Members katsass Posted January 22, 2010 Members Report Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) Shortly, I will be constructing a IWB holster for a hammerless J-Frame revolver. I am designing it with a retention strap and a thumb break. Most holsters of this type reinforce the tab on the thumb break with some sort of stiff material. What do some of you use for the stiffener? Jeff, I have made a number of holsters for J framed Smiths. All have been for off-duty or plain clothes wear by LEO's. None of them have wanted a retention strap and all have been quite satisfied with my simple design for this sort of use. Here's a couple of pics of my latest J frame holster.....left handed in this case. Just something to think about. Mike By the way, all of these are made with two layers of 3/4 oz veg tanned leather, bonded flesh side to flesh side and saddle stitched all around. Edited January 22, 2010 by katsass Quote NOTE TO SELF: Never try to hold a cat and an operating Dust buster at the same time!! At my age I find that I can live without sex..........but not without my glasses. Being old has an advantage.......nobody expects me to do anything in a hurry.
Members TTcustom Posted January 22, 2010 Members Report Posted January 22, 2010 I have been using the banding strap material from palletized cargo to reinforce the snap area. Quote I am fifty years old and I have always lived in freedom; let me end my life free; when I am dead let this be said of me: 'He belonged to no school, to no institution, to no academy, least of all to any régime except the régime of liberty.' "What we need is more cowbell!"
Members BOOMSTICKHolsters Posted January 26, 2010 Members Report Posted January 26, 2010 Unfortunately, I mis-spoke (or mis-typed). I'm making an OWB holster for the J-Frame. Recently, I made a pancake holster for this revolver (340PD) which works well. I'm a bit concerned about retention in the holster. With autos, there are a lot of features (ejection port, slide release, mag release, etc.) that, when boned, aid in the retention of the weapon in the holster. There isn't much with a revolver. That's why I'm considering redesigning the holster, adding a thumb-break retention strap. If you have any other ideas, they would be greatly appreciated. It is actually fairly simple to get good retention with a revolver holster. Just make the holster completely cover the cylinder and bone the leather in above the cylinder a little bit. Just be sure to flare it back out at the mouth so it is easy to insert the pistol without fighting with the holster. Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted January 28, 2010 Contributing Member Report Posted January 28, 2010 Good news, I found the holster pattern/ drawing. Bad news- it'll be this weekend before I can re-scan it and post it (I'm on the road). Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
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