Can you use a governor blue gun for a s&w 500 holster

[chasman52]

I can't locate a blue gun/mold for the 500 and I get request for it from time to time.

[Dwight]

The S&W . . . I'm not familiar with it . . . doubt if I ever did one.

BUT . . . it has been my experience that if you are "close" it will work . . . and if you are not . . . you wasted a pound of leather.  Revolvers are finicky that way

I have actually made my own S&W mod 29 . . . works really great . . . a little wood . . . some band saw and sanding work . . . and a dowel rod was all I needed.  The buyer was very happy.

Autos are easier to make . . . and a little more forgiving IMHO . . . than revolvers.

But take an afternoon and make your own model . . . some day you will be really happy you did.

May God bless,

Dwight

[TonyV]

Dwight is spot-on there.  As long as you're not planning to bone in the fine details of the gun, a similar pistol will work.  I used my Taurus 709S 9mm to make a purse holster pattern for my daughter's Sig P365 .380 before she even picked it up.  I had to use some plastic wrap to give my pistol a bit more bulk, about  1/16 in all around, but it fit just fine when I gave it to her.  

As for revolvers, this method can work, too.  Several years ago, before I picked back up the leathercraft habit, I bought a Bianchi holster that was made for a S&W 3in J-frame to use for my Ruger SP101 3 inch.  It was a very tight fight and took some effort to work my revolver in, but now it fits like a glove.