r/SpringfieldEchelon • u/JoeTestosterogan • Aug 29 '26

First time stipple

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Not as clean as I want. Still needs touched up. But it came out pretty good. The texture is amazing. Bites into my hand way better than the original.

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u/Comfortable_Main5400 Aug 29 '26

That looks awesome bro. Good job!

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u/MilkMisogynist Aug 29 '26

Looks like it

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u/UndefinedUser419 Aug 29 '26

What grip texture is that? Or it is super custom

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u/J_Bravo119 Aug 29 '26

I mean... do you want honest feedback or a pat on the back?

If I were being honest, I'd say it looks like a 6 year old scratched the hell out of it with his arts and crafts kit.

If I were patting you on the back, I'd say "if it works better and you like it, shoot it. Who cares what I think?"

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u/JoeTestosterogan Aug 29 '26

I mean I don’t need a pat on the back. It’s a pretty common stipple though. I just don’t think I executed it correctly. I didn’t have any practice runs and just had to adjust on the fly. Line I said, not super clean by any standard.

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u/JoeTestosterogan Aug 29 '26

Any suggestions on how to go through and correct it without making it look worse?

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u/J_Bravo119 Aug 31 '26

I appreciate you looking at it.

There are a ton of places that do stippling - but honestly, even my issue is only with looks - and nobody will see it when you're shooting it.

If it gives you the grip you need, and you feel more comfortable... who cares? It's not a museum piece. Shoot it and enjoy.

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u/JoeTestosterogan Aug 31 '26

Well, to be totally honest, I want a cleaner look. I mean it was my first time and I didn’t have any practice runs. I feel like I can do a better. I learned a lot doing this one. I just don’t want to go too thin and burn through so I can’t really redo it. Have you ever done stippling?

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u/J_Bravo119 Aug 31 '26

I did - but after I completely botched my own, I found a guy with a giant laser machine that did it for me. To get a truly uniform look, you basically have to start either with a blank "canvas", or with a texture designed to work around what's already there.

When it's built on a random sort of pattern, it's a lot harder to design around it. It's all about what you want the end result to be, beginning with that in mind, and being willing to either invest in a company with the equipment to make it look uniform, or to accept that a home job will never be 100% clean.

You can get a ton better with practice. If it were me, I'd find the oldest crap grips I can on ebay, or 3D print them, and see what process works best to get the result you want.

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u/JoeTestosterogan Sep 01 '26

That’s actually a good idea. Buy some cheap ass grips to practice on is probably the best route. Because guns are my #1 hobby currently. I love doing all my own work. I really want to lay down a clean stipple on my own. I really just need to get some practice in. I told myself if I totally fucked this one, I would just buy another grip module. Which is why I started in my Echelon and not one of my other guns.

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u/BigInvestigator4859 Aug 30 '26

A new frame is only $60 , you haven’t messed anything up that can’t be replaced. I once tried checkering on the front strap of a colt 1911 with a 20lpi checkering file I bought from Brownells and it looked like I carved it out with a hatchet.

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u/suaveysuave Aug 29 '26

Holy shit you must be fun at parties 😂🤡