Daryl
10-28-2010, 10:57 PM
HI,
Just thought I'd pass this along.
I've had a couple of holsters that were designed for a certain gun but still just did not fit well.
For example, I got a nice ($50+) holster for my shrouded hammer SP101 - fit great but the strap was about 1/2"+ short of snapping. So, I saturated the strap (very heavy leather) in Rawlings Glovolium for baseball gloves, put the gun in, and took a pair of plyers and stretched that strap until it snapped closed. Left it overnight and it is now perfectly formed.
Had a used holster for a Glock 17 which should fit my G22 fine. But, G22 would fit but slide would push back a bit when I forced it in. Same solution, saturated that holster with Glovolium, forced the G22 in, snapped the retention strap and let it set overnight, now the G22 slides in like a perfect glove.
I've done this to a couple other holsters with equally good results. One holster was new and had some heavy black dye in it which would bleed off a little when I saturated the leather, so I just put the gun in a light plastic bag before putting it into the holster.
It's good for the leather and treats it nicely as well.
Works for me - hope it helps someone.
Just thought I'd pass this along.
I've had a couple of holsters that were designed for a certain gun but still just did not fit well.
For example, I got a nice ($50+) holster for my shrouded hammer SP101 - fit great but the strap was about 1/2"+ short of snapping. So, I saturated the strap (very heavy leather) in Rawlings Glovolium for baseball gloves, put the gun in, and took a pair of plyers and stretched that strap until it snapped closed. Left it overnight and it is now perfectly formed.
Had a used holster for a Glock 17 which should fit my G22 fine. But, G22 would fit but slide would push back a bit when I forced it in. Same solution, saturated that holster with Glovolium, forced the G22 in, snapped the retention strap and let it set overnight, now the G22 slides in like a perfect glove.
I've done this to a couple other holsters with equally good results. One holster was new and had some heavy black dye in it which would bleed off a little when I saturated the leather, so I just put the gun in a light plastic bag before putting it into the holster.
It's good for the leather and treats it nicely as well.
Works for me - hope it helps someone.