Stippling
DuraCoat
Stippling enhances the look of your firearm and improves your ability to hold to it! Stippling is available in various levels of coverage for most polymer frame handguns, rubberized grips, and polymer/synthetic rifle and shotgun stocks.
DuraCoat your firearm in custom colors. DuraCoat is impervious to corrosion and virtually scratch proof.Enhanced Sights
Have CGI Guns & Training install fiber optic, tritium night sights, and other specialized sights on your Glock and other handguns.
(Click link to see examples of each option)
OPTION A: Grip panels only ... $40
OPTION B: Front-strap & back-strap ... $30
OPTION C: Sub-compact carry package ... $50
OPTION D: Thumb pads ... $12 (per side)
OPTION F: Full stippling ... $125 Minimum (Smoothing / reshaping are extra. Contact us for a quote.)
OPTION R: Rubber/poly revolver grips and removable semi-auto grips ... $30 (J-frame size) / $40 (full size)
OTHER: Shotgun & rifle stocks, poly mags, AR grips, magazine finger rests, ... Contact us for a quote
CUSTOM DESIGNS & SHAPES: Grips or stocks with initials, logos, etc. ... Contact us for a quote
HALF OPTION: Some prefer only the stong-hand grip to be textured, while leaving the grip against the body smooth.
OPTION A: Stippling applied to grip panels only. This area often already has some sort of minor texture, although not enough to provide a significant grip. It is up to the customer whether or not to leave any logos intact. In the example above, the Glock Logo and patent information have been left in place.
OPTION B: Stippling applied to the front-strap and back-strap only. If the firearm already has some sort of minor texture in these two areas, then stippling can be applied to fill in the gaps between the existing texture only, or over top of any existing texture in addition to applying texture to the smooth areas.
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The pictures below show a Glock 19 with both Option A and Option B. The Option B stippling has been applied in the gaps where there was no texture and over top of the existing texture to enhance its efficiency.
See the picture to the right ... CGI Guns & Training has also installed Tru-Glo fiber optic front and rear sights on this GEN3 Glock 19. Notice the contrasting red and green of the front and rear sights. |
Before ...
At right is the very popular Ruger LC9 as it comes from the Ruger factory. |
And After ...
Below are pictures of the same exact Ruger LC9 after application of the sub-compact carry package stippling ...
(To see larger images, right click and select view image.)
And below is a Kel-Tec PF9 with the sub-compact carry package applied to the raised smooth checkers of the original gun, plus a little flourished area above the grip panel, to give this otherwise ordinary PF9 a true "custom" look.
This pistol also received stippled "thumb pads" -- stippled rectangles seen here above and forward of the trigger on the frame below the slide -- for use with a thumb-forward tactical grip. This "anchors" your grip and provides positive tactile feedback that your thumb is in the proper place, shot after shot.
Kel-Tec PF9 with Option C and D stippling (To see larger images, right click and select view image.) |
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This GEN4 Glock 23 has full stippling -- from the mag well to the slide release. The front-strap and back-strap stippling blend into one continuous flow of texture ensuring a firm grip regardless of hand placement.
This Glock also has thumb pads -- above and forward of the trigger guard and below the slide -- to provide positive tactile feedback that the thumb is anchored in a correct "thumb-forward" tactical grip; and in no danger of impeding the slide.
Full wrap-around stippling and thumb pad - Left side
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Full wrap-around stippling and thumb pad - Right side
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The importance of stippling the back-strap and front-strap cannot be over emphasized. This is where most of the grip pressure is applied. |
Many grips on metal frame handguns can also benefit from Option R stippling. Particularly J-frame and other small framed handguns with diminutive grips utilized for better concealment, such as the S&W Airweight with boot grips shown below.
(To see larger images, right click and select view image.) |
Here's a rather beat-up S&W Model-15 we picked up as a police trade-in back in the 1980s and have been using as a training gun ever since -- taking just about every form of abuse imaginable that students can dish out. While perfectly serviceable, this revolver was becoming a pain to keep the corrosion off of due to the ever increasing amount of bare steel becoming exposed from decades of use. We decided it was time for a "make over" CGI Guns & Training style ...
Note the numerous scratches and the shiny metal where once it was blued (To see larger images, right click and select view image.) |
The Excessive holster wear is really evident in this picture |
An olive drab frame with contrasting matte black sights, hammer, trigger, cylinder, ejector and cylinder release latch gives this reborn work horse a practical, utilitarian look.
While the wooden grips did give a nice contrast, we figured a new dress called for new shoes as well, so we added black Hogue grips to match the color theme and give it a more modern look ...
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Too Shiny? ... Not Any More! At CGI Guns & Training, we're huge fans of the NAA Mini-Revolvers and S&W 642 revolvers, both in stainless steel. |
Many stainless steel carry guns can benefit by having
their finish toned down by the application of any one of a myriad of matte finishes. Here, we chose matte black for this NAA .22LR Mini-Revolver. |
DuraCoat pricing can vary widely depending on:
- the amount of coverage
- the type of color (some bright colors require an additional white base coat)
- the number of colors
- how much degreasing/stripping we have to do
- whether we have to assemble / disassemble the gun
Click here for our current pricing guidelines, terms and conditions.
Contact us for a quote, or if you have any questions regarding our DuraCoat services and/or any ideas you may have to give your gun a custom finish.