Holster 1911

[tourglide90]

I am getting ready to make a belt slide, pancake style holster for a Springfield 1911 and would like to know what yall would recommend for a stitch alowance around the trigger guard and on the slide?

Thank you in advance!!!!

[Bronson]

Typically about 1/2 the thickness of the gun that area i.e. the stitch allowance will be less around the trigger guard than on top of the slide.

Bronson

[tourglide90]

Thank you for the info

Typically about 1/2 the thickness of the gun that area i.e. the stitch allowance will be less around the trigger guard than on top of the slide.

Bronson

[Bronson]

Thank you for the info

Read around here on LW.n as there are some other methods that also appear to give great results.

Bronson

[Nooj]

On my first holster I kept the distance even around the trigger guard (1/2 inch) and I had quite a bit of space between the stitching and trigger guard once it was wet formed. On my most recent holster (Taurus pt1911) I "cut the corner" a little where the curve is on the trigger guard, as well as marked my stitch lines slightly closer, and the fit around the trigger guard was almost perfect.

I don't have a set method or lots of experience- I just thought I'd share what worked for me, based on the two I've done.

Good luck :-)

Nooj