Weight of Leather for Pancake Holsters?

[cumberlandhighpower]

Hello,

What weight/s of leather is everyone using for pancake (Belt) holsters?

I am up in the air between choosing 8/9 or 9/10oz...

I have examined several pancakes from Bianchi, some are a light 7/8 or 8/9, and a a few are lined with suede pushing them to 13oz!!

I would like to build pancakes with a more firm feel on the break action..I am leaning on the 9/10oz weight...

I realize Bianchi Holsters are W&C leather, and Herman Oak (My supplier) is a bit more firm, does 9/10 seem too heavy for a molded pancake?

Any suggestions or thoughts?

Best

CS

[Lobo]

Hello,

What weight/s of leather is everyone using for pancake (Belt) holsters?

I am up in the air between choosing 8/9 or 9/10oz...

I have examined several pancakes from Bianchi, some are a light 7/8 or 8/9, and a a few are lined with suede pushing them to 13oz!!

I would like to build pancakes with a more firm feel on the break action..I am leaning on the 9/10oz weight...

I realize Bianchi Holsters are W&C leather, and Herman Oak (My supplier) is a bit more firm, does 9/10 seem too heavy for a molded pancake?

Any suggestions or thoughts?

Best

CS

Weight selected should reflect the handgun being fitted for the holster. For smaller and lighter handguns, 6-7 oz. works very well for pancake-style. For medium size and weight handguns, 7-8 oz. works very well. 8-10 oz. leather will support the heaviest handguns easily in most applications.

Almost all of my regular production holsters, including pancakes, are made with 8-oz. veg-tan.

Hope this helps you.

[mdmorgan]

I use 6/7 or 7/8 for everything. I think alot of what makes a holster firm is how it was cased and how it was dried. If I ever made something for a S&W 500 or something I would just use 2 layers of 5 oz.

[cumberlandhighpower]

Thanks for the advice/direction on my questions guys.

So, it seems from both replies that 7/8 is the leather of choice?

I am after a set weight to stick to..I am tooling up to make pancakes on a mass production scale with larger service autos in mind..

Glocks/Sigs/1911s/Etc as a well as J and K frame Class revolvers....

Basically I want to make every holster from the same weight leather, but to have a reasonable and fairly firm feel on the thumb break action.

After reflection and reading the posted replies, how does 8/9 Herman Oak sound?

Sound too heavy still??

I'll die cut all parts and mold in a 6 ton press....

[mdmorgan]

Thanks for the advice/direction on my questions guys.

So, it seems from both replies that 7/8 is the leather of choice?

I am after a set weight to stick to..I am tooling up to make pancakes on a mass production scale with larger service autos in mind..

Glocks/Sigs/1911s/Etc as a well as J and K frame Class revolvers....

Basically I want to make every holster from the same weight leather, but to have a reasonable and fairly firm feel on the thumb break action.

After reflection and reading the posted replies, how does 8/9 Herman Oak sound?

Sound too heavy still??

I'll die cut all parts and mold in a 6 ton press....

It's not that anything is really "too" heavy, but I find a big difference in the detail I can get with 7oz over 8oz. I don't know if that matters to you, but it's one of the things I look for.

[Shorts]

7/8 worked best for me. I found 8/9 too thick that it seemed fluffy.

[cumberlandhighpower]

7/8 worked best for me. I found 8/9 too thick that it seemed fluffy.

Hello Monica,

Thanks for the reply to my post.

So 7/8oz seems to work best on your pancakes?

It seems to be the general view, to use 7/8...

What tannery do you use?

[Shorts]

Hello Monica,

Thanks for the reply to my post.

So 7/8oz seems to work best on your pancakes?

It seems to be the general view, to use 7/8...

What tannery do you use?

Hermann Oak