Members charlescrawford Posted October 16, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 16, 2014 Chief Jason, I will be the first one to admit that I had a MS moment and forgot to "flip" the design for my right handed draw. I have tried clips from Tandy and I have been less then impressed. They have one hole for a rivet. So the holster spins with a loaded gun (my xds). It's almost like Tandy had a design flaw with these. I tried this on 3 different holsters and the same thing on all 3. The first time I drew the gun the rivets don't stay on. The first attempt I thought OK I didn't have it tight enough but the other two there was no way I could have gotten it any tighter. So do they make clips with 2 holes that would be more secure? Or am I not securing the clip correctly? Assuming you are left handed? If you must keep that style, you'll have to do some drastic changes. Like cut the flappy belt loop. Stitch on a reinforcement on that side with a clip in it. And make it a more standard single clip IWB. The shape has some promise, but the attachment point is a bad idea. And honestly, tooling is kind of lost on IWB. If someone paid you to, go for it. But nobody sees it. Quote
Members Dwight Posted October 16, 2014 Members Report Posted October 16, 2014 Chief Jason, I will be the first one to admit that I had a MS moment and forgot to "flip" the design for my right handed draw. I have tried clips from Tandy and I have been less then impressed. They have one hole for a rivet. So the holster spins with a loaded gun (my xds). It's almost like Tandy had a design flaw with these. I tried this on 3 different holsters and the same thing on all 3. The first time I drew the gun the rivets don't stay on. The first attempt I thought OK I didn't have it tight enough but the other two there was no way I could have gotten it any tighter. So do they make clips with 2 holes that would be more secure? Or am I not securing the clip correctly? FWIW, . . . Tandy's clips (and most others for that matter) were never intended to be riveted on and used as they came out of the package or off the sales hook. They need a leather "sleeve" over them, . . . it keeps them in place, . . . the rivet is a "make sure" deal, . . . and positions everything so it can be sewn together. As far as the rivets not staying on, . . . I'd have to see what kind of rivet you used, . . . and how you did it. I rivet my clips to the outside piece of leather, . . .the sleeve, . . . using 2 piece brass rivets, . . . then glue and sew the sleeve onto the holster, bag, knife sheath, whatever, . . . and I've simply never had any problem with them. May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members charlescrawford Posted October 16, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 16, 2014 Oh OK Dwight that makes a lot of sense. I never knew that. I just figured it was self explanatory. Pop a rivet in the hole and your set. I will try it your way.... Thank You ! Quote
Members chiefjason Posted October 16, 2014 Members Report Posted October 16, 2014 (edited) What Dwight said. Edited October 16, 2014 by chiefjason Quote
Members charlescrawford Posted October 16, 2014 Author Members Report Posted October 16, 2014 What Dwight said. Gotcha now it makes sense. Beautiful avenger btw Quote
Members chiefjason Posted October 16, 2014 Members Report Posted October 16, 2014 Just a single clip IWB. Similar look though. Add a belt loop to the back and one to the ear and it would be a passable avenger. IIRC my first single clip started from an avenger pattern. I just reworked the reinforcement piece into a loop on the back and wrapped it around the throat on the front. That one is for a Kahr CM9, so not much to it. It's cute though. lol Quote
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