Alllen Bundy
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A pile of leather scraps and idle hands and I now have a magazine pocket holster for my P365X 12 rd MagGuts 12 + 2 modified magazines.
I oriented the rough side of the leather towards the inside of the pocket to make to more difficult to come out of place during a draw. The smooth side of the leather is towards the magazine. I needed to move the magazine as far towards the outside edge of the pocket as possible, so that I could sit comfortably with the magazine inside my rear pocket.
I started by cutting a piece of leather to fit my rear jeans pocket. I used some rubber cement to glue on another piece of leather to form the magazine pouch and stitched one side of the leather in place. I covered a magazine with some plastic, wet the leather and stretched it over the magazine and let it dry.
That seemed to work well enough to form the leather. BUT I FORGOT to take into consideration the magazine floorplate protruding beyond the magazine shell and the fit was very sloppy. DOH!
Next I cut a slot in the leather so that the protruding edge of the magazine floorplate could fit into it. But that just caused problems with the magazine hanging up on the edge of the slot when I drew the magazine from it's holster.
I decided to re-wet the leather and reform it. But this time I used a wooden form that I had previously used to form ABS plastic over. I first heated the wood to drive off any moisture and then melted beeswax over the wooden form to make it water resistant and wiped off the excess beeswax. Then I clamped the wet leather in place over the wooden form and let it dry.
I stitched the formed leather down to the pocket sized piece of leather and then I started cutting away anything that was getting in the way of the draw. I cut a notch into the top of the holster to accommodate a 10 rd P365 magazine. But that turned out to be a bad idea and I will not do that again. I'll make a separate holster for the P365 10 round magazine instead.
The magazine was still too loose in the pouch, so I added a 3rd row of stitching along side of the magazine to tighten up the magazine pouch. The retention is sufficient to hold the magazine in place when you turn the holster upside down and shake it a bit. But most of the magazine retention is provided by the jeans pocket itself.
As you can see, I have sewn and re-sewn this leather multiple times trying to make the holster design workable. it's not pretty, but this is a proof of concept prototype.
I went for a long bicycle ride and the magazine holster worked great. It kept the magazine in an upright position in my rear jeans and it is easy to draw. It is also comfortable to sit with the magazine in my rear pocket
But the holster was also quite damp after a long bike ride. Waterproofing will be necessary. I will probably just heat the leather hot enough the melt beeswax onto it and wipe off the excess wax.
I plan to re-create this magazine holster with horsehide, as it is supposed to be more sweat resistant.
I oriented the rough side of the leather towards the inside of the pocket to make to more difficult to come out of place during a draw. The smooth side of the leather is towards the magazine. I needed to move the magazine as far towards the outside edge of the pocket as possible, so that I could sit comfortably with the magazine inside my rear pocket.
I started by cutting a piece of leather to fit my rear jeans pocket. I used some rubber cement to glue on another piece of leather to form the magazine pouch and stitched one side of the leather in place. I covered a magazine with some plastic, wet the leather and stretched it over the magazine and let it dry.
That seemed to work well enough to form the leather. BUT I FORGOT to take into consideration the magazine floorplate protruding beyond the magazine shell and the fit was very sloppy. DOH!
Next I cut a slot in the leather so that the protruding edge of the magazine floorplate could fit into it. But that just caused problems with the magazine hanging up on the edge of the slot when I drew the magazine from it's holster.
I decided to re-wet the leather and reform it. But this time I used a wooden form that I had previously used to form ABS plastic over. I first heated the wood to drive off any moisture and then melted beeswax over the wooden form to make it water resistant and wiped off the excess beeswax. Then I clamped the wet leather in place over the wooden form and let it dry.
I stitched the formed leather down to the pocket sized piece of leather and then I started cutting away anything that was getting in the way of the draw. I cut a notch into the top of the holster to accommodate a 10 rd P365 magazine. But that turned out to be a bad idea and I will not do that again. I'll make a separate holster for the P365 10 round magazine instead.
The magazine was still too loose in the pouch, so I added a 3rd row of stitching along side of the magazine to tighten up the magazine pouch. The retention is sufficient to hold the magazine in place when you turn the holster upside down and shake it a bit. But most of the magazine retention is provided by the jeans pocket itself.
As you can see, I have sewn and re-sewn this leather multiple times trying to make the holster design workable. it's not pretty, but this is a proof of concept prototype.
I went for a long bicycle ride and the magazine holster worked great. It kept the magazine in an upright position in my rear jeans and it is easy to draw. It is also comfortable to sit with the magazine in my rear pocket
But the holster was also quite damp after a long bike ride. Waterproofing will be necessary. I will probably just heat the leather hot enough the melt beeswax onto it and wipe off the excess wax.
I plan to re-create this magazine holster with horsehide, as it is supposed to be more sweat resistant.
