Sig P226 Shoulder Holster

[gunter]

Dear fellow crafters,

I got a client that wants a shoulderholster for a Sig p226 and clipholder aswell. I made several shoulderholsters and holsters, gunrigs, etc... but never for a sig, always for old-west re-enacting, where I have the weapons (in my own collection), props or patterns for.

I've been browsing the internet and saw lots of "modern" shoulderholsters for this type of weapon, but I don't own this weapon, nor a bleu gun. Ordering a bleu gun and importing it into Belgium, would be asking for trouble, since our laws are so strict !

So, Is there someone inhere that ever made something like this and wants to share his experience or pattern?

cheers,

Gunter

[DrFreefoot]

Dear fellow crafters,

I got a client that wants a shoulderholster for a Sig p226 and clipholder aswell. I made several shoulderholsters and holsters, gunrigs, etc... but never for a sig, always for old-west re-enacting, where I have the weapons (in my own collection), props or patterns for.

I've been browsing the internet and saw lots of "modern" shoulderholsters for this type of weapon, but I don't own this weapon, nor a bleu gun. Ordering a bleu gun and importing it into Belgium, would be asking for trouble, since our laws are so strict !

So, Is there someone inhere that ever made something like this and wants to share his experience or pattern?

cheers,

Gunter

I have made many holsters for the P226, but they are all molded to fit the handgun, so I don't know how you could make one without a dummy gun for a mold. They are essentially the same size as other full-size handguns like the Beretta 92 and Glock 17, so if you are doing a generic fit and have access to one of those you may be able to pull it off.

[TwinOaks]

I've made shoulder holsters for Glocks, and will share some ideas with you. If you intend to make a horizontal shoulder holster, you'll need access to either the real thing (preferable) or a dummy gun.

As semiautomatic pistols tend to be a little grip heavy when loaded, you will want to have all the detail molding you can get to keep it in place, and unless you're using spring tension to hold it, you will NEED a retention strap. If you're building a vertical rig, then the detail molding for retention isn't quite as important, but you don't want the gun bouncing around in the holster either. I have access to a p226 and could draw a pattern, but you still need the physical gun/model for molding. If possible, I would suggest building a holster from a pattern (you can get real size images online for your outline and use the measurements from the specifications page at Sig to get pretty dang close on the stitch line) and then telling your customer that you need the actual gun to complete it.

[Lil Doodler]

Howdy!

Have you checked out the "AirSoft" guns? Might be a low cost alternative for a model for making holsters. Most are made to exact specs of the real guns, but much less expensive, even less expensive than the blue guns. And, most of the Airsoft guns are fun! shoots a 6mm round plastic ball.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airsoft_gun

Sig p226 airsoft gun review on youtube.

I used a Colt 1911 airsoft for a holster with good results.

Hope this might help,

Good luck to you

[DoubleAdobe]

If you have access to a Glock 22, and don't want to much retention molding, it will work for a Sig 226 as well.

As a poster mentioned above, you will want a thumb break or other good retention.

[gunter]

thanks for all good advice, guys! an airsoft gun would be handy ;-).

cheers,

Gunter