troop Report post Posted December 20, 2011 have any of you holster makers had issues with the Glock handguns being more difficult to break in your new holsters or had difficutly drawing them? Tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlaudio29 Report post Posted December 20, 2011 was the holster molded from the original glock gun or from a Rings blue gun? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denster Report post Posted December 20, 2011 Yes I've noticed that. I believe it is because of the blocky square nature of the Glock. You can get the stitchline real close and when you mold get a lot of leather in con tact with the pistol. Not a bad thing just takes a bit longer to break in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troop Report post Posted December 20, 2011 was the holster molded from the original glock gun or from a Rings blue gun? i mold with both the real Glock and the Blue guns. same result Yes I've noticed that. I believe it is because of the blocky square nature of the Glock. You can get the stitchline real close and when you mold get a lot of leather in con tact with the pistol. Not a bad thing just takes a bit longer to break in. i was kinda thinking the blockiness was to blame as well. it seems to really grab the edges Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denster Report post Posted December 20, 2011 i mold with both the real Glock and the Blue guns. same result i was kinda thinking the blockiness was to blame as well. it seems to really grab the edges Like I said it's not a bad thing. Once it is broken in you get a great fit that lasts and lasts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haystacker Report post Posted December 21, 2011 Glocks seem to be the worse offenders. When I first made them, I had to make sure I broke the holster in. Otherwise customers could not draw the pistol. Yikes. Made me look real bad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregintenn Report post Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) I've told several folks that they should get a plastic holster for their plastic pistol. It is impossible to make anything that isn't ugly for them. Edited December 21, 2011 by gregintenn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silkfatblues Report post Posted December 21, 2011 my experiences tell me that whenever I finish a holster and dry it - it shrinks a little bit... so before selling it I also doublecheck and insert the gun with a peice of leather along the barrel, just to stretch the holster a bit more... when i remove the gun and leather I try putting just a gun and see how it draws... if I'm not happy i repeat but with a thicker leather peice... I also use the imbus screws and rubber spacers for additional adjusting... my gun models are mostly blue guns and aluminum casts... these aluminum peices are smaller than the original for about 1 mm on each sides... I supose it is so 'cause aluminum also shrinks a bit when cooled down... ? my guess... but the blue guns are realy close enough as the original... and I could not tell the difference 'cause even when I make holsters and use real gun it also needs represing after drying and lacquering... cheers, Silk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted December 21, 2011 Nope, no problems when making holsters for Glocks....And Greg, I disagree with you about this statement :" It is impossible to make anything that isn't ugly for them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoelR Report post Posted December 22, 2011 I would also state that depending on when the blue gun was made it could be an issue. I have personally seen a Kydex holster that was molded tightly to a Glock (sorry, don't remember which model) that would drop a blue gun when turned upside down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregintenn Report post Posted December 22, 2011 Nope, no problems when making holsters for Glocks....And Greg, I disagree with you about this statement :" It is impossible to make anything that isn't ugly for them." Yep...I said that wrong...it is impossible for me to make anything that isn't ugly for them. Sorry if I offended you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troop Report post Posted December 23, 2011 Yep...I said that wrong...it is impossible for me to make anything that isn't ugly for them. Sorry if I offended you. hahahaha i don't really care for the Glocks either and don't think they make good looking holsters, but it is what our department has now adopted for our duty guns. i have designed a pretty decent looking holster but they obviously just need a stronger breaking in period. Tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted December 23, 2011 No offense taken at all, apologies if it sounded that way. I just think that the right leather can make just about ANY gun look good. You just have to adjust the holster design to HIDE THE PISTOL!!!! Hmmm...perhaps the exception is a Hi-point. Yeah, that would take a fully enclosed pouch with maybe some of Bob Park's tooling on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glockanator Report post Posted December 23, 2011 I have been looking for a pancake hoster pattern for a glock cant seem to find one or make one myself that I like! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted December 23, 2011 After thinking on it a bit....one of the issues with making Glock holsters is the effort to make a holster with 'fluid' lines for a gun with square lines. Most holsters have a certain grace to them- the lines flow from one to another and we make an effort to eliminate sharp corners that could snag or get dog eared. The Glock platform is mostly square (except for the grip angle), and it's a competition between the two visual aspects as to which is more prevalent in the design. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troop Report post Posted December 23, 2011 this is the pattern i've been using for several months now for the glock. it's about as good as i can make it look without over doing it. Tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guapo Report post Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Morning Tony, I don't see the pattern, maybe it's just me. My dept uses Glocks and has for many years. I hated to switch over from my mdl 19 Smith but have come to love my Glock. I'm just geting into holster making. I would like to see your pattern. Guapo Edited December 23, 2011 by Guapo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glockanator Report post Posted December 24, 2011 Morning Tony, I don't see the pattern, maybe it's just me. My dept uses Glocks and has for many years. I hated to switch over from my mdl 19 Smith but have come to love my Glock. I'm just geting into holster making. I would like to see your pattern. Guapo +1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troop Report post Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) +1 sorry it didn't go through. here it is. Morning Tony, I don't see the pattern, maybe it's just me. My dept uses Glocks and has for many years. I hated to switch over from my mdl 19 Smith but have come to love my Glock. I'm just geting into holster making. I would like to see your pattern. Guapo here it is. Edited December 24, 2011 by troop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guapo Report post Posted December 24, 2011 Thanks, I have to disagree with you...that's a good looking holster. Muy guapo. Guapo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eaglestroker Report post Posted December 24, 2011 Troop, I just did my first Glock holster for my BIL not to long ago. Strangely it turned out looking quite similar to yours, nice looking piece! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troop Report post Posted December 24, 2011 thanks Guapo, eagle, i think you may find that most glock holsters are going to look similar, because there really isnt a whole lot you can do in regards to the molding. i think this is due to the plainness of the gun itself. seems the only place you can really have some individuallity is in the pattern of the holster itself. this holster in particular is of a g26/27/33. for the larger models, i narrow the sides in towards the bottom to try to create a little difference and individuallty in my glock holsters. ill post a pic of what i mean in the nest day or so. Tony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
