I thought I would point out some of the frame mods I do. If anyone would like more info on how to do these mods just ask.
On the barrel end you can see how I put a radius on the P80 barrel step, bringing it into the rail.
All so I removed the rail. This is a range gun, made for taking to the range in a range bag and nothing more so it does not need a rail. (Just my thoughts)
I did away with the square trigger guard, narrowed the trigger guard and increased the figure relief by the grip. Another thing I like to do is mold my magwells onto the frame, doing away with the mounting screw. This gives your build a real clean look.
On this one I did the same mods on the barrel end and trigger.
I molded in the magwell but had to reshape it too. The magwell here is for a Glock 21 that is short for a PF45 so I had to JB Weld it and shape it to blend into the frame. For more info on molding in magwells I have a post on the steps. look for JB Weld tips
Some of my early build I did away with the rail by filling it in with JB Weld and shaping back to a clean smooth look with a radius. This one became the Dragon build I did. On the Deadpool I did I filled in the rail but made the corners sharper. When you do something like this it leaves open all kinds of shaping ideas.
This is the Black Widow frame and has the most trigger guard work I have made so far.
Radius on all edges and rail gone, trigger narrowed by half the original size.
One thing I have found on all P80s trigger guard, in this area when you start shaping you see little pits show up. I think this is from air bubbles that get trapped in this area that does not vent during the molding process. Some are worse than others and have not been a big deal for me. I fill them in with JB Weld for painting if they are big, but the small ones fill up with paint and are not noticeable.
If anyone need more info on the process in doing frame mods shoot me a question and I can help you do some of these mods. Basically, it's just shaping, and sanding then paint. You can all so just sand to a fine finish and polish, but you will have to sand your whole frame to get a good texture match.
by Hawkeye » Sat Aug 20, 2022 4:57 pm
Ancient Order wrote: ↑Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:37 pm Look up sanding twigs on Amazon. They promoted them to me and I thought the might be useful. I bought some sticks like those, MGB had them in his tool list. They came with grits 220-1200. I thought they were ok but to limber anyway my wife took them from me for her nails. I use these sometimes but not a lot. https://www.amazon.com/Lumberton-12301- ... B24G&psc=1 These are hard and if you are not careful, they will leave makes that then have to be smoothed out. Double work! so I don't use them often. Be careful when using sanding sticks or anything with a hard edge. They have a tendency to sand heavy where you make a pass leaving line. I use them a lot on steel because they hold up when used wet.