Posted: 6/14/2016 11:22:06 PM EDT
| Has anybody tried the Grip Force beaver tails on the G19 Gen4? I've read some mixed reviews on them. Don't know if they don't fit, or if people just aren't installing them properly. I like the medium beaver tail on my Gen4, but I don't really like the full backs trap aspect of it. I even thought about getting another medium beaver tail back strap, and cutting it just above where the texture starts, but I don't know how that transition line would feel in my hand. I don't know... I guess I need to just test my different back straps out, vs no back strap at all, and see what feels better. |
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Just put one on my gen4 19, and really like it. I was running the medium beavertail backstrap but just found it was unnecessary all the way to the bottom of the grip. I ordered the GripForce and mine points well now and I like it better than the full backstrap.
Theyre pretty cheap, give em a try if you don't want to cut up your stock ones. |
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Mine is a 2012 so it didn't come with beavertail straps. Will a call to Glock change that, or do they make you buy 'em? Quoted:
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Made my own. My 17 is shaved and stippled so it can't use them anymore. Fits nice on my 19's though. Mine is a 2012 so it didn't come with beavertail straps. Will a call to Glock change that, or do they make you buy 'em? Only the Gen 4's come with them |
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Made my own. My 17 is shaved and stippled so it can't use them anymore. Fits nice on my 19's though. Mine is a 2012 so it didn't come with beavertail straps. Will a call to Glock change that, or do they make you buy 'em? Only the Gen 4's come with them Gen 4's came out late 2009-early 2010. First run didn't have backstraps. Give glock a call, they give away swag all the time via email request. I'm sure you spending $500+ warrants free backstraps. |
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Made my own. My 17 is shaved and stippled so it can't use them anymore. Fits nice on my 19's though. Took these with my phone. 
https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7336/27083514423_a077af14d6_z.jpg https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7480/27081566044_c666c4be3a_z.jpg Good job! What cutting device did you use? |
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Good job! What cutting device did you use? Quoted:
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Made my own. My 17 is shaved and stippled so it can't use them anymore. Fits nice on my 19's though. Took these with my phone.
https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7336/27083514423_a077af14d6_z.jpg https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7480/27081566044_c666c4be3a_z.jpg Good job! What cutting device did you use? Wood hand saw because it was on my work bench.  Then 220 and 1000 grit.
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Made my own. My 17 is shaved and stippled so it can't use them anymore. Fits nice on my 19's though. Took these with my phone.
https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7336/27083514423_a077af14d6_z.jpg https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7480/27081566044_c666c4be3a_z.jpg Sweet! Yes, this is exactly what I was thinking about doing to mine! 
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If your glock will take a Gen 4 beavertail just cut it down. Easy to do and will fit better than trying to fit a GF. LOP will also be shorter with no lower grip "hump" compared to using a GF. Yeah, I will be breaking out the dremel tool, and trying it out. 
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Sweet! Yes, this is exactly what I was thinking about doing to mine!
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Made my own. My 17 is shaved and stippled so it can't use them anymore. Fits nice on my 19's though. Took these with my phone.
https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7336/27083514423_a077af14d6_z.jpg https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7480/27081566044_c666c4be3a_z.jpg Sweet! Yes, this is exactly what I was thinking about doing to mine!
I've done the same thing with all of mine as well. |
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Has anybody tried the Grip Force beaver tails on the G19 Gen4? I've read some mixed reviews on them. Don't know if they don't fit, or if people just aren't installing them properly. I like the medium beaver tail on my Gen4, but I don't really like the full backs trap aspect of it. I even thought about getting another medium beaver tail back strap, and cutting it just above where the texture starts, but I don't know how that transition line would feel in my hand. I don't know... I guess I need to just test my different back straps out, vs no back strap at all, and see what feels better. Also just wanted to throw out there if you have a gen4 FDE frame, the FDE piece from GripForce is a different color. Ill see if I can get a pic up of it, not really a big deal to me but it might bother some people. |
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Yeah, I will be breaking out the dremel tool, and trying it out. Quoted:
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If your glock will take a Gen 4 beavertail just cut it down. Easy to do and will fit better than trying to fit a GF. LOP will also be shorter with no lower grip "hump" compared to using a GF. Yeah, I will be breaking out the dremel tool, and trying it out. So easy a caveman can do it. 
Make the pistol fit you!! |
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So easy a caveman can do it.
Make the pistol fit you!! Quoted:
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If your glock will take a Gen 4 beavertail just cut it down. Easy to do and will fit better than trying to fit a GF. LOP will also be shorter with no lower grip "hump" compared to using a GF. Yeah, I will be breaking out the dremel tool, and trying it out. So easy a caveman can do it.
Make the pistol fit you!! Roger that
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Also just wanted to throw out there if you have a gen4 FDE frame, the FDE piece from GripForce is a different color. Ill see if I can get a pic up of it, not really a big deal to me but it might bother some people. Quoted:
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Has anybody tried the Grip Force beaver tails on the G19 Gen4? I've read some mixed reviews on them. Don't know if they don't fit, or if people just aren't installing them properly. I like the medium beaver tail on my Gen4, but I don't really like the full backs trap aspect of it. I even thought about getting another medium beaver tail back strap, and cutting it just above where the texture starts, but I don't know how that transition line would feel in my hand. I don't know... I guess I need to just test my different back straps out, vs no back strap at all, and see what feels better. Also just wanted to throw out there if you have a gen4 FDE frame, the FDE piece from GripForce is a different color. Ill see if I can get a pic up of it, not really a big deal to me but it might bother some people. Good point, I noticed that too. I'm going with everybody else, and just cutting my OEM beaver tail down. The Glock OEM panels are so cheap, if I screw one up, I'll just order another set.
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Good point, I noticed that too. I'm going with everybody else, and just cutting my OEM beaver tail down. The Glock OEM panels are so cheap, if I screw one up, I'll just order another set.Quoted:
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Has anybody tried the Grip Force beaver tails on the G19 Gen4? I've read some mixed reviews on them. Don't know if they don't fit, or if people just aren't installing them properly. I like the medium beaver tail on my Gen4, but I don't really like the full backs trap aspect of it. I even thought about getting another medium beaver tail back strap, and cutting it just above where the texture starts, but I don't know how that transition line would feel in my hand. I don't know... I guess I need to just test my different back straps out, vs no back strap at all, and see what feels better. Also just wanted to throw out there if you have a gen4 FDE frame, the FDE piece from GripForce is a different color. Ill see if I can get a pic up of it, not really a big deal to me but it might bother some people. Good point, I noticed that too. I'm going with everybody else, and just cutting my OEM beaver tail down. The Glock OEM panels are so cheap, if I screw one up, I'll just order another set.I kinda like it honestly, I have a 50 shades of FDE thing going on with it, the slide cerakote and the tan X300
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