Members Hildebrand Posted January 6, 2020 Members Report Posted January 6, 2020 Just a curiosity question on IWB holsters. Has anyone ever essentially built a left hand holster but worn it on the right side. With a flat back pancake holster you would have the flat side against the belt making it very easy to put the loops around the belt. In contrast to having to pull the sides/wings outward past the gun so you can run the loops around the belt. I just thought I would ask before I tried it in case its been done and failed, no use re inventing the wheel. Todd Quote
wizard of tragacanth Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) Todd, I have read this 3 times and I am unable to understand the design. Do you mean something like this but for a left-hand cross-draw? nick Edited January 7, 2020 by wizard of tragacanth Quote
Members Hildebrand Posted January 7, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 7, 2020 Wizard, not sure how to explain it better, reading it I can see it’s not clear sorry. Todd Quote
wizard of tragacanth Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 So, this would be for a left-handed shooter, worn on the right side, so it would be a cross-draw holster... right? And it would be worn inside the waist-band? What would you change from the picture above? nick Quote
Members Dwight Posted January 7, 2020 Members Report Posted January 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Hildebrand said: Just a curiosity question on IWB holsters. Has anyone ever essentially built a left hand holster but worn it on the right side. With a flat back pancake holster you would have the flat side against the belt making it very easy to put the loops around the belt. In contrast to having to pull the sides/wings outward past the gun so you can run the loops around the belt. I just thought I would ask before I tried it in case its been done and failed, no use re inventing the wheel. Todd Todd, . . . what you are asking cannot be made. True pancake holsters have to be worn OWB just like shoes go on the outside of socks. The slots won't work with the belt unless you cut holes into the belt area of the pants. NOW, . . . I do personally make a product that is indeed flat backed, . . . resembles a pancake, . . . and I have made it for a backward canted appendix carry (the owner was somewhat handicapped, . . . this was a one of a kind so to speak) and it could be used for a cross draw holster. I will tell you though from personal experience of trying to perfect one, . . . IWB cross draw holsters are very uncomfortable. In order to create that holster, . . . you could use a pancake, . . . flat backed, . . . but you would have to put straps of some kind to go up over the britches, . . . then come down and loop around the belt, . . . or use mechanical clips to reach over and clamp to the belt. Here is a picture of the one I make, . . . obviously you can see why I call it a Cactus holster. This holster virtually has no cant, . . . as the owner wanted. 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 Hildebrand Posted January 7, 2020 Author Members Report Posted January 7, 2020 Dwight that holster you picture is right handed. Picture it as a left hand holster with the loops on the other side. The flat side of the holster would be against the pants not the body. I didn’t mean to imply cross draw I was just looking at a flat back designed a little different. Quote
Members Dwight Posted January 7, 2020 Members Report Posted January 7, 2020 Take my word for it, . . . you DO WANT the flat side against the body. Much more comfortable. The flat side against the trousers serves no purpose whatsoever, . . . and puts that shootin' iron a rubbing hard against your body, . . . being pulled in tight by the belt. AND, yes, . . . this holster can be made left handed, . . . and with a reverse cant, . . . but there is no place on the human anatomy that it is comfortable, . . . unless the owner is wearing at least a 1 inch layer of lard around the waist. 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
wizard of tragacanth Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) Deleted post. Edited January 7, 2020 by wizard of tragacanth Quote
Members chiefjason Posted January 7, 2020 Members Report Posted January 7, 2020 Take Dwight's word for it. Just don't. Just because you can do something does not mean you should. You are giving up all the positives on that design and gaining nothing but negatives. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted January 7, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted January 7, 2020 15 hours ago, Hildebrand said: Just a curiosity question on IWB holsters. Has anyone ever essentially built a left hand holster but worn it on the right side. With a flat back pancake holster you would have the flat side against the belt making it very easy to put the loops around the belt. In contrast to having to pull the sides/wings outward past the gun so you can run the loops around the belt. I just thought I would ask before I tried it in case its been done and failed, no use re inventing the wheel. Todd So you're talking about taking a lefty OWB "pancake" holster, and putting loops on the INSIDE of it, to be worn as a right hand IWB? I 'get' the idea, and you have a point. You'd think it would be less concealed though.. might be more conspicuous. Other than that, 1000 guys making those "50/50" rigs today.. not much different than what you're talking about - so yeah, a guy could do that. Maybe a better plan to build the right hand version, then shim the loops out if you think it's necessary. Simple enough put a rubber washer or leather "pad" under teh loops. Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
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