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Post by ERIC D on Feb 24, 2021 11:24:32 GMT
I am here to ask advice Some time ago I brought a holster Well I was going to use it but it was so stiff my Colt SAA would not fit so I put it in Hot water for 20 mins and it now fits fine but the inside of the holster is quite hard and leaves scratches etc is there a way of softening inside the holster because it is quite Hard . I do have some Neetsfoot oil which I use on my horses tackle would that soften the inside of the Holster Thanks Eric
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Post by HeadHunter on Feb 24, 2021 13:00:14 GMT
you could use neets foot oil on the inside buddy, you could also use lanolin on it too. I've heard that certain fast draw competitors use silicon oils on the inside to stop the gun from 'snagging' on a draw.
Here's a useful video from Ruger (in collaboration with Galco Leather Holsters)
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Post by CaptDAR on Feb 24, 2021 13:14:19 GMT
That’s a similar method to I’m using. Instead of plastic bags and silicon oil I use waxed cooking paper. Wrap my pistols in with the greased side outermost. Work it in and out of the holster and then leave jammed down for 24 hours. Working the pistol in and out warms up the wax which imparts into the leather and leaving the pistol jammed in tight for 24 hours helps to open it up a little. Just think of being with a young Far Eastern lady in the 70’s.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2021 15:42:35 GMT
Most of the holsters I’ve bought new have been stiff and abrasive inside. I use a fine sandpaper to polish the worst of it away followed by gentle use of a hair dryer to warm the leather until the gun fits into the holster smoothly. I leave the gun in the holster for a few days. Works for me and I do it with each and every leather holster I buy.
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Post by ERIC D on Feb 24, 2021 16:51:07 GMT
That’s a similar method to I’m using. Instead of plastic bags and silicon oil I use waxed cooking paper. Wrap my pistols in with the greased side outermost. Work it in and out of the holster and then leave jammed down for 24 hours. Working the pistol in and out warms up the wax which imparts into the leather and leaving the pistol jammed in tight for 24 hours helps to open it up a little. Just think of being with a young Far Eastern lady in the 70’s. I Remember that last Little bit about the 70s I was Stationed in Hong Kong at the time for 2 Years. Managed to get my holster sorted out there. Thanks Dave  |
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Post by ERIC D on Feb 24, 2021 17:39:25 GMT
Thanks Everybody for all the methods for me to try
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Post by ERIC D on Feb 25, 2021 11:36:27 GMT
Most of the holsters I’ve bought new have been stiff and abrasive inside. I use a fine sandpaper to polish the worst of it away followed by gentle use of a hair dryer to warm the leather until the gun fits into the holster smoothly. I leave the gun in the holster for a few days. Works for me and I do it with each and every leather holster I buy. I know this is a silly Q of all Silly Q But how do you get the sand paper fully inside the Holster to make it smooth without damaging the outside of do you use a bit of wood to rub the sandpaper up & down inside the holster or what ? I have just tried it and the sandpaper kept coming away as it went up & down inside the full inside of the holster. Thanks |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2021 13:01:57 GMT
Most of the holsters I’ve bought new have been stiff and abrasive inside. I use a fine sandpaper to polish the worst of it away followed by gentle use of a hair dryer to warm the leather until the gun fits into the holster smoothly. I leave the gun in the holster for a few days. Works for me and I do it with each and every leather holster I buy. I know this is a silly Q of all Silly Q But how do you get the sand paper fully inside the Holster to make it smooth without damaging the outside of do you use a bit of wood to rub the sandpaper up & down inside the holster or what ? I have just tried it and the sandpaper kept coming away as it went up & down inside the full inside of the holster. Thanks One of my other hobbies aside from CO2 shooting is making scale models, so I have a lot of bits & bobs I use to sand difficult to reach areas on my models at hand to use on my holsters. Anything from lollipop sticks to wire coat hangers sawn to the length I need to pieces of foam padding cut to size. Basically any object wrapped in sandpaper that’ll fit where I want to sand. Regarding not marking the outside of the holster, just time, patience and care. I work on holsters over days gently - very gently, using as little pressure applied to the leather as possible - when sanding down the inners. Never had a bad experience doing that and the holster generally ends up being a very smooth fit to the gun in question. |
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Post by HeadHunter on Feb 28, 2021 16:45:43 GMT
That’s a similar method to I’m using. Instead of plastic bags and silicon oil I use waxed cooking paper. Wrap my pistols in with the greased side outermost. Work it in and out of the holster and then leave jammed down for 24 hours. Working the pistol in and out warms up the wax which imparts into the leather and leaving the pistol jammed in tight for 24 hours helps to open it up a little. Just think of being with a young Far Eastern lady in the 70’s. I just tried that on my new Beretta Holster, I had to wet mould it around the gun and slick the outside, gave it 24hrs to dry off a bit and then polished it with a recolouring balm but it was still very tight so I then tried the CaptDAR greaseproof paper trick, left it over night for the final drying and it's absolutely 'spot on' now. There's just enough wiggle room in the holster now to get the gun in and out easily & quickly. Cheers David, it worked really well and far easier to do than any of my previous methods |
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Post by canadianguy57 on Mar 23, 2021 0:15:35 GMT
I had no idea they were using oil inside holsters for drawing, makes sense now more speed.
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