Current weather forecasts are for rain, and lots of it. A very slow moving storm system coming across the area. I’m thankful for it because Texas is in a major drought so all the rain we can get I’m happy for.
The slight bummer? I was going to be at the gun range for a lot of the weekend. Will I still? Depends on a few things. But regardless it made me think about shooting in the rain. Specifically, shooting my polymer-framed Springfield XD in wet conditions. The grip on the XD is kinda slick and if it was wet it’s not going to be the easiest thing to keep hold of.
I do regret not getting the stippling grip modification by Springer Precision. I’ve tried it on a buddy’s XD and it’s awesome. I guess I might have to go the grip-tape or skateboard-tape route, but I know it’s not as good as the stipple job.
The point to think about is shooting in less-than-ideal conditions. When it comes to defensive shooting, you have no control over when and where the situation would occur: low light? cold weather and you have gloves and a heavy coat on? rain? ice? While we all like to practice in nice and dry conditions, every so often we should push ourselves outside our comfort zone and work on the less-than-ideal.
Stuff From Hsoi 
The stippling on Tom’s XD is like Velcro. Oh my G!
I suppose you could get some skateboard grip-tape but that seems too abrasive for your hands. Maybe some of that gummy tennis racquet grip tape?
Yeah, wasn’t that stippling awesome? And that’s apparently just the “stipple” job… Springer apparently has even more aggressive grip jobs he can do.
Skateboard tape and the like seems to be a standard and inexpensive approach. If I don’t like it, the benefit is that it is inexpensive AND it’s temporary and easy enough to remove. So, no harm in trying. I’m going to experiment. Karl’s got some suggestions for me to try.
Bust out the soldering iron.
I used to have the same problem with my XD. Just the sweat from my hands would make it slick.