MBWilson8541 Report post Posted March 15, 2018 Does anyone have experience making outside the waistband leather holsters and willing to help me solve an issue? I have made a few OTW holsters and I am struggling to find out the right way to balance the weight of the firearm. The last one I made pressed the muzzle into my hip. The firearm I am using is a Glock 21. The rest 1.5” belt loop hole is positioned or lined up with the top 1/3 of the trigger guard. The front loop is slightly above the ejection port. I see a lot of different designs on the market and I am trying to figure out how you figure out the best way to balance out the firearm. thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLDNSLOW Report post Posted March 15, 2018 One of the best things I can recommend is to search holsters here and a ton of them will come up. Study them closely and also buy the book on holster making and patterns at Tandy, I know this is not what you asked for but it still might help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted March 15, 2018 A "pancake" style holster will pull the weight of the firearm pretty well into your side, a belt-loop type will let the weight of the firearm pivot a bit more, possible causing the rig to push in at the lower end. You can also adjust the "ride-height" some to affect this. A stiffer carry belt will also affect this. BTW, I went to DeAnza junior high school, and Ventura High School in the 60's. I lived at the entrance to Lake Casitas, as my dad was the Park Superintendent there at the time. (This was LONG before there was even an island in Lake Casitas.) I know for a fact that my grade school isn't there anymore. Santa Ana School. 4 rooms, and the lunch room was benches under the Live Oaks. Wow, talk about the "wayback machine"!!! Jeff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
