Members c2369zulu Posted October 24, 2013 Members Report Posted October 24, 2013 Did you wet form the flashlight properly before selling it to him ? Quote
Members ikewineb Posted October 25, 2013 Members Report Posted October 25, 2013 I'm sorry, but that's really funny. "yeah, it didn't fit, so i just crammed a flashlight in there to stretch it". Side note, I've got one of the Sig 1911's. Sig offers their standard 1911 and what they call a traditional with a normal size slide. You need to be sure which one the customer has. I could never get my Sig to fit in any holster I bought (before I started making my own). If I'd only known about the flashlight technique.. Quote Ike Winebarger www.southboundleather.com
Members glockanator Posted October 25, 2013 Author Members Report Posted October 25, 2013 He keep telling me "if its a 1911 holster than any 1911 should fit it." After the third time trying to explain it I gave up.told him I would make one for his commander. On a side not his wife told me this is his standard thing to do with holsters. Quote
Contributing Member SooperJake Posted October 26, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted October 26, 2013 He keep telling me "if its a 1911 holster than any 1911 should fit it." After the third time trying to explain it I gave up.told him I would make one for his commander. On a side not his wife told me this is his standard thing to do with holsters. I wouldn't make another one for him, once you rectify the first. Paid for or not. I would, however, ask him if he needs a holster for his flashlight Quote Once you know what the magician know.... it isn't magic anymore.
Members malabar Posted October 27, 2013 Members Report Posted October 27, 2013 So a fellow calls me up one day and tells me he bought a 1911 holster from me and he put his 1911 into it and now he can't get it out. I tell him to stop by and he does.... He bought the IWB holster from a local gun shop that stocks a few of my holsters. It's clearly labeled for a standard 1911. The gun that is stuck in the holster is a railed SIG 1911. I ask him if he knew the difference, and he admits he does but says he thought the holster would stretch. He told me it was pretty tight, so he figured he would just cram the gun into the holster and stretch it out. That's when I ask him why its cocked and locked. He blushes and says that's the proper way to carry it. So, I ask him, you figure shoving a cocked and locked pistol into a holster is a good way to stretch it? I get my kid, he keeps the gun pointed in a safe direction, I use a piece of wire to decock the gun, and the two of use carefully wiggle the gun out of the holster. The punchline to the story? The guy was a cop.... Quote
Members PappyUSA Posted October 27, 2013 Members Report Posted October 27, 2013 So a fellow calls me up one day and tells me he bought a 1911 holster from me and he put his 1911 into it and now he can't get it out. I tell him to stop by and he does.... He bought the IWB holster from a local gun shop that stocks a few of my holsters. It's clearly labeled for a standard 1911. The gun that is stuck in the holster is a railed SIG 1911. I ask him if he knew the difference, and he admits he does but says he thought the holster would stretch. He told me it was pretty tight, so he figured he would just cram the gun into the holster and stretch it out. That's when I ask him why its cocked and locked. He blushes and says that's the proper way to carry it. So, I ask him, you figure shoving a cocked and locked pistol into a holster is a good way to stretch it? I get my kid, he keeps the gun pointed in a safe direction, I use a piece of wire to decock the gun, and the two of use carefully wiggle the gun out of the holster. The punchline to the story? The guy was a cop.... Not all cops are gun savy. I have a Glock 23 with a stainless 22 upper and when my son showed it to a friend of his who is a local cop he didn’t recognize it as a Glock. Even tho the PD here uses Glocks! Quote
Members jackd942 Posted October 27, 2013 Members Report Posted October 27, 2013 Not all cops are gun savy. I have a Glock 23 with a stainless 22 upper and when my son showed it to a friend of his who is a local cop he didn’t recognize it as a Glock. Even tho the PD here uses Glocks! From my experience as an officer on a small dept, the majority of the officers were not gun savvy. We had about 20 officers plus reserves and only about 5 or 6 were enthusiasts. The rest only had basic instruction in the academy and qualified twice per year. Quote http://DavisLeather.blogspot.com http://Facebook.com/DavisCustomLeather
Members PappyUSA Posted October 28, 2013 Members Report Posted October 28, 2013 From my experience as an officer on a small dept, the majority of the officers were not gun savvy. We had about 20 officers plus reserves and only about 5 or 6 were enthusiasts. The rest only had basic instruction in the academy and qualified twice per year. After many years of selling holsters to LE I came to the conclusion that they come from all walks of life. Quote
Members glockanator Posted October 29, 2013 Author Members Report Posted October 29, 2013 Okay dumb question I have a scrap piece of 4-5 oz that I am going to do this holster from.do I need to double up the throat belt piece as well? Quote
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