Members troop Posted December 20, 2011 Members Report 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 The hand that feeds you also puts the chains around your neck.
Members jlaudio29 Posted December 20, 2011 Members Report Posted December 20, 2011 was the holster molded from the original glock gun or from a Rings blue gun? Quote
Denster Posted December 20, 2011 Report 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
Members troop Posted December 20, 2011 Author Members Report 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 The hand that feeds you also puts the chains around your neck.
Denster Posted December 20, 2011 Report 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
Members Haystacker Posted December 21, 2011 Members Report 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 haysholsters@hotmail.com NRA Life Member
Members gregintenn Posted December 21, 2011 Members Report 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
Members silkfatblues Posted December 21, 2011 Members Report 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
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted December 21, 2011 Contributing Member Report 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 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.
Members JoelR Posted December 22, 2011 Members Report 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 By the end of the show you start telling them you keep a few head of steers behind the house and go out and carve off a strip when you need it, it grows back in 5 or 6 weeks. - Art JR
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