You worry an awful lot about what other people are doing with their guns.What gets me is for some reason melted and hacked Glocks are higher priced that the ones that aren't uglied up
Well done frame work adds value to the pistol, as well as slide work. I have a “G19” with an RMR on it that weighs less than a stock G19 with no optics cut or optic.
Under cut trigger guard is a good thing. Thumb ledge/gas pedal is a good thing. Of course, I didn’t do it myself with a soldering iron, I purchased it that way. Seen plenty of home stipple jobs that are awful as well.