Bicycle Inner Tube Grip Sleeve

[Braden]

I posted this on Glocktalk so I thought I'd post it here as well.

Not too long ago I saw someone post that they had used a piece of a bicycle inner tube as a grip sleeve for their Glock. Having been slightly displeased with the bulkiness of my Hogue grip sleeve, I thought I might give this idea a shot.

I picked up a universal inner tube from Walmart for $2.96. I cut a section out that I thought would fit the grip and then turned it inside out (it had lines on the outside and I didn't want to feel those). I also washed it down real good with water and then dried it off. After slipping the sleeve over the grip on my G22 I took a razor blade and trimmed it to fit a little better.

So far I am very pleased. It has the rubber feel that I wanted without the bulkiness of the Hogue and some of the others. Also, the finger grooves aren't as pronounced as they were with the Hogue...which I like. If it ever wears out, I can easily make another one with what's left of the inner tube.

For you Glock guys out there that wants some extra grip on your gun without making it too bulky, I highly recommend it.

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[Chris]

http://www.lymanproducts.com/pachmayr/slipons.htm

i'd rather spend the money on a pachmayr slip-on so that it at least doesn't look like a bike tube. i had one with the finger grooves and they don't have the palm swells like the new hogues do. the older hogue slip-ons didn't have the palm swells.

[Baytown]

The idea also works well for the pistol grip on an AR.


Glenn

[stevie_d_64]

I never thought to use a bicycle innertube for this purpose...Ya learn something new everyday...

I actually like the relative "spongy" type feel to grips like this...In my opinion they don't have to have any kind of "molded" texture to it either, smooth is fine by me...

I purchased a SigPro 2340 a few years ago...And it came with two grip "covers"...One had the "non-skid" style texture that I tried for a while and a smooth rubber grip style, which I have on there today...

A trip to WalMart is in order this weekend to try this on my Glock...

Question, was it difficult to stretch this "tube" over the existing grip on your Glock??? did you have to use some sort of dry (graphite) or wet (light oil) lubricant to get it to slip over all the peaks and valleys of the Glock stock grips???

I know that may be a bad thing to use lubricants in installing this "fix" but I thought you should always break the pistol down and do it with the slide mechanism away from these substances...You of course would clean up the pistol lower assembly before reassembling the pistol anyway...

Just some thoughts from the hip here...

[stevie_d_64]

The idea also works well for the pistol grip on an AR.


Glenn

I may try this as well once I see how well it works on the Glock...

[Baytown]

stevie, I think you will like it. Some of the guys have put MULTIPLE layers of inner tube on their AR grips and made them much more hand filling.

Let me know how it goes. (I usually get another person to help when I put one on an AR. For lube, I used a little spit and it worked quite well.)

Glenn

[silverbear]

I shot my new (to me) G19 this afternoon and got a bit of a pinch on ring finger of my trigger hand from the finger grooves. I had tried inner tube grips before but never kept them on the guns for long. I went ahead and slipped one on the G19 this evening and grip feels way better.

Anyone else using inner tube grips on a steady basis?

[Grog]

When I used a slip-on, I liked the Packy since it added no palm swell (the G22 was thick enough for me) and did not have finger grooves (I was issued a 3rd gen gun and I would have dremmeled the grooves off of the gun if my boss would have let me).


I did use the innertube trick on a S&W 909 since it was very slim, just needed a little tackiness for my G/F (at the time) to shoot more comfortably.

[Justin Franklin]

Thanks for sharing this idea. I am going to try it this weekend….will let ya know what I think.

[philbo]

Anyone else using inner tube grips on a steady basis?

I've been using the "glock sock" on my plastic framed pistols for a couple of decades... long before Hogue or anyone else thought to make such a thing. One addition I've found useful, especially on my smaller pistols (ie Kahr PM9, 3AT, etc) is to cut a piece of thin self adhesive foam (available at Walmart or any place with a craft section at about a $1 for a 1 ft square) and apply a piece on the back strap (and sometimes the front strap) and then slide the inner tuber over that. Everything stays in place and it makes shooting the little recoil generators somewhat more comfortable... it at least keeps the grip from imprinting on my palm.

[jbirds1210]

After using every grip out there on a Glock, I found the bicycle inner tube my favorite. I have it on all of my Glocks including the one I carry on duty. I cut two small strips and perforate them with a hole punch to provide something to bite into the hand for a better grip. If your hand gets wet, the inner tube gets sticky without all the bulk of aftermarket grips.

Jason

[shooter4]

i had hogue overgrips on my Steyrs and then tried the bike tube idea and it was very good. It didnt increase the size of the grip much and gave the grip added tackiness......