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Would gluing a 5oz and a 3oz together making the holster smooth inside and out. Should be a decent weight. Retention should still be good due to wet forming. Or is my thinking off?I  know some line with suede .

 

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You could actually go heavier on the inside, specially for a heavy pistol. But what you have there is ok.

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Yup, that's a fine plan. Some do line with suede, but others will tell you lining with suede is the devil. I'm not a fan of it, but it's probably not the devil. 

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The problem with using suede is that it is usually chrome-tanned, which is corrosive to the pistol. If you don't keep your pistol up against the suede a lot, & regularly clean it you might be ok. The other problem with suede is that it picks up grit, & the sliding in & out of your pistol will wear on the finish.

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1 hour ago, Mattsbagger said:

Would gluing a 5oz and a 3oz together making the holster smooth inside and out. Should be a decent weight. Retention should still be good due to wet forming. Or is my thinking off?I  know some line with suede .

 

Actually, . . . if you have never done one of these, . . . you will be pleasantly surprised at the rigidity of it.  The 5 and 3 makes 8 in normal math, . . . but in rigidity, . . . it will become more like a 10 or 12 oz, . . . which is always good for retention.

Personally, I use suede on some of my holsters, . . . the thing about the chrome tanning rusting the gun is an old wives tale far as I'm concerned, . . . even had a guy wrap a piece of 1 inch round stock in suede, . . . stuck it in a safe, . . . months later, unwrapped it, . . . no rust whatsoever.

Suede will however, . . . as mentioned, . . . pick up dust and dirt if given an chance, . . . THAT can be hard on a gun's finish.  The key is to not over oil the gun, . . . most of the time that will take care of the dirt problem.  It can also get wet, . . . and not be noticed, . . . and THAT will cause that beautiful blued S&W or Colt to rust up and make a grown man cry.

Suede also makes a little better retention on these plastic fantastic guns that are all the rage nowadays, . . . in some cases.  The nice thing is that it will compress a tad, where veggie tan won't, . . . and if it does it stretches. 

May God bless,

Dwight

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7 minutes ago, Dwight said:

Actually, . . . if you have never done one of these, . . . you will be pleasantly surprised at the rigidity of it.  The 5 and 3 makes 8 in normal math, . . . but in rigidity, . . . it will become more like a 10 or 12 oz, . . . which is always good for retention.

Personally, I use suede on some of my holsters, . . . the thing about the chrome tanning rusting the gun is an old wives tale far as I'm concerned, . . . even had a guy wrap a piece of 1 inch round stock in suede, . . . stuck it in a safe, . . . months later, unwrapped it, . . . no rust whatsoever.

Suede will however, . . . as mentioned, . . . pick up dust and dirt if given an chance, . . . THAT can be hard on a gun's finish.  The key is to not over oil the gun, . . . most of the time that will take care of the dirt problem.  It can also get wet, . . . and not be noticed, . . . and THAT will cause that beautiful blued S&W or Colt to rust up and make a grown man cry.

Suede also makes a little better retention on these plastic fantastic guns that are all the rage nowadays, . . . in some cases.  The nice thing is that it will compress a tad, where veggie tan won't, . . . and if it does it stretches. 

May God bless,

Dwight

I was thinking that about the rigidity. I have noticed when glued 2 pieces together seemed stiffer than equal weight of single. Now would I have to adjust my stitch line is the 1 million dollar question?

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I never do, . . . the stitch line that works for an 8 oz will work for a 5 + 3 or a 4 + 4, . . . or at least has so far.

May God bless,

Dwight

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If you can read, . . . thank a teacher.

If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran.

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