Thursday, April 15, 2010

Another J frame holser


This is the second version of this holster.  In this one, I paid close attention and did not screw up the layout-- so the sweat shield was on the back where it belonged and I did not have to cut it off.  I am happier with the boning around the barrel and ejector.  I moved the rear loop about half an inch closer to the gun, and angled the front loop a bit, both attempts to get the grip to sit a little tighter to my body.   I also moved the stitching in a little closer to the gun--this is another gun where half an inch seems to be excessive.  So far it feels successful--retention is excellent, the draw is great--it feels like it is being held in by the boning, rather than friction.  It also re-holsters one handed. I used  better leather  than previous holsters--I picked up a double back from Tandy Leather in Columbus, significantly better than the belly I was using.

For the next holster I make, I am going to take a life-sized picture to help figure out where to concentrate the efforts of boning--this is especially necessary since I am still using the vacuum foodsaver bag to get the initial rough boning.

2 comments:

  1. You should do an IWB belt for my XD .40.

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  2. That's a possibility-I've got a 4" XD9, and I don't have a carry holster for it--The Minotaur I normally use is specific to the 3" version. I'm not quite ready to take commissions on new designs, but if I do it and it works out, I'll let you know.

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