Holster With An Offset And Drop

[vaalpens]

With my next project I would like to make a holster with an offset and an inch or so drop. Can anybody maybe point me in the right direction on how to incorporate an offset in the holster. My idea is to maybe use a piece of formed kydex hidden between two layers of leather to give me the offset. The offset will be just to have some space between the grip and the body.

As always, any bit of help will be highly appreciated.

[Dwight]

Some of us have produced some of the best looking offsets imaginable to the confused mind of man.

Of course, . . . we called them mistakes, . . . and trashed the holster.

Seriously, . . . just make sure you put the gun into the wet leather for molding, . . . crooked. It'll mold crooked and offset from the body just as easy as it will mold tightly conforming to the body, . . . no need for some plastic insert.

May God bless,

Dwight

[Red Cent]

And it depends on what is an "offset". Want the handgun butt away from the body but not the barrel. Or turned as Dwight has suggested. Is the holster for competition, carry, or......................

[vaalpens]

And it depends on what is an "offset". Want the handgun butt away from the body but not the barrel. Or turned as Dwight has suggested. Is the holster for competition, carry, or......................

I know ladies prefer something with an offset and they could be used in competition, although I don't think it is IDPA legal for men. I won't be using it in competition, but would just try out the design and see how it could be implemented with leather. This is a picture of a non-leather offset holster.

[vaalpens]

Some of us have produced some of the best looking offsets imaginable to the confused mind of man.

Of course, . . . we called them mistakes, . . . and trashed the holster.

Seriously, . . . just make sure you put the gun into the wet leather for molding, . . . crooked. It'll mold crooked and offset from the body just as easy as it will mold tightly conforming to the body, . . . no need for some plastic insert.

May God bless,

Dwight

Dwight, thanks for the advice. The few holsters I have done so far are not very tight to the body since I normally just have one belt loop. With a spare tire around the waste, I prefer not to have it to tight. This offset will be more for a quick draw and not used for concealment. Ia m also not planning on using it for competition, since it won't be legal for men. I am new at making holsters and try something different every time I make a new holster for myself. You can probably never have enough holsters collecting dust.

Thanks

Charl