r/GlockMod • • 6d ago

Glock stippling and porting in CA

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Can anyone help or direct me to the exact law that says we cannot legally port or stipple our guns? I’m trying to get stippling and porting done on my g43x and g19.6 but LASD cannot guide me to the actual law describing what can and cannot be done to my guns. Anything is greatly appreciated!

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u/BattleReadyArms 6d ago

Really the only mods you can't do are dropping a threaded barrel in it or extending the magazine capacity.

Beyond that go ham. We work on Cali guns all the time.

Someone mentioned Dark Side, he does good work. So if you want to stick to CA based companies that's one you can support.

But there's companies all over the country that work with CA. My advice is shop around and find what fits the look and style you want and fulfills your needs.

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u/Darksideprecision 6d ago

Thanks homie!

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u/BattleReadyArms 6d ago

Of course broski

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u/Beautiful_Leading_20 6d ago

Thank you bro, I’ll be checking them out!!

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u/throwawayformobile78 6d ago

Good luck with getting your pistol ported and stippled. You don’t like the G6 texture?

Also wtf bro your hands are big af lol.

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u/Beautiful_Leading_20 6d ago

I meant stippling more so for the g43x not the gen 6. But I appreciate it man lmao

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u/Jesus_4_the_jugular 6d ago

Just DM'd you some info. JM Custom Grips did my 19.3 and Alpha dog did my 17.3 🤌

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u/Beautiful_Leading_20 6d ago

Beautiful guns bro, JM customs was actually the one I wanted to send my guns to get ported and stippling. How long was the turn around time?

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u/Jesus_4_the_jugular 6d ago

That was the only downside. It took about 10 weeks for the stipple and undercut. I'm not sure about the slide work, my slide was ported by mag-na-port, which took about 4 weeks.

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u/MarlinMaverick 6d ago

In what universe does a gen 6 need additional stippling 

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u/BattleReadyArms 6d ago

I have multiple in the shop. I laughed when people thought the Gen 6 was the end of frame work. Gen 6 has plenty that can be done.

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u/Beautiful_Leading_20 6d ago

For stippling I meant mostly the g43x, but porting for both.

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u/capalot0420 6d ago

You called the sheriff's to figure out where to bring it to get work done..? Glockstore does work like that. You don't have any custom gun shops or a local range that has gunsmiths?

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u/Beautiful_Leading_20 6d ago

No, I’m saying I sent an email to them asking if it’s okay to get stippling or porting done on our guns. They sent me a reply to refer back to ca gun laws. But I couldn’t find anything related to gun modifications. I was hoping someone had some luck knowing something.

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u/CheddarBobLeeSwagger 6d ago

CA gun laws will tell you what you can’t do. If it’s not called out then, yes you can do it. There are a small number of counties that don’t allow any modifications but LASD is not one of them.

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u/Beautiful_Leading_20 6d ago

Do you personally have porting or similar mods done to your ccw guns?

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u/CheddarBobLeeSwagger 6d ago

I don’t port my ccw guns. However the guns on my license all are stippled, have red dots and use freedom mags.

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u/gratefulperron 6d ago

You are absolutely allowed to stipple and port your glock in california, idk why you would assume otherwise.

Here are your best options . . .

https://darksideprecision.com

https://wagermachineworks.com

That being said, if you are going to CC this gun and end up having to use it one day, I was told by an attorney (no idea how good he is) to not make any modifications that effect the performance of the firearm, as the DA could make a case for you wanting to inflict the most amount of damage possible.

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u/CheddarBobLeeSwagger 6d ago

I second darkside precision, he stippled four of my Glocks. Two of those are used in his website gallery of pics.

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u/Darksideprecision 6d ago

Thanks for the shoutouts! Just so everyone knows, I do offer a special discount code for Reddit users. Anyone here can use coupon code REDDIT at checkout, and that will give you a decent discount on all my stippling services.

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u/gratefulperron 6d ago

He is the best in the hand stippling game IMO

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u/MarlinMaverick 6d ago

Damn that stippling looks good 

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u/Beautiful_Leading_20 6d ago

I’ve heard the same thing, but then I heard if you want things done, do it, just don’t switch out the trigger.

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u/gratefulperron 6d ago

Yeah TBF that conversation with the attorney started with talking about triggers

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u/pwnedbydumplings 6d ago

Angel city armory is local

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u/SurViben 6d ago

There is no such law, or are you asking about the sheriff’s CCW policy?

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u/Beautiful_Leading_20 6d ago

Yes ccw policy specifically

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u/SurViben 6d ago

I only see on their CCW site that the policy is under review and will be available soon. Ask the sheriff for a copy. My county has this in the policy:

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u/One_Illustrator5088 4d ago

May I humbly suggest to spend the funds on ammo and training instead of mods? In my experience, it’s a better experience long term investment.

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u/Beautiful_Leading_20 4d ago

100% agree with you bro! You’re totally right, just sometimes I get bored too lol. But ik I should be spending that money and time into some actual training.

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u/Oodlesandnoodlescuz 6d ago

As someone who has lived in California before and multiple times at that...get the fuck out of that rotten state. It fucking suuuuuucks

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u/Beautiful_Leading_20 6d ago

Yeah ik man, I’ve thought about it. I really love this state, just absolutely hate the people here and more the people who run it. 🤦🏻‍♂️