Still UNHAPPY with my Galco leather pocket holster...

Cut your loss and pick up a Alabama pocket holster have one for my Sig P938 it works great

Hokkmike said:

Still UNHAPPY with my Galco leather pocket holster...
This is not a knock against Galco - The holster just isn't working.

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I think it is, and justifiably so. There are plenty of pocket holsters on the market that consistently don't impede the draw. Galco isn't one of them, as mass market products tend to see a degredation in quality for large manufacturers.

The real question is, if you recognize it as an issue why stick with a suboptimal holster?

DeSantis Nemesis has always worked for for me, with Kel-Tec P32 or SIG P238. Given their functionality and price, I think they've solved the pocket holster puzzle. Unless, of course, you really want leather.

How about using silicone spray on the inside of the holster?

Hokkmike

Another happy satisfied customer with the DeSantis Nemesis holster for my SIG P238, Colt Mustang, and KelTec P3AT.

I use a galco IWB holster, it's too flexible for my liking, and leaves too much of the trigger exposed... I think I'll avoid further purchases from them, and this IS a knock against galco.

A pocket holsters first job is to protect the trigger from being engaged by outside snagging. Nothing else should be in the pocket. That means the outside of the trigger area covers it with a sufficiently stiff material that prevents manipulating it. It does not mean that the inside of the trigger has to be covered, it's facing the thigh and highly difficult to get something there to do it.

Leather, kydex, and woven materials are the common choice, but it does not mean they need to be in a wrap around sleeve style that closely fits the firearm. For concealment purposes it should be a smooth flat surface. To enhance the draw the interior should not deform or tightly grip the gun. Regardless of the lack of surface friction, if the shape creates a contact point that intrudes on the form of the pistol - there is too much friction. You could make it out of teflon but if it's boned at all out comes the holster. Material stiffness comes into play at that point. A pocket holster too stiff can be the problem.

CCW holsters are meant for safe carry - but not frequent combat speed reholstering. If a CCW gun comes out, it should stay out if used, and if not used then the situation will likely still involve the police. CCW carriers don't reholster while handcuffing people. This is why hard sided or open mouth reinforced holsters aren't needed. It's the duty carry guns that require it.

This is why some pocket holster makers use a one sided format with muzzle trap, no skin side material, and some even a trigger trap which places a block behind it. That retains it in the holster. Reach in and push the outside shell away, the gun comes out. There is no close fitting or retention other than that trigger block.

Others use thick foam lined materials or boned kydex, I'm not seeing they are better. We need to rethink how we use pocket holsters and why we choose them. A duty gun design may not be optimum.

Try the product Draw EZ sold by Galco. One or two treatments should do it. I've used it for years.
https://www.galcogunleather.com/draw-ez-solution-for-holsters_8_343_1089.html

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Mika yet, so I will. I really like his stuff. I used one of his for years with a 642. Really broke up the outline, and never stuck to the gun. Available in both square and round bottom, for back or front pockets respectively.

Try something else... Most of us have a drawer full of holsters that didn't workout for some reason or another.

I had a small block of leather stitched onto the back panel of my pocket holster, near the top -- and used it as a thumb rest that allowed me to push down on the holster as I pulled the gun out of my pocket. Worked well with several different pocket holsters. A shoe shop can robably do this for you, using a piece of leather or a piece of rubber. It doesn't have to be real thick...

That, plus the material (Draw EZ) offered by Galco may be the cheapest way to go.