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Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options There are some really good defensive carry holster designs, as well as some very bad ones on the market today. Whether you are in the market for a new holster or just discovered another perfect carry option, let us know about it here.

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Old January 10th, 2008, 01:27 PM   #1
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Make your own kydex holster!

The recent threads on appendix carry, which I prefer, have inspired me to make my own holster. I wanted an AIWB that had a body shield, straight drop, and sat as low as possible. I found a couple of makers that did that, however, the lead time was too much.....I want it now...So here is the rest of the story.

I ordered three 12" x 12" sheets of kydex from knifekits.com



I then made a template to my Bersa .380 using a manilla legal folder:



Using painters tape to mark my lines I tranfered the template onto the kydex using my trusty bosch cordless jigsaw:

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Old January 10th, 2008, 01:33 PM   #2
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After some hand sanding with various grits (60, 120, 400, 600) the edges were looking like a pro. I was now ready to apply some heat to bend the spine to match on both sides.



Once you have the spine where you want it then insert your firearm into your favorite medium thick dress sock then apply some more heat and use your cheap clamp pad plywood press to mold the kydex to your firearm.

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Old January 10th, 2008, 01:35 PM   #3
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Your product should look something like this:



Just add your pull the dot strap and voilla:



Final Product:
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Old January 10th, 2008, 02:17 PM   #4
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Wow! great work. You make it look easy but I was never good with tools especially a bosch cordless jigsaw! How did you heat up the kydex? I have seem people bake it in an over or use a hair dryer type device.
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Old January 10th, 2008, 05:04 PM   #6
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Heating Kydex

I use a heat gun to shape the kydex. I heat it to a wet leather consistancy and then shape and hold.

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Old January 10th, 2008, 05:27 PM   #7
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Nice Job!
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Old January 10th, 2008, 05:31 PM   #8
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very nice! bravo
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What kind of foam did you use?
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Cool, I might have to try that, I have been wanting some type of custom made holster to fit under the dash of my truck. This sounds like the answer. Thanks
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