drummingpariah
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Hey guys, I had finally decided on a carry gun, and since I've been enjoying my beginning steps in leatherworking so much, I decided to make a holster for it. I'm looking for any feedback or finishing tips you may have.
My biggest complaint with this holster is the belt clip. I'm not sure what I'm actually looking for in a clip, but this one just isn't delivering. I nailed the sweet spot of retention, and couldn't ask for anything better. I may clean up the edges on this, or I may just make another with cleaner stitching this time. I've seen some other holsters that use a flesh-side-out to stick to your body a little better, but since I haven't had any sagging issues yet, I'm not going to worry about that.
I might make the next build a little bit shorter (so it doesn't ride so high above the rear of the gun), but I kind of like having the added protection from the sharp edges of machining (at least on the inside end).
The gun itself is a Para Slim Hawg 1911 in .45acp. I had a carry 9 before this (those LDA triggers are absolute junk), and tried the Colt New Agent with trench sights (I didn't warm up to them) and settled on this because it's just a standard 1911 scaled down to a 3" barrel. It's all stainless, which makes it fairly heavy, but that's not something I'd complain about. The only thing that I think I'd like more about it would be to have a replaceable barrel bushing (none of the sub-officer 1911's do, so I'd assume there's a reason for that).
Overall, I'm happy with the outcome and feel that it was time well spent. I haven't been able to try on a compact holster that I really liked, and this meets all my needs nicely. I'll happily share the template with anyone who's interested, I drew it all out before making it.
On to a few images, and the link to the gallery:
GALLERY LINK
My biggest complaint with this holster is the belt clip. I'm not sure what I'm actually looking for in a clip, but this one just isn't delivering. I nailed the sweet spot of retention, and couldn't ask for anything better. I may clean up the edges on this, or I may just make another with cleaner stitching this time. I've seen some other holsters that use a flesh-side-out to stick to your body a little better, but since I haven't had any sagging issues yet, I'm not going to worry about that.
I might make the next build a little bit shorter (so it doesn't ride so high above the rear of the gun), but I kind of like having the added protection from the sharp edges of machining (at least on the inside end).
The gun itself is a Para Slim Hawg 1911 in .45acp. I had a carry 9 before this (those LDA triggers are absolute junk), and tried the Colt New Agent with trench sights (I didn't warm up to them) and settled on this because it's just a standard 1911 scaled down to a 3" barrel. It's all stainless, which makes it fairly heavy, but that's not something I'd complain about. The only thing that I think I'd like more about it would be to have a replaceable barrel bushing (none of the sub-officer 1911's do, so I'd assume there's a reason for that).
Overall, I'm happy with the outcome and feel that it was time well spent. I haven't been able to try on a compact holster that I really liked, and this meets all my needs nicely. I'll happily share the template with anyone who's interested, I drew it all out before making it.
On to a few images, and the link to the gallery:
GALLERY LINK