Shoulder Holster

[Haystacker]

I made a left handed shoulder holster for a Ruger SP101 3 inch. I used the Al Stohlman pattern from the book Making Holsters. I really like the old school look.

Be aware. If you use the Stohlman pattern, folks were a lot smaller back in the fifties. The pattern has to be adjusted for modern day folks.

[tiggertlee]

That came out nice!!! Will put that on my to make list as well....

[olds cool]

I found the same thing about the size when I used his pattern. I was on the last holes and it still felt too tight when I moved around. I'm only 6' and 240lbs, most of which is in the middle. I'm not a real broad shouldered kinda guy and if it was tight on me, I can't even imagine it on some of the geurillas that I see walking around nowadays. The other thing I found is that the thin strap going around the non-holster side is uncomfortable. Slightly modify the fat strap by removing the buldge where the holster hangs and reverse it for the non-holster side. Keep the cross straps as he intended or even a little bit wider. You'll have a much more comfortable carry, especially for a heavier full sized shooter (take that whichever way you want).

Edited February 28, 2014 by olds cool

[Josh Ashman]

Very nice! I've been thinking about making something like this too. No fair cropping your head out of your modeling pics after shaming me!

[Haystacker]

I just got my Bob the punching dummy from my son. Yeah!