Holster between the belt and pants

[AlZilla]

Below is a sreenshot from jeffreycustomleather.com of a holster they offer that rides between the belt and the pants.

I'm wondering if anyone has made or used something along these lines. I'm going to see what I can engineer. For us fat guys, an OWB holster tends to tip out at the top. At least for this fat guy. I could see something like this being advantageous. Probably need to keep the mouth above the belt so the mouth doesn't crush when the gun is drawn.

Galco offers one:

https://www.galcogunleather.com/jak-slide-2-0-belt-holster_8_1176_1493.html

A search for the phrase "Holster between the belt and pants" turns up some discussion around the net.

[wizard of tragacanth]

A BTB (or BTP) holster is my next project. I have never used one, nor made one before. It is an experiment. I am making it for a friend who said that his "muffin-top" causes too much tilting outward with his Avenger style holster. I have always wanted to try this style, so this is the perfect opportunity. 

I saw that jefferycustomleather style quite some time ago and appreciated its' simplicity and elegance. Love the look. However, I worry that a muffin-top may play the devil with a snap closure, so I will be going with a sewn-on loop, such as that offered by Mitch Rosen. https://mitchrosen.com/products/straightman?_pos=3&_sid=afaeaeaf8&_ss=r

This will be a straight-drop style for a Sig P365.

 

[AlZilla]

27 minutes ago, wizard of tragacanth said:

I saw that jefferycustomleather style quite some time ago and appreciated its' simplicity and elegance. Love the look. However, I worry that a muffin-top may play the devil with a snap closure, so I will be going with a sewn-on loop, such as that offered by Mitch Rosen

I like that sewn on setup more than the snap. I haven't sat down with this project yet.

[wizard of tragacanth]

AIZilla...

Did you ever work up your BTB? 

This is what I came up with. Works great for me. Very comfortable and concealable.

Edited Wednesday at 10:46 PM by wizard of tragacanth
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[AlZilla]

Oh, yeah, I remember this from the stitching question. Very nice.  I thought that belt loop was odd but didn't make the connection.

No, I've been spending my time tearing servo motors apart. We're also on the tail end of a heat wave and no a/c in my craft room. 

I definitely need to pick a gun and get on this. Maybe my PK380 would be a good candidate.

[Dwight]

On 5/13/2025 at 10:13 PM, AlZilla said:

I'm going to see what I can engineer. For us fat guys, an OWB holster tends to tip out at the top. At least for this fat guy. I could see something like this being advantageous. Probably need to keep the mouth above the belt so the mouth doesn't crush when the gun is drawn.

 

 

Let me give you an "experienced" suggestion . . . holsters like that are cute . . . BUT . . .  unless you have a serious muscle or fat layer between the britches and the pelvic bones . . . that style holster will dig like a groundhog and . . . at least in my experience . . . will bring on some serious pain.

Making it in two pieces . . . instead of a wrap around . . . kinda sorta like a pancake . . . leaving the ears to stick out maybe 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches on each side . . . and making it the style pancake where the inside piece is totally flat . . . all the gun is inside the outside piece . . . well formed . . . with a 1 1/2 inch top strip along that top edge for rigidity . . . it will be MUCH more comfortable.  

Anything from a Bersa Thunder up to a Taurus G3 compact . . . will dig in and hurt.  The "semi pancake" gets rid of that leading edge which causes the pain . . . and will not allow the butt of the gun to roll out like a short baseball bat.

But . . . your experience may very well be different from mine.

May God bless,

Dwight

[AlZilla]

2 minutes ago, Dwight said:

Let me give you an "experienced" suggestion . . . holsters like that are cute . . . BUT . . .  unless you have a serious muscle or fat layer between the britches and the pelvic bones .

The pics I've seen of these in use shows them on the side at 3:00 ish.

I've carried at 12:00 quite nicely with things like a Glock 33 and down. But now that I've gone to suspenders I have to tuck my shirt in. Definitely don't like "tuckable" iwb. So, I'm looking around.  I'm trying to imagine suspenders that attach at the side and incorporate a holster.

[Dwight]

8 minutes ago, AlZilla said:

The pics I've seen of these in use shows them on the side at 3:00 ish.

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This is one that I spoke of . . . works well from 1:00 . . . around to almost 5:00 . . . 

Plus it protects my "baby" . . . 

May God bless,

Dwight