Sugru Pistol Grip

I recently added a Kel Tec PF9 to my small collection of guns. The PF9 is one of the smallest, lightest and thinnest of the 9mm on the market. I’ve shot some guns in my life, but never had one with the snap as this one. What makes it worse is the fact that I can only get two fingers on the grip.

That’s were Sugru comes in. It looked like the perfect thing to give me a better hold on this little pistol. By using the Sugru to mold the grip right to my hand. I didn’t want to make this permanent so I used a bicycle inner tube to cover the grip. This is a common fix for a better grip, but we can do one better with Sugru.

Safety First… Make sure that the pistol is unloaded and the magazine is out.
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Step 1 Step 1

3-4 packs of Sugru
Bicycle inner tube (I used 20”x1.75”-2.15”)
Degreaser (alcohol)
Water
Knife

Comments

[sensoryhouse]

PF9! great choice!

[indestructable]

This is great! When I saw the sugru contest this is the only thing I could think of to make. My wife has a pistol and grips for it are made of pure unobtanium.

The only thing that stopped me from making sugru grips for her gun was the worry that the sugru would fail from the stress of constantly removing it from the gun. (Must be removed to clean the gun.)

Enjoy your PF9! Did this grip help?

[biker_trash_1340]

I don't plan on removing them when I clean, it's cast pretty tight. It should hold up to the solvents, as I can keep it away from the grip. I think that when I do take it off it will need to be cut off. When I do, I will cover them the same way. For the price why not?

Love the fit on this gun. It helped a great deal on the recoil and with point and shoot. I have started to carry the PF9 more then my new SR9c. (CPL holder)

[indestructable]

My thought of sugru grips was for my wife's Ruger Mk III. That is the gun that I know she would like even more if it was comfortable in her hand. Unfortunately the take-down lever is on the backstrap of the grip, and removing and re-covering it with sugru would be an expensive weekly chore.

Her CCW gun is another Ruger - the LCP. Fraternal twin to your Keltec. It is OK for her hand, but in my hand I see the same issues you have with your gun. When I hold it I have a surplus of free fingers. When I fire it I have to readjust for each shot. The recoil almost wrests the gun from my hand. I have to resist the temptation to hold more of the gun with my non-dominant hand.

If it were my piece, I would certainly consider molding sugru to it, just so that from one shot to the next I could keep from adjusting my hand grip.

Again: well done! This is showing me that I can take sugru a little more seriously. Good luck with the contest.

[biker_trash_1340]

I know what your saying about the Ruger MKIII I have a standard model (pre MK1). Not going to work on that one.

I also carry a LCP w/ CT laser on my boot at all times. I put a Handall Jr. grip on that one (up side down fit my hand better)

If you don't know about it, there's a good site for the LCP
http://www.elsiepeaforum.com/

[gavox]

Great idea!
But haven't you molded it to your fingers when you are holding it the way shown in the picture and not in a way that you can pull the trigger? or does it work like that as well?

[biker_trash_1340]

Thank You.
Works that way as well.. I didn't put my trigger finger in on the picture. I(n the last pic. my middle fingers will fall right into the impressions, just had a hard time holding it and taking the picture.

[gavox]

yeah thought that might be it!

[raynman217]

You should NEVER touch the trigger with your finger unless you intend to fire the weapon, even if it is unloaded. Instead, you should extend your finger above the trigger guard as though you were pointing.

[biker_trash_1340]

That is under stood. I took the picture to answer a question about the grip fitting in a shooting position. Yes you should NEVER put your finger in the trigger as stated (trust me, I was in a controlled environment)