[kokopelli123]

So my interest is in ‘how’ would they be attached?

 

[PattonWasRight]

Let me one of the few that like this idea

I would think with a CNC machine the grip could be milled. A very small depth to create an outlined and flat area to mount a wood grip to.

It could be done right. Then you'd have something no one else has. Regardless if you're the only person who wants it or not

 

[MattyGunz]

 

[MattyGunz]

Hey OP, I just posted a pic. $35 for a vinyl wrap to make a non permanent look. I’d be willing to give that a try. Also, I just looked for “gun skins vinyl wrap” in my search. I have no affiliation with the company I posted.

 

[That_FNG]

This would be interesting on a G48. Using the slim line guns would give it thickness similar to a G19.

 

[BallisticNerd]

Oh, you struck a nerve there, my friend. EVERY gun I was ever issued at work was too small. There is no gun that’s too big for me.

Even the Beretta Brigadier is too small. My hand hangs off that thing unless I use the mags with the extensions.

If concealment is not an issue, bigger is better for me.

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And I really like my guns ensconced in wood and leather. Now to just get a Glock properly set up.

Holy cow. Ever consider EDC'n a desert eagle? Lol.

 

[Ebb27]

$7 at Wally-World.

 

[Ahmid]

Interesting idea...

 

[Retired_LEO]

Thanks for the information, fellow Glock owners! I’m not interested in a wrap or sticker to make it look like wood. I want the real thing. It’s my personal preference. The stock hard plastic grips on a Glock function fine. Real wood grips would also function well.

Wood grips on a Glock would have to be machined precisely to fit every groove and crevice. They’d have to be thin. They could be clipped on with a bands that go around the whole grip.

As stated, It could be done. It’s just that nobody’s done it before.

You’d need a gnarly set of tools to make something like that!!

 

[Rotn1]

 

[MattyGunz]

@Retired_LEO i also had the idea of doing something similar to Hogue wrap around grips. Where the grips are connected by rubber on the front strap and back strap, and that would give you the flex to pull the grip panels over the actual gun grip. If that makes any sense. Lol.

 

[Vaquero 357]

Oh, you struck a nerve there, my friend. EVERY gun I was ever issued at work was too small. There is no gun that’s too big for me.

Even the Beretta Brigadier is too small. My hand hangs off that thing unless I use the mags with the extensions.

If concealment is not an issue, bigger is better for me.

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And I really like my guns ensconced in wood and leather. Now to just get a Glock properly set up.

Have you considered a CZ P10F with a Hogue grip sleeve or a Desert Eagle?

 

[Wererat]

The primary difficulty IMO is that Glock has chosen to make the frame the serialized component (what ATF considers "the gun").

So, if I fuss with my frame, and it's a "learning experience" (aka pooched) I can't just go online and buy another like I could for a replacement spring, trigger, even barrel. Otherwise I'd be with our OP, would've bought a half-dozen scrap Glock frames and a hobby CNC router to learn how to carve out just enough of the frame to slot in a wood grip panel without impeding function.

(That said, there may be mechanical reasons not to add a rigid element like a wood grip -- the slight flexibility of the frame is part of the Glock action and changing it could potentially alter the recoil cycle timing; or the flex might crack the wood over time)

 

[Retired_LEO]

Have you considered a CZ P10F with a Hogue grip sleeve or a Desert Eagle?

Yes, I’ve tried other guns and keep coming back to the Glock. IMO, it is the best for reliability, keeping it clean, least moving parts, most durable in wet environments, etc.

My Glock 21 is fine. It fits, I’m accurate with it, it’s not likely to fail me.

The wood idea was a way to make it perfect (for me) but it’s not practical.

The Glock is a no BS gun. Not a lot of frills. Right to the point.

I’m just surprised nobody’s made wood grips for it before.

 

[sciolist]

I think this is a ridiculous idea, but if the airsoft grips from Pandora Arms are based on a faithful reproduction, they should fit a gen4 OE frame.

So if that's what you want, just rough up the frame, degrease, mask, and break out the epoxy. Or have someone use the Pandora grips as a template to add whatever changes might be needed.

 

[nedsled]

I've been in this camp for awhile now.
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Sometimes, wood isn't the best choice.

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..this isn't so bad however.

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Here's my "let me see if I can" wood grip attempt:

 

[Retired_LEO]

I think this is a ridiculous idea, but if the airsoft grips from Pandora Arms are based on a faithful reproduction, they should fit a gen4 OE frame.

So if that's what you want, just rough up the frame, degrease, mask, and break out the epoxy. Or have someone use the Pandora grips as a template to add whatever changes might be needed.

You've got something there. If I were willing to break out the Dremel tool and epoxy, I‘m sure I could securely fit those air soft grips (or custom grips) to my Glock and make it look like it came that way. Maybe I could even get some professional help from a gunsmith to ensure it functions properly afterward. It could be done, but I’d have to permanently alter a gun.

I just don’t have the stomach to monkey around guns that I paid hard earned money for. I’d want something that does not permanently alter the gun but unfortunately that does not exist.

 

[SAR]

If the grip was thin enough to be a veneer, you could use something like Barge Cement and it would stay on until you needed to take them off. It would not permanently alter the gun.

 

[ronniepopsicle]

Wooden grips on a glock....

 

[MattyGunz]

Pandora Arms sells those grip panels to fit the airsoft Gen4 G17. It also says it is installed with included double sided tape. Call me crazy, but depending on the cost, if I had a Gen 4 17 I’d roll the dice and order a set and see how they worked out. At least at that point you’d have a template of you wanted to go further and have some side panels custom made.