New Holster too tight!

toaster · February 8th, 2009, 12:21 PM

I bought a new pancake holster for my SIG P229. It's a nice EP Saddlery holster. Only problem is. I CAN'T get the gun out!!! Any ideas on how to loosen this thing up?

pcon · February 8th, 2009, 12:29 PM

same thing happened with mine when i got it. you can either wrap the gun in wax paper or a plastic shopping bag (like from wal mart or something). keep the gun in it's holster over night and see how it feels in the morning. if it's still too tight, you can use 2 plastic bags...but I'd start with 1 first. good luck!

T Bone · February 8th, 2009, 01:53 PM

My first Versa Max 2 was that tight. Inserted the 1911 and thought I'd never get it out. I put the holster on the belt and pulled and twisted and it broke loose.

Then I read the instructions Milt Sparks Holsters sent along, and began doing presentations of the unloaded weapon. 100 presentations later, it was drawing just fine.

The plastic bag trick ("blocking") was the next technique on their list. I've only had to do it on one pocket holster. Just be careful not to overdo this, as it cannot be reversed. Leave it only for a short time (a fraction of an hour) and increase the time as nec, to get the desired results. You may or may not need to go with thicker or multiple layers of bags (Sparks has us use the 4 mil zip loc bag the holster comes in).

CornstalkCop · February 8th, 2009, 06:36 PM

Use some neutral Kiwi wax inside and just draw, draw, draw...and draw.

Thumper · February 8th, 2009, 07:32 PM

Put you gun in the plastic bag the holster came in and shove it in the holster for a couple days. Yeah yeah, I've done it a dozen times and it works just fine.

toaster · February 8th, 2009, 09:22 PM

Yep, It's already working!!! Thanks for all the help. I learn something here everyday.

southbound · February 8th, 2009, 09:31 PM

I use a dress sock on the really tight ones...............

JerryM · February 9th, 2009, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thumper

Put you gun in the plastic bag the holster came in and shove it in the holster for a couple days. Yeah yeah, I've done it a dozen times and it works just fine.

Me too. I have found it takes more than just a few hours to stretch the tight holsters I have from Sparks, Brommeland, and the latest Nossar. In addition when the holster is put on the belt and the belt tightened it tightens the holster so that the gun is tighter than when the holster is not on the belt.

The last Brommeland Def-Con I got I was going to check it, and pushed my Kimber Compact down in the holster (it took some effort.) As soon as I did it I thought " What a dumb thing to do." My wife and I together could not get it out. I had to leave it in the holster overnight and then it took a lot of effort to get the gun out. It was the plastic bag treatment then. I think I learned my lesson, but I am a slow learner sometimes.

Regards,
Jerry

Thumper · February 9th, 2009, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JerryM

Me too. I have found it takes more than just a few hours to stretch the tight holsters I have from Sparks, Brommeland, and the latest Nossar. In addition when the holster is put on the belt and the belt tightened it tightens the holster so that the gun is tighter than when the holster is not on the belt.

The last Brommeland Def-Con I got I was going to check it, and pushed my Kimber Compact down in the holster (it took some effort.) As soon as I did it I thought " What a dumb thing to do." My wife and I together could not get it out. I had to leave it in the holster overnight and then it took a lot of effort to get the gun out. It was the plastic bag treatment then. I think I learned my lesson, but I am a slow learner sometimes.

Regards,
Jerry

Dang Jerry, you must have been watching me with my Max Con V?

I almost skinned my left hand with the front sight when that Kimber of mine finally broke loose!

I'm still working on getting that holster broken in!

JerryM · February 9th, 2009, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thumper

Dang Jerry, you must have been watching me with my Max Con V?

I almost skinned my left hand with the front sight when that Kimber of mine finally broke loose!

I'm still working on getting that holster broken in!

Maybe I can learn from your experience, and mine too. I don't have my last three holsters completely broken in yet.

BTW, I have no smileys to put in the text, but only Post Icons. Where are my message text icons?

Thanks,
Jerry

February 8th, 2009, 12:21 PM	#1
toaster Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Texas Posts: 66	New Holster too tight! I bought a new pancake holster for my SIG P229. It's a nice EP Saddlery holster. Only problem is. I CAN'T get the gun out!!! Any ideas on how to loosen this thing up? __________________ Colt Delta Elite Sig P229 .357 Kel-Tec PF9 Kel-Tec P3AT

February 8th, 2009, 12:29 PM	#2
pcon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: lakewood, colorado Posts: 968	same thing happened with mine when i got it. you can either wrap the gun in wax paper or a plastic shopping bag (like from wal mart or something). keep the gun in it's holster over night and see how it feels in the morning. if it's still too tight, you can use 2 plastic bags...but I'd start with 1 first. good luck! __________________ *Μολὼν λαβέ* memento mori

February 8th, 2009, 01:53 PM	#3
T Bone Distinguished Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Metropolitan Detroit Posts: 1,984	My first Versa Max 2 was that tight. Inserted the 1911 and thought I'd never get it out. I put the holster on the belt and pulled and twisted and it broke loose. Then I read the instructions Milt Sparks Holsters sent along, and began doing presentations of the unloaded weapon. 100 presentations later, it was drawing just fine. The plastic bag trick ("blocking") was the next technique on their list. I've only had to do it on one pocket holster. Just be careful not to overdo this, as it cannot be reversed. Leave it only for a short time (a fraction of an hour) and increase the time as nec, to get the desired results. You may or may not need to go with thicker or multiple layers of bags (Sparks has us use the 4 mil zip loc bag the holster comes in). __________________ Regards, T Bone. "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety". Benjamin Franklin

February 8th, 2009, 06:36 PM	#4
CornstalkCop Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: IL Posts: 70	Use some neutral Kiwi wax inside and just draw, draw, draw...and draw. __________________ Be professional, be polite, and have a plan to kill everyone you meet. Glock 30SF...ready for the gunfight!

February 8th, 2009, 07:32 PM	#5
Thumper VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nevada Posts: 5,521	Put you gun in the plastic bag the holster came in and shove it in the holster for a couple days. Yeah yeah, I've done it a dozen times and it works just fine. __________________ USMC 1968-1971 ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell! *"Don't go to stupid places, with stupid people, and do stupid things!"*

February 8th, 2009, 09:22 PM	#6
toaster Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Texas Posts: 66	Yep, It's already working!!! Thanks for all the help. I learn something here everyday. __________________ Colt Delta Elite Sig P229 .357 Kel-Tec PF9 Kel-Tec P3AT

February 8th, 2009, 09:31 PM	#7
southbound Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: tn Posts: 239	I use a dress sock on the really tight ones............... __________________ “Dollars and guns are no substitutes for brains and will power” Dwight D Eisenhower Here are some of my holsters http://handkholsters.blogspot.com/

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