Pancake For Ppk

[Jimbob]

Made a pancake holster for a PPK ....15 oz backplate, front is wet molded 10 oz from Springfield, sewn on Adler 105 with 207 bonded nylon...gun fits like a glove....retention is perfect when wearing the holster...

Any ideas what to do better would be welcomed...thanks

Jimbob

[DoubleBarP]

I like the overall design, and I'm no expert on building holsters. I do have over 3 decades of totin a gun tho. Based on my expireance, When I try to design a holster I try to keep a few things in mind. 1. Covered trigger, 2. shooting grip in the holster. Cannot tell what the stitches per inch are.

Keep up the good work...

[katsass]

From the old grump, Like DoubleBarP says, the clearance is a bit tight for getting a solid grip if the SHTF, but as to the trigger being exposed, with the PPK it doesn't worry me a bit due to the DA action of the gun itself. If that emblem is what i think it is on the front of the holster, you should know just what the hell you're doing with the gun anyway. As to the construction, it might be considered a bit overbuilt, but I've been accused of that a time or two myself, As to the stitching, I don't know beans about machine stitching - - I hand stitch all of my stuff. Good looking work. Mike

Edited October 3, 2012 by katsass

[renegadelizard]

I would pare off the sharp corner on the bottom...the stitches do look a little close, and maybe add a sweat shield to the back side....as to it being over built...i would have to agree..8 oz is plenty thick, you could probably even use 6-7 ounce on a smaller gun like the ppk...these are all just design issues though..the actual leatherwork looks pretty good..if this is your first holster i would say you are well on your way to doing great things...

Edited October 18, 2012 by renegadelizard