Shoulder Mount Gun Holster

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Hey im looking to make a sholder mount gun holster for my 9mm pistol. im curious if anyone has any good patterns drawn up on how to make the sholder straps. Thanks

[johnggrg]

Holster pattern packs either on ebay or at Tandy is a good place to start. John

[Mechanical Cowgirl]

Hey im looking to make a sholder mount gun holster for my 9mm pistol. im curious if anyone has any good patterns drawn up on how to make the sholder straps. Thanks

I made one for myself several years ago without any pattern, just went for it. I looked at a lot of pictures on the internet, decide what syle you want, how you want the holster to hang, will it connect to your belt or pants anywhere? do you need something on the off side to even out the weight ect... Then I made a paper pattern, I did a curve in the shoulder strap to fit the slop of my shoulder, and adjusted it until I was satisfied, then cut it out of leather. I just left the end of the straps as straps, punched holes in them and my holster has a set of buckles on it so I can change out the holster whenever I want and also the angle that it hangs, a fairly forgiving design. On the other side I have a knife that I attached the same way (buckles on the sheath in this case) or can attach a pouch with extra clips. It turned out very functional. Using a pattern pack would be quicker, but making your own will force you to really consider fit, style, design, who knows maybe you'll come up with an incredible design that will become your thing that sets you apart from the rest.

Don't forget about the gun weighing more than just about anything you'd have on the other side, but if you want a fully concealable rig you'll not want a strap across the chest or any obvious connections to your pants. Also think about the angle that you want the gun butt to be at, are you going for secure, speed, accessibility... This will take you more time but if you do it on your own the first time you will be more prepared for customizing patterns that come in a pack. I've bought some pattern packs and have never used a single pattern out of them, mainly just look at them then decide I want to do it my way.

Cheers!

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I made one for myself several years ago without any pattern, just went for it. I looked at a lot of pictures on the internet, decide what syle you want, how you want the holster to hang, will it connect to your belt or pants anywhere? do you need something on the off side to even out the weight ect... Then I made a paper pattern, I did a curve in the shoulder strap to fit the slop of my shoulder, and adjusted it until I was satisfied, then cut it out of leather. I just left the end of the straps as straps, punched holes in them and my holster has a set of buckles on it so I can change out the holster whenever I want and also the angle that it hangs, a fairly forgiving design. On the other side I have a knife that I attached the same way (buckles on the sheath in this case) or can attach a pouch with extra clips. It turned out very functional. Using a pattern pack would be quicker, but making your own will force you to really consider fit, style, design, who knows maybe you'll come up with an incredible design that will become your thing that sets you apart from the rest.

Don't forget about the gun weighing more than just about anything you'd have on the other side, but if you want a fully concealable rig you'll not want a strap across the chest or any obvious connections to your pants. Also think about the angle that you want the gun butt to be at, are you going for secure, speed, accessibility... This will take you more time but if you do it on your own the first time you will be more prepared for customizing patterns that come in a pack. I've bought some pattern packs and have never used a single pattern out of them, mainly just look at them then decide I want to do it my way.

Cheers!

Thanks for the help!