Dumb Question: Aftermarket G5 Glock Frame Clones

[Joe in PNG]

This may be a dumb question, but will we ever see aftermarket clones of the Gen 5 Glock?
If so, maybe when?

I've alluded to my literal pain I get when shooting my G5 19 from the sharpish corners on the back left of the 2x4 style grip.
I could go full JCN Dremel time, but would hate to ruin the value of the gun. I'm also a bit too cheap to drop about $220+ on a fresh factory frame FFL shipped to mangle.

[JCN]

This may be a dumb question, but will we ever see aftermarket clones of the Gen 5 Glock?
If so, maybe when?

I've alluded to my literal pain I get when shooting my G5 19 from the sharpish corners on the back left of the 2x4 style grip.
I could go full JCN Dremel time, but would hate to ruin the value of the gun. I'm also a bit too cheap to drop about $220+ on a fresh factory frame FFL shipped to mangle.

The question is… if you’re not shooting the gun due to pain, what’s the value of the gun?

I would probably experiment with modifying the beavertail backstraps.

Those are easily replaced for $20.

[HeavyDuty]

Looks like 17 only, but… https://www.nomaddefenseco.com/nomad-9f-g17-gen5-compatible-pistol-frame-2/

[Tokarev]

ZRO Delta is making a Gen 5 frame:

https://zrodelta.com/the-one/

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[CraigS]

As JCN says try modding the replaceable panels. If that won't do it, I'd go for a dremel job. It sounds like a little rounding over some corners will do the trick. If you do a nice job, I don't think you would lose much value. If you haven't done this before just go slow. I use a dremel w/ a mini drum sander tip which works real well. But, the dremel is step #1 because it is easy to go too far. So I use sandpaper on a board too. If you get the sticky back sheets for a palm sander you can cut a piece of wood to any shape you need and stick a piece of paper to it. I also bought a handful of popsicle sticks at a hobby store. One of them w/ a narrow strip of paper works real well. I start w/ 100 grit and finish w/ 400. that will give you a nice shiny smooth surface. When done sanding it will usually look a little grey out. Put a drop of any oil on your finger and rub the sanded area. It will go full black again and then wipe off w/ a dry rag.

[Joe in PNG]

Happily, I've a lot of experience slowly shaping malleable materials with files, rasp, and sandpaper- I've been carving bass guitar necks for years.

I won't mind doing it, but would rather do it on a $70 aftermarket frame over the matching serial original.