to ramp it up a bit and get his FFL to keep guns overnight for work. In the interest of full disclosure, I'll tell you that I met Greg through INGO several years ago and we've been friends since. He was even an employee of mine for a short while.
Greg contacted me several weeks ago and asked if I'd be interested in having my S&W M&P9 stippled. He offered me an attractive introductory price and I accepted.
My only basis for direct comparison is my old G19 that I had stippled by Cory Nash (phylodog) of Nash Gunwerx back in 2008. You can read about that one here--> https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...n/7127-my-stippled-g19-nash-gunwerx-pics.html
Greg's stippling pattern is different than the "pushed in dots" on my G19. His technique produces a more "slashed" pattern that results in a texture that feels like some aftermarket grip tapes I've handled, but permanent.
The best part about working with Greg was that I could customize the job to my own specifications. After sending several picture examples back and forth and telling Greg what areas I wanted done (and what areas to avoid), we came up with a workable template.
I had a few things I specifically asked for. First was no stippling up the beaver tail. I found this area particularly rough on the hands due to how recoil comes back across the hand. On my G19 this would cause some nasty rash on the web of my hand after extended shooting sessions. My other request was for rounded edges. While looking for stippling examples I found that most had very squared off lines. I thought this made the stippled grip stand out and look obviously modified. I only wanted the parts that contacted my hands to be stippled, and the rest left stock.
Greg did a nice job bringing my requests into reality. I was pleased with his first attempt and didn't ask for any further work, even though he offered it.
Yesterday I had my first opportunity to hit the range. I was joined by lovemywoods and Roadie and we ran several different pistol drills, engaging both steel and paper targets. I also did some one- and two-handed barrier work.
Shooting impressions with the newly modified grip surface were very positive! The gun felt glued to my hand and I found I was making fewer minor grip adjustments during longer strings of fire. At no time did I incur any abrasions on my hand. This actually surprised me as any grip that is freshly done is pretty rough for the first several sessions.
I like where Greg put the top most border line. During one handed shooting I found my thumb resting nicely on the line, as if it were a small shelf. Same goes for the forward index point he incorporated in front of the take-down lever.
Since I had my G19 stippled in 2008 there have been MANY guys popping up offering stippling and grip modification services. This can make it tough to figure out who's putting out quality, well thought-out work, and who's putting out hacked junk. I can now say Greg is putting out some good work and wouldn't hesitate to recommend his services to my friends and INGOers. I don't have a price sheet in front of me, but I assume his pricing and central location will make him an easy choice for those looking for stippling in Central Indiana.
You can contact Greg here on INGO by PMing him directly to GBuck. Perhaps he can chime in here for other ways to get a hold of him too.
Thanks for reading !
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