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Black Alligator for my CSX S&W pistol. Veg tan lined inside. The reviews on this pistol were way too harsh. .

Hello all, I have a customer looking for a holster for a S&W performance center model 629 7.5" barrel. I have reached out to multiple sources including blueguns, duncans (which apparently got out of the gun mold game), and gun shops to try to locate deactivated firearms to use as a mold. I also reached out to S&W to see if they had any but they stated that they do not sell to individuals. I would like to do this project for the customer but I'm dead in the water if I can't find something to use as a mold. Any help would be appreciated! God Bless

For Sale: They are all Duncan Custom Aluminum mold guns unless noted, some have sight rails and some with Crimson Trace Lasers, guns are $40.00 each, $45.00 for Crimson Trace plus shipping unless marked differently. These will be offered on a first come basis via email only NO PHONE CALLS. Most of these mold guns are hard to get from Duncan as they cast very little today. Let me know what you want and I will let you know what the shipping will be, either Priority Mail or Flat Rate depending on how many or size of gun. You can also contact me at sales@ihlusa.com 1 x Desert Eagle (6”) 44mag 1 x Baby Eagle 4.25” with Sight Rail 1 x Diamondback 9mm 1 x Diamondback 380 1 x Diamondback 380 with Crimson Trace $45.00 1 x Caracal 3.5” (9mm) 1 x Boberg XR 9 L 1 x Boberg XR 9 S 1 x Beretta Tomcat 1 x Beretta 950 1 x Beretta 21A 1 x Bersa BP 9 C 1 x Bersa Thunder 1 x Astra A75 1 x AMT 45 1 x AMT Back Up 1 x Daewoo DH40 1 x Daewoo DP51 1 x Kel-Tec PMR 30 1 x Kel-Tec P3AT 1 x Kel-Tec P32 1 x Kel-Tec P11 1 x Kel-Tec PF9 1 x Colt 2000 1 x Heiser 45 1 x NAA G32…North American Arms 1 x NAA 380…North American Arms 1 x Makarov with Sight Rail 1 x Rohrbaugh 9mm 1 x S&W Sigma 380 1 x S&W Sigma 9mm 1 x S&W Sigma 9/40…with Sight Rail 1 x S&W Sigma 9/40 Compact…with Sight Rail 1 x S&W 99 Compact…with Sight Rail 1 x S&W 99 (9mm)…with Sight Rail 1 x S&W 99 (45ACP)…with Sight Rail 1 x S&W SD40 1 x Star PD45 1 x Star Ultastar 1 x SCCY CPX-2 1 x See-Camp 1 x Walther P22 1 x Walther P22 with compensator 1 x Walther P88 Compact 1 x Walther P88 1 x Walther P99…with Sight Rail 1 x Vektor SP1

For Sale: They are all Duncan Custom Aluminum mold guns unless noted, some have sight rails and some with Crimson Trace Lasers, guns are $40.00 each, $45.00 for Crimson Trace plus shipping unless marked differently. These will be offered on a first come basis via email only NO PHONE CALLS. Most of these mold guns are hard to get from Duncan as they cast very little today. Let me know what you want and I will let you know what the shipping will be, either Priority Mail or Flat Rate depending on how many or size of gun. You can also contact me at sales@ihlusa.com 1 x Desert Eagle (6”) 44mag 1 x Baby Eagle 4.25” with Sight Rail 1 x Diamondback 9mm 1 x Diamondback 380 1 x Diamondback 380 with Crimson Trace $45.00 1 x Caracal 3.5” (9mm) 1 x Boberg XR 9 L 1 x Boberg XR 9 S 1 x Beretta Tomcat 1 x Beretta 950 1 x Beretta 21A 1 x Bersa BP 9 C 1 x Bersa Thunder 1 x Astra A75 1 x AMT 45 1 x AMT Back Up 1 x Daewoo DH40 1 x Daewoo DP51 1 x Kel-Tec PMR 30 1 x Kel-Tec P3AT 1 x Kel-Tec P32 1 x Kel-Tec P11 1 x Kel-Tec PF9 1 x Colt 2000 1 x Heiser 45 1 x NAA G32…North American Arms 1 x NAA 380…North American Arms 1 x Makarov with Sight Rail 1 x Rohrbaugh 9mm 1 x S&W Sigma 380 1 x S&W Sigma 9mm 1 x S&W Sigma 9/40…with Sight Rail 1 x S&W Sigma 9/40 Compact…with Sight Rail 1 x S&W 99 Compact…with Sight Rail 1 x S&W 99 (9mm)…with Sight Rail 1 x S&W 99 (45ACP)…with Sight Rail 1 x S&W SD40 1 x Star PD45 1 x Star Ultastar 1 x SCCY CPX-2 1 x See-Camp 1 x Walther P22 1 x Walther P22 with compensator 1 x Walther P88 Compact 1 x Walther P88 1 x Walther P99…with Sight Rail 1 x Vektor SP1

For Sale: They are all Duncan Custom Aluminum mold guns unless noted, some have sight rails and some with Crimson Trace Lasers, guns are $40.00 each, $45.00 for Crimson Trace plus shipping unless marked differently. These will be offered on a first come basis via email only NO PHONE CALLS. Most of these mold guns are hard to get from Duncan as they cast very little today. Let me know what you want and I will let you know what the shipping will be, either Priority Mail or Flat Rate depending on how many or size of gun. You can also contact me at sales@ihlusa.com 1 x Smith & Wesson 457 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 669 Hooked Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 908 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 910 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 3906 Hooked Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 3913LS Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 3914 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 4013 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 4046 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 4516 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 4506 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 4566 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 5906 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 5946 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 6906 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 6906 Hooked Trigger Guard……….Rings $35.00 used once 1 x Smith & Wesson SHORTY 40 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson SHORTY 45 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Taurus 738 1 x Taurus 738 with Crimson Trace….$45.00 1 x Taurus 709 1 x Taurus 709 with Crimson Trace….$45.00 1 x Taurus PT 111 1 x Taurus PT 111 G2 1 x Taurus PT 138 1 x Taurus PT 140….with sight rail 1 x Taurus PT 957….with sight rail 1 x Taurus PT 945 …with sight rail 1 x Taurus PT 908 1 x Taurus PT 938….with sight rail 1 x Taurus PT 24/7 (4”) 1 x Taurus PT 101 1 x Steyr M9/40 1 x Steyr M9/40…with sight rail 1 x Steyr C9A1 Compact 1 x Steyr M9……Rings $35.00 used once

For Sale: They are all Duncan Custom Aluminum mold guns unless noted, some have sight rails and some with Crimson Trace Lasers, guns are $40.00 each, $45.00 for Crimson Trace plus shipping unless marked differently. These will be offered on a first come basis via email only NO PHONE CALLS. Most of these mold guns are hard to get from Duncan as they cast very little today. Let me know what you want and I will let you know what the shipping will be, either Priority Mail or Flat Rate depending on how many or size of gun. You can also contact me at sales@ihlusa.com 1 x Smith & Wesson 457 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 669 Hooked Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 908 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 910 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 3906 Hooked Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 3913LS Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 3914 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 4013 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 4046 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 4516 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 4506 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 4566 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 5906 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 5946 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 6906 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson 6906 Hooked Trigger Guard……….Rings $35.00 used once 1 x Smith & Wesson SHORTY 40 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Smith & Wesson SHORTY 45 Round Trigger Guard 1 x Taurus 738 1 x Taurus 738 with Crimson Trace….$45.00 1 x Taurus 709 1 x Taurus 709 with Crimson Trace….$45.00 1 x Taurus PT 111 1 x Taurus PT 111 G2 1 x Taurus PT 138 1 x Taurus PT 140….with sight rail 1 x Taurus PT 957….with sight rail 1 x Taurus PT 945 …with sight rail 1 x Taurus PT 908 1 x Taurus PT 938….with sight rail 1 x Taurus PT 24/7 (4”) 1 x Taurus PT 101 1 x Steyr M9/40 1 x Steyr M9/40…with sight rail 1 x Steyr C9A1 Compact 1 x Steyr M9……Rings $35.00 used once

So I've almost finished one up and let me tell you, it was a bear...I went back and did some searching on welts and what not as by the time I got er together that thing barely fit under the cb3200! Now I am usually pretty good at following instructions, 20+ years of military starting out in the missile maintenance career field, so a Technical Order (T.O.) and numerous Haynes & Chilton manuals....I believe there was a recent topic titled "am I the only one"...lol, so on this one i had a break in construction after pattern making and before cutting and sure as sh#t I come back slap that pattern down and cut 'er out for a righty again instead of a lefty so instead of recutting, I decided if i lined it I could still be ok, the first piece was 8/9 oz so a 4/5 oz liner and bammo left handed holster problem solved...right? Not exactly, when I made the pattern I didn't account for an extra 4/5oz, so then I thought, no biggie, I can just add a little welt for the trigger loop area and that should do er up good, well, it worked out, even though I didn't plan on using welts as I didn't want it to be that thick. now to my next brainfart, also referenced another post about this, sewing uphill/downhill, I had already set my stitch length longer from when I sewed the liner on, tested with some scraps to get the width of two layers of 8/9 & 4/5 oz and set to stitching, but...yep, forgot about that hill for the welt!!!! dammit...to top it all off, I got a little shaky while edging the side with a dauber and got a little on the top...this left a light area and spot on the front so i figured, shoot, i'll just follow the contour of the stitch line and darken the whole thing up, didn't work out, ended up making it butt ugly, I'm hoping after work today I can use a little darker and airbrush a little sunburst around the edge if not, i guess I'll have a nice looking and perfect fitting left handed holster for a 357, a black one...lol. Good news is, i learned alot, and will be adding about 3/16-1/4" to my patterns near the trigger guard and try it without welts. references...and pic from my attempt below... @JLSleather @bushpilotmexico Mine ended up like this with the welts, after I skived the 2d one down alot.... Before and after pics of the dye fiasco... Where I shoulda stopped and thought about things...before messing it up...actually looking at it, I had already boogered the stitch line area from trying to get the cb3200 pucker marks and track marks to lay down a little, used a modeling tool and wooden handle to try and blend...lol added pic of pattern...

These are a couple of holsters I have built for a Smith & Wesson M&P .380 with the built in Crimson Trace laser. I would love some feedback on quality, design, and anything else that needs attention. The Diamond pattern holster is designed to catch the pocket seam on the draw so that the holster will remain in the pocket (so it would have to be drawn to the rear). I'm also having some trouble with the belt clip staying still. I could drill another hole and use two screws, but I kinda like the option to tilt the gun in belt to which ever position one likes. I thought about adding another piece of leather between the clip and the holster. Feedback is appreciated!

I posted over in the patterns and template section looking for a template for an L frame S&W revolver. Ended up making my own template for it. I'm pretty proud of this holster, I think it came out almost perfect. My only issue is where it covers the trigger guard, it should have covered the whole trigger guard not just the trigger. So specs are: it's a high rise pancake style holster made from 8-9oz leather from tandy dyed with feibing light brown and finished with satin shene followed by a coat of Johnson's paste wax. The belt slots will accomodate belts up to 1 3/4" wide and a 1 3/4" belt fits so well that when you tighten the belt it locks the holster in place. This holster won't be moving around on a 1 3/4" belt. Took a bunch of pictures from every conceivable angle so look it over and tell me what you think. Those last 2 pictures should give you an idea how the holster rides and how tight it pulls the gun into the body. Your comments are appreciated. Stu