Holster Sight Channel

[LeatherWerks]

I saw a holster a few days ago that had some type of plastic sight channel sewed into the holster. Normally I fashion a dowel or something, tape it around the barrel and form my sight channel that way. However, on some high-end holsters, namely Mill Sparks, I saw what appeared to be a sewed in sight channel. Does anyone have a source for whatever is being used?

Thanks,

Steve

[TwinOaks]

I haven't seen any made from plastic, but you can make leather sight channels out of your scraps. It's really nothing more than a set of parallel strips sewn into place. The strips should be sufficiently thick to prevent the front sight from hanging up on the interior, so if you've got low profile sights you could use thin leather...maybe 6oz. If you have large target sights, you will need significantly thicker. I rarely use them, preferring a molded channel, and I think that at some point they become impractical. For example, if the front sight sits up 1/4 inch, then you'd need 16-18oz of leather.

To install them, you just lay out where the front sight will go, glue them in, then stitch, or if you prefer, just stitch them in place.

[Denster]

High Noon holsters uses a plastic sewen in sight channel. Looks like a piece of weatherstripping. Milt Sparks uses the ones Mike described made of leather strips.

[KAYAK45]

Adding a couple pieces along the gun site was started long ago, by G. wiiiam Davis. John bianche said he was the best holster maker in the country. Enough said.

Dave Cox in AZ carries on that tradition. Maybe someday I'll make that good a holster!

Just sew a piece to each side of your site. That.all..to do.ya!

[renegadelizard]

kydex maybe...or a piece of milk carton...lol