I don't understand the nay-saying. It's not as if customizing run of the mill handguns is unheard of or controversial. Of course it doesn't look so good now, in the middle of the job, but it might look great when refinished and completed. The only concern I have is I hope that barrel crown wasn't modified with the belt sanding tool.

Here's a Beretta Cougar I mildly "melted", along with rounding the trigger guard and a few other tweaks. Makes for a much better carry gun.