snubbyfan Report post Posted December 24, 2014 Got a fellow that contacted me for a left handed holster for a 4" Ruger Security Six. Since he's in Florida and I'm in West Virginia, I'm gonna need a dummy gun for the holster but I can't seem to locate one. Anybody here got a line on one? Is there something else I could use? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zuludog Report post Posted December 24, 2014 I'm British, and don't know much about guns, so I would be grateful if you would excuse me for asking this question I've seen several Threads where people have used blue, dummy guns when making holsters - why can't you use a real one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwight Report post Posted December 24, 2014 I'm British, and don't know much about guns, so I would be grateful if you would excuse me for asking this question I've seen several Threads where people have used blue, dummy guns when making holsters - why can't you use a real one? That can be a trick sometimes, zuludog, . . . with several thousand different makes / models / barrel lengths, . . . hard to have one of each, . . . but at 35 to 50 dollars each for "blue guns", . . . we can have one of each of the most popular ones. And the blue guns do an excellent job of mimicking the real one. Snubbyfan, . . . let me look, . . . I might have a 3 inch, . . . with a little finageling, . . . it should work, . . . I'll be out in the shop maybe this afternoon, . . . and if I don't forget, . . . I'll check. May God bless, Dwight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camano ridge Report post Posted December 24, 2014 Zulu dog, another reason for not using the real gun, let's say i have a customer in Florida that wants a holster and I live in Washington state. a couple of thousand miles a part. He can't ship me the gun with out a lot of hassle and expense beyond the cost of the holster. Even here in my own state of Washington we have a new law that says technically that a person can't even hand me a gun without doing a background check and for me to give it back to that person I would have to do a background check on them. In many cases it is easier to use a holster mold dummy gun or what ever you want to call them.Ihave even had customers willing to buy the blue gun because it is cheaper andeasier then trying to send a real gun back and fourth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zuludog Report post Posted December 24, 2014 Thanks for your replies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
