Homebrewing a G45?

[HCM]

I thought those were supposed to increase the girth for those who can palm a basketball or have piano player fingers? If not, I’ve misunderstood their purpose and will give them a whirl before deciding anything else.

You misunderstand the purpose.

They were designed to do two things:

1) change the grip angle of the Glock to more like a conventional grip.

2) add a beaver tail to mitigate slide bite on all generations of Glock. The GFA preceded the Glock factory beavertail back straps.

They change the grip angle by filling in the hollow between the tang and the hump on the lower grip so they do make the grip bigger but on a Gen 4/5 where you are staring with a “small” grip it’s not that much extra reach.

On Gen 3 and older guns where you are starting with a “medium” grip it makes it it a large.

[awp_101]

You misunderstand the purpose.

They were designed to do two things:

1) change the grip angle of the Glock to more like a conventional grip.

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[Whirlwind06]

I put a GFA on my 41.4 it's already a big grip, but the GFA seemed to help me a lot. I was thinking of getting a grip reduction. Or buy the wolff frame that's supposed to be smaller.

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[awp_101]

I put a GFA on my 41.4 it's already a big grip, but the GFA seemed to help me a lot. I was thinking of getting a grip reduction. Or buy the wolff frame that's supposed to be smaller.

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Thanks, I've been following your bullseye 41 thread so that's good to hear.

For reference, I prefer a flat MSH and short trigger on a 1911. That gives me the best fit and feel.

[Casual Friday]

I have big chungus hands, 2XL gloves, but normal length fingers. My solution for my pair of gen 5 G17s was to turn the smaller of the beavertail back straps into a GFA by chopping it down just below the pin holes. This changes the way it sits in my hand enough to feel like a much more neutral grip and keeps me from getting slide bite.

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[awp_101]

Got my Grip Force adapters last week but haven't had a chance to try them at the range. Also picked up a 19.4 and will try them on there as well. If this works out I think I'm going to be a happy camper.

Looking for a G45 frame led me to this: GSX100 Frame - Pre-Order I don't know anything about their stuff or what kind of ETA they're looking at but I think it's interesting.

[Texaspoff]

Got my Grip Force adapters last week but haven't had a chance to try them at the range. Also picked up a 19.4 and will try them on there as well. If this works out I think I'm going to be a happy camper.

Looking for a G45 frame led me to this: GSX100 Frame - Pre-Order I don't know anything about their stuff or what kind of ETA they're looking at but I think it's interesting.

Close, but they should have designed the hook on the trigger guard better, that design may cause holster fitment issues.

There is also a sharp line on the upper backstrap area that coincides with the line down the grip panel. That corner could cause a hotspot in the web of the hand.

They should have completely deleted the hump on the back strap.

The only advantage to this is it allows gen 4 users to have a G45 style grip.

By far the best third party grip I have used is the shadow systems frame. They also fit all 19 holsters, just like a regular 19. They specifically design it to fit them. Unfortunately, frame only purchases are very limited and they do not make a G45 version, and I have pestered them about it.

It has a few quirks too, but they are pretty minor, and probably quirky to me, and may not be to others.





TXPO

[awp_101]

I agree, it's almost there. I think interchangeable backstraps like Lone Wolf did would have been a better choice than leaving the hump in place. I wonder if that was a cost of manufacturing issue or maybe a LWD patent issue?

After holding the factory 34 and 19 frames back to back, I have a preference for the longer grip. I'd like to get my hands on a bare Shadow frame to see if the lack of hump swings me back to the G19 size frame.

[Tokarev]

The GSX-100 frame appears to be shipping. Says the 1st shipment is sold out:

https://www.glockstore.com/GSX-100-F...tity=1&color=1

[MGW]

I have taken the hump off of a ton of Gen5's. They are more better that way....





TXPO

Can you do that and blend in a beavertail?