My first go

[zaptoid]

Since no one else mentioned it..... NICE GUN! I love my .40 Springfield XDm. All in all, a very good first attempt. I like the color and the molding looked well done. A drill press for the holes in the stitch line will definatley clean things up and cut your build time. A drum sander chucked in that same drill press will do wonders for your final edge finishing and beveling. A burnishing tool chucked in that same press will speed things up and produce professional grade edges in no time. (if you are thinking about a drillpress for the future, Harbor Freight and Tool has some decent table top versions for a very reasonable price)

Practice makes perfect.... Once you have made yourself about 5 different holsters for each of your guns (one in each color to match your belts and shoes ) you will find yourself building holsters for all your friends and family... It's a rewarding hobby.

-Tac

Hey Tac. Thanks for your input. Also nice to see another happy XDm customer mine is a .40 as well what a blast to shoot. Im actually gonna give that a go as far as drilling my holes and burninshing via drill press. Actually I will be using my dremel on low speed with the drill press attachment so we shall see how she goes. Eventually I will move up to a real drill press.

[TomLine]

I've tried drilling holes. A saddle maker's punch works better. The holes seem big, but they close-up on their own. I wore myself punching by hand with a hammer, so I took a press a friend gave me, and put the saddle maker's punch in it. It works GREAT!!

[zaptoid]

I've tried drilling holes. A saddle maker's punch works better. The holes seem big, but they close-up on their own. I wore myself punching by hand with a hammer, so I took a press a friend gave me, and put the saddle maker's punch in it. It works GREAT!!

Super idea. I imagine you could pick one of them up second hand for a good price?!?!