Got Bored, Made a holster for my New Gun
Anyways, I have lots of time on my hands right now.
So I got a new gun, it was too good a deal to pass up. I carried it around in my pocket for a few days, then I decided to make a holster for it.
So here are the results, I guess you can consider this a how to thread
So first I got a bag of leather remnants, waxed thread and metal snaps from a local Hobby Lobby, and a leather lacing tool from Harbor Freight and my trusty dremel tool.
Then I got my new gun and traced out a raw idea of how I want my holster to look.
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So I got some appropriately sized pieces, I got some black dyed pieces.
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Then I cut the leather to shape with some sturdy and sharp scissors
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I then made the belt loop snaps, I cut them (here was my first mistake, I didnt account for shrinkage and the loops almost shrank too much to use) to proper length and made the holes for the snaps
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So first thing in the body of the holster was the put the backside of the snaps installed in the front side of the front piece
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So then I put the two half's together and then begin to drill the holes for the thread
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So then I began to sew, yea its kinda girly, but I was making a gun holster for a .357 magnum, so it evened out, haha
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Here is the sewed and pre-boiled holster
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So what you do next is scary, You get a big pot and put enough water in there so the whole gun and holster will be submerged.
Then you boil the water and put your gun and the holster in the hot water (tip: put a cord on the handle of the gun so you can pull the gun and holster out)
So after you boil the holster for about 10 minutes, pull it out and mold the holster the way you want, the leather will shrink and press on the gun, but make sure to push on it in certain areas to make sure the gun cant fall out easily from the holster.
Then after this dunk it in cold water, then take it out and wait for it to dry.
Now you have a holster that can be made for around 10 bucks.
For the leather the snaps the thread the sewing kit Everything was 30 dollars, and with all this you can probably make 4 holsters depending on the size.
So here is the final product, I am thinking about buffing it to a high sheen.
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