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Old May 18, 2013, 06:26 PM   #1
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new leather Tagua is STIFF

What do you guys use on a new leather holster for break-in? My j-frame Tagua belt holster is very stiff. I'm sure it will soften eventually but is there anything I can do to speed up the process?
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Old May 18, 2013, 06:49 PM   #2
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Just wear it around the house for a while. Put a ziplock over your gun and set the gun in the holster if its too tight. Don't add any chemicals or rubs, it'll soften the leather too much.
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Old May 18, 2013, 06:50 PM   #3
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From High Noon, here are a couple of points...

http://www.highnoonholsters.com/_Que...estions.html#4

http://www.highnoonholsters.com/_Que...stions.html#17
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Old May 18, 2013, 07:16 PM   #4
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Don't do anything, just wear it. I like mine.
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Old May 18, 2013, 07:25 PM   #5
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I like mine
I bought my Tagua for a gun I couldn't seem to find a holster for, my Sigma. For the price I paid, it's great. It held up far longer than I thought it would. It's actually still in really good condition, I just don't carry that gun anymore.
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Old May 18, 2013, 07:49 PM   #6
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New gun leather is supposed to be stiff when new.

If you oil it now to soften it now, it will be sloppy loose later after break-in.

Use it like you stole it now, and it will be Goldie Locks 'Just Right' after a short while using it.

If the gun is too tight?
Put a couple layers of blue painters masking tape on the tight spots on the gun and wear it on your belt + leave it in the holster over-night.

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Old May 19, 2013, 03:53 PM   #7
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I have one for my LCR.
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Old May 20, 2013, 08:58 PM   #8
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I found them a few years ago and I love their slides and other holsters.
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Old May 20, 2013, 10:55 PM   #9
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This was a good topic for me, I just got a holster that I think really spent a long time stored and on the sales shelf, and I was tempted to use some oil or moisturizer.

I do have the gun holstered in a very thin sock, I will spend more time working the holster every day.

Thanks for a "just in time" topic
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Old May 21, 2013, 09:41 PM   #10
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The good holster makers will spend a great deal of time and use some very expensive products to get a holster hard.

A soft holster is NOT a good holster....it is just cheaper to make.

I prefur "Skidmore's" leather cream (used very sparingly) for maintaining a holster.
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Old May 22, 2013, 08:52 AM   #11
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There's loosening a holster and there's softening a holster. Two completely different things. Never soften a holster to loosen the fit.

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