I did that to a Gen3 19...

by rob , Thursday, October 02, 2014, 22:08 (3710 days ago) @ Sarge

remove the finger grooves that is. That helped a lot but the biggest problem I had was slide bite where the left slide rail after about 40 rounds rubs a nice bloody racing stripe across the web of my hand. I now have a Gen4 and was hoping with the backstrap profile being a little bit shorter/closer to the trigger and a little more under the tail of the frame that would stop. When I bought it, I was pleasantly surprised it came with beavertail adapted backstraps. I put the thinner of the two on it and the jury is still out. It stops the slide bite cold but I really prefer the feel of the grip without the adapters and I'm not fond of the added pokiness of the beavertail. I haven't shot it without the beavertail backstrap yet. I do know it looks like it will still hit the web of my hand but only shooting it that way will tell. I'm hoping it works ok without it (the less doohickeys a gun has added the happier I am) but if not I can live with it....tha beavertail backstrap that is. On another note, I am EXTREMELY happy with those Ameriglo night sights! It's like having a big neon orange Big Dot sight from XS that jumps out at you instantly combined with the traditional target sight profile and the single front/rear dots like Heinie Straight Eights. I've never cared for three dot sights of any variety or flavor. I imagine I'll be trying to wear this G19 out for the rest of my life. It doesn't fit the hand like a Browning High Power (to say the least!) but it's functional and does more of what I want in a fighting gun than most others I've tried.