First Holster

[mntnbkr1968]

Well I joined the forum a few weeks ago. I've read a lot here and finally finished my first holster. It's not perfect but I'm pretty happy with it. One question... It seems a bit loose, not bad, is there a good way to snug it up a bit for better retention?

Thanks in advance for the advice.

Monty

[particle]

It's very difficult to get a good, tight fit when working with double layers of leather like that - especially when the double-layer covers so much of the gun. My pattern looks a lot like yours - you have to really work in the details around the single-layer area to get a good tight fit around the slide and make sure you push the pistol as closely towards the curved portion of the holster as possible. If you haven't "cooked" it in the oven after forming, or put your sealer coats on it, you might be able to wet it and work on it some more to bone in more detail around the gun.

[Fredo]

A holster I made ended up with a little bit too loose fit also. I was able to tighten it up nicely by adding a second stitch line around (slightly closer) the trigger guard.

ADDED: Wow those are beautiful grips on that 1911!

Edited December 29, 2010 by Fredo