More Kydex - Page 2

HotGuns · January 14th, 2008, 08:52 PM

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You should call it the "lowrider". How about some pictures of the holster in use. I like the clip built into the holster.

So far it feels great. I wanted most of the gun to stay in the pants,yet have enough exposed grip to be easy to grab. So far,so good. I'll try to get my darling wife to take a picture.May take awhile though...

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The thicker .09 kydex should help for the life of the clip. (the clip attachment point tends to wear out eventually). I have started attaching clips separate, so I can install new as needed.

I wondered about that. If it wears out I'll just cut it off and install another separate clip. Do you use rivets or Chicago screws or what ?

Thanks all for the compliments. Its not that hard to do. I think about anyone ought to be able to do it with a little patience.

rocky · January 14th, 2008, 08:55 PM

Typically I use rivets , but Chicago screws occasionally.

S3ymour · January 14th, 2008, 08:59 PM

Everyone makes this seem so easy, I have got to try this. Maybe I'll start out by making a knife sheath or something easier than the holster just to get some technique down. I love DIY projects. Nice Job!

ev239 · January 14th, 2008, 10:22 PM

Good job! Now you can tweak your design with improvements. The first that I see is to allow a better grip of the firearm. The way it is now puts kydex in the way of your fingers.

Sporty79 · January 14th, 2008, 10:25 PM

Looks good, I'm going to have to try this.

HotGuns · January 15th, 2008, 12:27 AM

Heres a picture.

As you can see, it sits pretty low, but its virtuallly unnoticable,even under a Tshirt. My son is wearing it, with no belt, and it is still pretty secure. Although most of the gun is in the holster, its still easy to grasp the handle.

rocky · January 15th, 2008, 12:39 AM

I found moving the clip forward a bit and relieving the kydex near the bottom of the trigger guard helps to get a full grip .

HotGuns · January 15th, 2008, 12:49 AM

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I found moving the clip forward a bit and relieving the kydex near the bottom of the trigger guard helps to get a full grip .

I may do that.

After looking at it in the picture, it may be of benefit to angle that clip some, since a small angle seems to be more natural in the way it sits.

rocky · January 15th, 2008, 12:50 AM

Forgot to mention angling the clip too. It does help(but is a bit more difficult to do).

January 14th, 2008, 08:55 PM	#12
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 13,083	Typically I use rivets , but Chicago screws occasionally. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

January 14th, 2008, 08:59 PM	#13
S3ymour Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 459	Everyone makes this seem so easy, I have got to try this. Maybe I'll start out by making a knife sheath or something easier than the holster just to get some technique down. I love DIY projects. Nice Job! __________________ "All war is deception" --Sun Tzu MOΛΩN ΛABÉ

January 14th, 2008, 10:22 PM	#14
ev239 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 375	Good job! Now you can tweak your design with improvements. The first that I see is to allow a better grip of the firearm. The way it is now puts kydex in the way of your fingers. __________________ Mine: S&W 908.....Wife's: Ruger SP101 3" ------Kahr PM9...............Sig P239 (it's her's now) ------Norinco 213...........Charter Arms Undercover Hidden Defense - Personal gun & holster designs/reviews.

January 15th, 2008, 12:27 AM	#16
HotGuns Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,620	Heres a picture. As you can see, it sits pretty low, but its virtuallly unnoticable,even under a Tshirt. My son is wearing it, with no belt, and it is still pretty secure. Although most of the gun is in the holster, its still easy to grasp the handle. __________________ AR. CHL Instr. To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson

January 15th, 2008, 12:39 AM	#17
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 13,083	I found moving the clip forward a bit and relieving the kydex near the bottom of the trigger guard helps to get a full grip . __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

January 14th, 2008, 10:25 PM	#15
Sporty79 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 205	Looks good, I'm going to have to try this.

January 15th, 2008, 12:50 AM	#19
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 13,083	Forgot to mention angling the clip too. It does help(but is a bit more difficult to do). __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

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