Finished P-3AT "Pro Grip"

[Flyer]

Okay, here it is. Not all that beautiful, but then again, it never really was!
Hopefully new ones can look better than the prototype... here it is with its BIG brother, a Glock 30 (.45 ACP):



I decided not to go with more checkering on the filler, just rubber sheet, instead.
Shot another 50 rounds today and noticed an added benefit. It no longer feels as if you're getting ready to touch your palm with the pad of your trigger finger when it fires, finally! Feels like a regular trigger, more or less.
Well... this is it.
Flyer

Scroll down to the pic by GlocksRock to see what the finished mod looks like - sorry but the original pic is gone. - PG

[Flyer]

I notice a lot of P-3AT users are using 1 inch bike innertubes to slip over the grip, and adding a padding of some sort to the rear, to increase depth/improve handling...
I did this, too, while working on my grip mod idea. A really good mod can be done with the inner tube and some rubber tubing of the sort found in a portable blood pressure monitor...
Take the tubing and cut it to length, pressing it along the back of the grip. Then, slit it up the side to allow it to sit flat and be pressed tight with the innertube. A little superglue or spray adhesive is a near must to hold things in place.
It's important that the most padding be at the very TOP of the grip area, where the indentation is deepest... added deepness here not only allows the hand to ride higher on the grip, but increases trigger pull length.
Of all the mods I've done this seems to be the most "noticeable"... increasing trigger reach. Feels like an entirely new pistol, and a more comfortable one, at that!
Flyer

[sven]

Flyer - how is the grip attached? Or did you etch into the gun itself?

[Flyer]

sven,
Here's the original threads where I introduced the grip, then the next one with pics of it in an unfinished state. Everything's explained in the first article...
I've got several hundred rounds through this P-3AT since doing the mod... and it's just as tight and comfortable as ever.
Grip Article
Grip Pics
Flyer

[flatrock]

Can you make more backstraps from the mold you made that one with? I have long fingers, and the short trigger reach is uncomfortable at best.

[kahrpacker]

Dude, you've re-invented the "Limb Saver"...almost.

Limbsaver increases grip depth, cushions recoil, fits most semi-automatics and is removable. I use it for all of those reasons on my KT P-357.

http://limbsaver.com/limbsaver/firearms/phs.aspx

[Flyer]

Yep, I've seen the "Limbsaver" stuff...
It's not really the same thing, though. The idea was to actually change the dimensions of the grip, not necessarily make the pistol more comfortable to shoot - though it does that too!
Flyer

[Midiman]

And, while Flyer won't say it out loud, the idea was to NOT have the idea ripped off by some wanker on KTOG!

[madman]

Hmmm... hadn't seen the ripoff, because I haven't been "there" in a long time, but I had to look when you said something. Seems ***awfully*** convenient that he came up with this *after* Flyer published it. Perhaps a vicious royalties lawyer is in order...

[Midiman]

Before you enter into the realm of what's actionable, I sugest you connect the dots between your username and where I work.