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Shooter McGavin

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  1. Thanks everyone for the responses. I haven't had time to get out to the leather shop recently. Next time I do I will try and get pictures of my slots.

    I'm curious, why you don't touch the front of the slots?

    The punch bevels them nicely, especially considering I punch the slots while the leather is damp.

    I just gotta ask a) how much time did you spend on the black holster? And B) how did you mold it?

    Ive never really "timed" a holster build, as Im usually doing them in batches of 10-14 holsters at a time.

    For molding, I use a 6 ton press with rubber plates, and then a few Tandy tools for the detail lines.


  2. That came out really nice cornbread!

    It takes a while to discover just the right window of opportunity to burnish the edges. When i started I always tried to do it when the leather was too wet.

    Then one time I forgot about a holster for a few hours and when i went back to it to burnish, the egdes polished up like glass, and it was one of those "so this is how its supposed to work" moments.


  3. Theres also thousands of people using that "stick it in the barrel "holster"" that someone is selling. Doesnt make it a good idea.

    Alas. we are all free to make our own decisions, even if they are bad ones.

    If you intend to sell these, I hope you have phenominal liability insurance.

    Also, Im not being a jerk. I am simply giving my thoughts and concerns on a holster you decided to show off to the world ( or at least the small percentage that frequent this forum ), and now youre just upset because Im not gushing over it.

    I won't. But you could relax a bit. If it was such a horrible idea there wouldn't be thousands of these being used world wide, as I've since found out. Even here in the states, its a version of a Bianchi Foldaway. So, just take it easy will ya? You don't have to be a jerk. I was being nice.

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