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How to stiffen leather on shoulder holster?
18 July 2010 | menemenetekelupharsin

Posted on 07/18/2010 9:47:45 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Can any Freepers tell me how to stiffen too soft leather on the gun holster part of a shoulder holster? The too soft leather grabs the gun and makes it difficult to pull. Any ideas?


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KEYWORDS: banglist; holster; leather; shoulderholster; shouldholster; stiffen
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To: kbennkc

I was wondering about that. What clothing is suitable for shoulder holsters?


21 posted on 07/19/2010 3:38:28 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (+)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

ping for later


22 posted on 07/19/2010 4:14:30 AM PDT by Vinnie (You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
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To: TwoLegsGood
BTW what does it mean again, God has counted you and you have been found wanting?

You are weighed in the balance and found wanting. This night shall your kingdom be required of you (you're going to die). And, it was just a hand writing on the wall and nothing else that left the phrase. That in itself would be terrifying.

Thanks to all for advice. I was thinking about sewing a hard piece of leather to the tip (where it is grabbing the gun) to give a spring action to bow it out off of the gun. Still don't know what I'm going to do. Need to find a stiff leather holster which I can put on the shoulder rig.

23 posted on 07/19/2010 6:12:42 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Viagra?


24 posted on 07/19/2010 6:27:13 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (A woman is like an artichoke; you have to do a bit of work to get to her heart ~Insp. Clouseau)
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To: ctdonath2
I was wondering about that. What clothing is suitable for shoulder holsters?

Jacket styles from windbreaker or over size open shirts to business suits and motorcycle leather.

25 posted on 07/19/2010 7:19:43 AM PDT by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp 8th Cav)
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To: kbennkc

Forget jackets, this is Georgia.
How prone are shirts to “printing” a shoulder rig?


26 posted on 07/19/2010 7:39:32 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (+)
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To: ctdonath2
Forget jackets, this is Georgia.

It doesn't take much of a shirt. As the weapon is mostly concealed by your body and good back straps are not really noticeable, except by people who wear shoulder rigs themselves. I understand any top shirt is too much sometimes , even in Idaho. One holster type is not enough.

27 posted on 07/19/2010 7:55:01 AM PDT by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp 8th Cav)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Show it a female holster?


28 posted on 07/19/2010 9:00:14 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: LouAvul
Oops. Sorry. It won’t link. Just google galco jackass.

Google it yourself, butthead! ;-)

29 posted on 07/19/2010 9:01:55 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

There are commercial products if you can find a real shoe repair shop anywhere. They are a type of lacquer thin enough to penetrate the leather and harden it. I don’t think I’d use it on very thin leather, might be too brittle.


30 posted on 07/19/2010 10:10:38 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
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To: kbennkc

31 posted on 07/19/2010 10:11:29 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Anti-Gunners suffer from Factose Intolerance)
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To: Red in Blue PA
I think it is fair to say Crockett has Tubbs covered. I don't like horizontal models.
32 posted on 07/19/2010 10:14:50 AM PDT by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp 8th Cav)
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To: kbennkc

Don’t be too hard on Crockett. If any guy stands that close behind me, I’m gonna want to shoot him in the stomach, too.


33 posted on 07/19/2010 2:31:17 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: kbennkc

Course, I’m not the kind of guy who’d wear teal silk shirts either, so YMMV.


34 posted on 07/19/2010 2:32:20 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Still Thinking

Try Doe Pee.


35 posted on 07/19/2010 2:37:13 PM PDT by Dem Guard (Throw the trash out on November 2nd!)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Do right, replace the holster with a suitable one.

Since you will be dependiing on it to do its job, don’t bother with trying to rehabilitate worn out gear (you don’t reuse bandages do you? ;)

Your life will be counting on your holster to perform exactly right, once. Pony up for a good serviceable holster.

Save the old one for nostalgia if you want, but never use suspect gear.

Best;


36 posted on 07/19/2010 2:51:21 PM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" (my spelling is generally korrect!))
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

http://elfishingmusician.blogspot.com/2010/01/upside-down-shoulder-holster-by-c-rusty.html


37 posted on 07/19/2010 4:18:31 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Remember, guys, the enemy is to the left and the middle.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
I learned long ago to carry my handgun in an Army tanker's shoulder holster during monsoon rain storms- not necessarily heavy rain, but constant drizzle interspersed with short storms. Everything cloth or leather was soaked after the first week, and stayed that way for a couple of months.

There wasn't much chance of really drying a holster out, only keeping it from being soaked worse. My two cures were alcohol to wipe down the interior of it with to keep water soaked in the holster from causing the pistol to rust.

To keep the soaked leather from becoming floppy, the answer was a spray of automotive underbody coating, available in spray cans in the auto products of a well-stocked bigbox store or automotive supplier. It stains the leather a bit blackish, but it helps. Concealment with a tanker's shoulder holster wasn't much of a consideration for us, and neither was staining our clean pressed white starched shirts. Everything was worn under either rainsuit jackets or ponchos. But in addition to the GI rigs, some Bianchi X-15 and Safariland vertical shoulder holsters were also seen, pretty close to what you're talking about. You might try the spray asphaltum, then coating it with paraffin wax or a spray-on clear laquer.


38 posted on 07/19/2010 7:51:30 PM PDT by archy (Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Saw another thread started and I think he was referring to your post here.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2558019/posts


39 posted on 07/23/2010 5:34:02 PM PDT by Zack Attack
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Let me know where to send it and I’ll ship you one I don’t use anymore. It is still in excellent condition. Held a 1911 or revolver w/four inch barrel. Seriously, I’ll even pay the shipping charges so I know it’ll go to good use.


40 posted on 07/23/2010 8:50:57 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Mormons, believing they cannot be deceived, it is impossible to convince them when deceived.)
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