Retention Screws

[wayner]

Www.knifekits.com also sells everything you will need . It's primary for Kydex but Hardware is Hardware .

[chiefjason]

I have only done a couple, and find them about a useless as thumb breaks.  But T nut, screw, and fuel line cut to length will do it.  Placing them in the holster and lining everything up the first time will be enough to break you of wanting to do it again.  

[MarlinDave]

I really just wondered how they went together. Looking at them from the outside I could not see how it could work or help much. Apparently they don’t. I’ll put extra effort into my wet forming. 

[Josh Ashman]

Like everything, different people have different opinions based on their own experiences. I don't use them a lot, but I do use them from time to time and can say with certainty they they work just fine for what I use them for. I've gone so far as to use 2 screws to replace the "mainseam" in small revolver holsters. I also made a similar type holster for myself for a full size steel frame 1911. I don't often wear it, but it does work just fine. 

By all means, give them a try if you like, or don't if you'd rather not. I'm just advocating for giving them a try before you decide they don't work because someone else on the internet says they don't.  

Pictures aren't proof but I can assure I've built enough of these and the guys that have them have used them enough that I can say with confidence they work just fine. The T nuts are buried under the belt slot overlay. You can see how the rest are assembled. 

All the best, Josh

[Lobo]

Nice piece of workmanship there, Josh. Also a very good example of the usefulness of this method.

[MarlinDave]

Very nice. Thanks. 

[AzShooter]

Knifekits.com has everything you need for tension screws.  I buy in quantity and always get fast reliable service.  Even a good molded holster can take advantage of the screw and rubber washers.  I make holsters for competition shooters where a dropped gun is a definite No-No.

 

[MarlinDave]

Josh, I looked at some of your holsters on  the single action forum. The birder stamps make me wish I could master serpentine. My gosh. 

[Josh Ashman]

On 12/4/2020 at 3:36 PM, Lobo said:

Nice piece of workmanship there, Josh. Also a very good example of the usefulness of this method.

Thanks Ray! Hope retirement is treating you well sir!

On 12/4/2020 at 6:36 PM, 327fed said:

Josh, I looked at some of your holsters on  the single action forum. The birder stamps make me wish I could master serpentine. My gosh. 

Thanks! Nice of you to say  I will note that my first tries were not great, at all!. I'll also note that when doing any tooling I only see my mistakes. I think we're all more critical of ourselves than we are of anyone else.

Have a great day everybody! 

[MarlinDave]

I guess you can have too much retention. Just made a Rhodesian style holster for 1911. Wet molded it and boned it all I could and set it in front of heater vent last night. This morning gun would not come out of holster. Ripped a couple of stitches and got it out. Added a rivet at top to patch my stitches. Good thing I don’t make  my living with leather.