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Old October 19th, 2008, 08:20 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by dmorris68 View Post
You may already know this, but in case others don't: almost every holster maker warns against using saddle soap or any other treatment intended to soften leather. While good for shoes and baseball gloves, it's generally a bad idea for holsters. It softens the leather too much and makes it less durable. And while a hybrid like an MTAC or Crossbreed will be less effected since most of their shape and retention comes from kydex, it makes all-leather holsters lose their shape to the point of collapse, and also weakens their retention capability.
Don't most leather holster makers include some sort of instructions to let people know about this? I know for sure that Galco included a little booklet with this information with each of their holsters that I bought.

When in doubt it is probably a good idea to read the instructions provided by the manufacturer
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