Al Thompson
Staff Alumnus
I'm a big fan of checkered frontstraps, but the $$ held me back from such a purchase. Saw several 1911s with skateboard tape and decided to try it. The tape is hard to find here, so figured I was out of luck.
Went to Home Depot for some deck stain and found 3M anti-skid tape in one inch width for .79 cents a foot.
Degreased my Kimber frontstrap with denatured alcohol and applied a 2.5 x 1 inch piece.
Works great and the price is right. The black tape looks like highgrade stippling.
For a reference, the grit seems sharper and coarser than the S&A magwell checkering. (then again it's my fingers on the frontstrap)
Giz
Went to Home Depot for some deck stain and found 3M anti-skid tape in one inch width for .79 cents a foot.
Degreased my Kimber frontstrap with denatured alcohol and applied a 2.5 x 1 inch piece.
Works great and the price is right. The black tape looks like highgrade stippling.
For a reference, the grit seems sharper and coarser than the S&A magwell checkering. (then again it's my fingers on the frontstrap)
Giz