A lot of you are "Griping" about the GRIP ZONE on the frame of the gun. I agree, I don't like it either, but how many of you have modified your XD pistols with grip tape? So why not get creative and cover it up. This is what I am going to do as soon as I purchase mine.
So get busy and Photoshop what you would do to cover up the lettering! This could get interesting! :shock:
Low cost solution: stop by the local dollar store and get some of those crappy "flop down the wall and/or slap your little brother in the face" sticky alien thingies:
Low cost solution: stop by the local dollar store and get some of those crappy "flop down the wall and/or slap your little brother in the face" sticky alien thingies:
I actually think Talon, etc is not going to take too much of the market on mods for this. The area is so flat, a simple piece of grip tape should cover quite nicely.
I'm thinking there could be a whole line of sports equipment and toiletry items with new "Grip Zone" technology and logos: tennis rackets, golf clubs, softball bats, hair dryers, toothbrush...
What is going to be interesting is when they release the 4" Service Model MOD.2 How many Law Enforcement Officers will want to walk around in uniform with GRIP ZONE showing. I have 3 LEO friends that carry the XD 45 right now. I've talked to two of them and they both said "No" they wouldn't carry one as long as that's on the grip.
Gentlemen gentlemen and ladies(?) remember, they will throw at us anything they think will sell. Remember leisure suits? Look at Apple. Same phone given a different number, boom! Millions line up for it like they're heading to Dachau....
Aren't retail lemmings great?
That being said, I vote for mud flap girls to be pasted over it.
Having handled one of the guns let me say the grip feels great, and the "GRIP ZONE" looks even dumber in person than it does in the pictures. HORRIBLE IDEA.
Maybe SA hired the guy who made the Rhino look so cool and this was his first styling cue? Or they stole the marketing guy from Hi Point?
Aside from the grip zone, I think this pistol looks fantastic. I'll be getting one. I use Talon grips anyway. But just to contribute to the fun: View attachment 30527
Is the Slide Zone coming out for SHOT? I hope you don't get in trouble for the leak!
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