1911 guy
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I bought a Galco "Scout" holster about six months ago and didn't like the way it rode in my pants. The attachment was a simple J-hook, with nothing to actally support the weight of the gun. I tote a steel 5" 1911, so this was an issue. I hated to pitch it in the "bad idea holster drawer" since the holster body itself is pretty well made. So I put on my Holster Maker hat and made a change. Turned out good. Maybe this will be of some use to someone else.
1) I bought an extra belt clip that goes to a "Sky-Ops" holster. This clip is made for a tuckable holster, but has a C-channel type arrangement, two clips on top to support weight and one on bottom to prevent the holster from coming out when you draw. The original had only the bottom portion.
2) I took out the original clip. Had to destroy it to get it out, but the holster was no good to me "as-is". The replacement clip, from the Sky-Ops, is much longer. Cut the bottom portion to fit all the way down into the pocket the original came out of. There is a small hole in the leather where the plastic dimple held the original clip in place. Use a scribe or razor point to mark the spot on the inserted replacement clip.
3) Get a very small (diameter no more than 1/3 of the width of the clip where you'll drill) set screw from the hardware store. Short is better, you don't want anything sticking out and into your pants.
4) Drill a small hole in the clip. Find centerline, then drill on center at the same depth where you made your mark with the scribe. Drill one or two sizes small than the set screw.
5) Turn in the screw with the clip out of the holster, first. The screw will be sorta' self tapping in the plastic. Remove screw.
6) Place clip in hoster, install screw, file/grind flush. I put a piece of medical tape over it just in case, I don't want any edge I left to tear up my pants from the inside out.
I sent Galco an e-mail about this. It seems the holster would work fine for a smaller and lighter handgun, but the clip arrangement was inadequate for a fullsize gun. The butt kept tipping toward my waistline. This solved the problem nicely and it's actually pretty comfortable now and conceals well under a T-shirt.
Total cost was about twelve bucks. Ten plus tax for the new clip, a few pennies for a screw at the hardware store and some time fiddling around with it.
1) I bought an extra belt clip that goes to a "Sky-Ops" holster. This clip is made for a tuckable holster, but has a C-channel type arrangement, two clips on top to support weight and one on bottom to prevent the holster from coming out when you draw. The original had only the bottom portion.
2) I took out the original clip. Had to destroy it to get it out, but the holster was no good to me "as-is". The replacement clip, from the Sky-Ops, is much longer. Cut the bottom portion to fit all the way down into the pocket the original came out of. There is a small hole in the leather where the plastic dimple held the original clip in place. Use a scribe or razor point to mark the spot on the inserted replacement clip.
3) Get a very small (diameter no more than 1/3 of the width of the clip where you'll drill) set screw from the hardware store. Short is better, you don't want anything sticking out and into your pants.
4) Drill a small hole in the clip. Find centerline, then drill on center at the same depth where you made your mark with the scribe. Drill one or two sizes small than the set screw.
5) Turn in the screw with the clip out of the holster, first. The screw will be sorta' self tapping in the plastic. Remove screw.
6) Place clip in hoster, install screw, file/grind flush. I put a piece of medical tape over it just in case, I don't want any edge I left to tear up my pants from the inside out.
I sent Galco an e-mail about this. It seems the holster would work fine for a smaller and lighter handgun, but the clip arrangement was inadequate for a fullsize gun. The butt kept tipping toward my waistline. This solved the problem nicely and it's actually pretty comfortable now and conceals well under a T-shirt.
Total cost was about twelve bucks. Ten plus tax for the new clip, a few pennies for a screw at the hardware store and some time fiddling around with it.
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That's not all I struggle with, but I'm trying to stay on topic... 
