Done Using Current IWB Holster!

BradyM77 · May 1st, 2009, 08:05 PM

At the range today I decided to burn up my current SD ammo so I pulled, pointed, BANG, click. "What the...?"

Turns out my release was pressed at some point inside my holster and I have been walking around with one shot of ammo. Thankfully the mag didn't fall out at some point.

This is the third time in the past couple days where the release has apparently been pushed through the leather. I'm left handed BTW, and have been using a Don Hume 715 IWB holster. I guess the leather has gotten supple and softer?

Does anybody have any experience with this? This is my first leather holster as I have used Sidearmor products (kydex) almost exclusively until now since they don't make a holster for my current carry gun. Well this holster is now out and the OWB Paddle holster is in for now. This severely limits the shirts I can wear to conceal it.

Oh yeah, I just finished my order for a CrossBreed Supertuck Holster and hopefully it will arrive sooner rather than later!

jimh · May 2nd, 2009, 02:52 AM

just carefully drill out the leather to give the mag catch some room...

mathewsman · May 2nd, 2009, 03:26 AM

never had that problem with my don hume holster

bradktn · May 2nd, 2009, 10:44 AM

What kind of gun? Does it have an aftermarket extended mag release on it? Is the mag release reversible? I hadn't ever thought about it, but it probably is safer if you are left handed to have the mag release on the right, or body side of the holster.

los · May 2nd, 2009, 10:58 AM

Weak mag release spring..?

Pistology · May 2nd, 2009, 12:59 PM

Is kydex so bad?

retsupt99 · May 2nd, 2009, 01:24 PM

I have dozens of Fist holsters and a couple of Galcos and I have never experienced anything like that...not even a manual safety (1911) hasn't been touched.
Fist makes 'em properly 'boned'...important!

Stay amred...it's a 'boned' thing...stay safe! IMHO

FlyboyLDB · May 3rd, 2009, 12:39 AM

More the gun than the holster. I suspect if you drill it out - then it may get hung up on the draw.

Siafu · May 3rd, 2009, 01:14 AM

What kind of gun? I EDC in a Hume 715 with a Walther PPS but because of the PPS's unique mag release lever I never have that problem.

Bacon · May 3rd, 2009, 09:43 AM

I keep a J-frame revolver in the same holster. Ever consider carrying a revolver?

May 1st, 2009, 08:05 PM	#1
BradyM77 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 636	Done Using Current IWB Holster! At the range today I decided to burn up my current SD ammo so I pulled, pointed, BANG, click. "What the...?" Turns out my release was pressed at some point inside my holster and I have been walking around with one shot of ammo. Thankfully the mag didn't fall out at some point. This is the third time in the past couple days where the release has apparently been pushed through the leather. I'm left handed BTW, and have been using a Don Hume 715 IWB holster. I guess the leather has gotten supple and softer? Does anybody have any experience with this? This is my first leather holster as I have used Sidearmor products (kydex) almost exclusively until now since they don't make a holster for my current carry gun. Well this holster is now out and the OWB Paddle holster is in for now. This severely limits the shirts I can wear to conceal it. Oh yeah, I just finished my order for a CrossBreed Supertuck Holster and hopefully it will arrive sooner rather than later! __________________ Having a gun and saying you're armed is like having a guitar and saying you're a musician. Jeff Cooper

May 2nd, 2009, 03:26 AM	#3
mathewsman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,044	never had that problem with my don hume holster __________________ NRA sence 2003 Colt defender Taurus .357 mag Beretta 92FS Brigadier Elite x box gamer tag mathewsman

May 2nd, 2009, 10:58 AM	#5
los Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corpus Christi, Tx Posts: 684	Weak mag release spring..? __________________ What we've got here is failure to communicate.

May 2nd, 2009, 12:59 PM	#6
Pistology Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 230	Is kydex so bad? __________________ We do not celebrate the death of our enemies. - Yitzhak Rabin

May 2nd, 2009, 01:24 PM	#7
retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 22,799	I have dozens of Fist holsters and a couple of Galcos and I have never experienced anything like that...not even a manual safety (1911) hasn't been touched. Fist makes 'em properly 'boned'...important! Stay amred...it's a 'boned' thing...stay safe! IMHO __________________ "That I cannot do." "Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks." *********************************** NRA Life Member

May 2nd, 2009, 02:52 AM	#2
jimh New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: California Posts: 2	just carefully drill out the leather to give the mag catch some room...

May 2nd, 2009, 10:44 AM	#4
bradktn Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 80	What kind of gun? Does it have an aftermarket extended mag release on it? Is the mag release reversible? I hadn't ever thought about it, but it probably is safer if you are left handed to have the mag release on the right, or body side of the holster.

May 3rd, 2009, 12:39 AM	#8
FlyboyLDB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: GA Posts: 848	More the gun than the holster. I suspect if you drill it out - then it may get hung up on the draw.

May 3rd, 2009, 01:14 AM	#9
Siafu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: East Jahunga Posts: 1,000	What kind of gun? I EDC in a Hume 715 with a Walther PPS but because of the PPS's unique mag release lever I never have that problem.

May 3rd, 2009, 09:43 AM	#10
Bacon Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 87	I keep a J-frame revolver in the same holster. Ever consider carrying a revolver? __________________ GrassRoots SC Member NRA Life Member

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