JOHNACM Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 I JUST RECEIVED NEW HOLSTERS FROM TOMBSTONE LEATHER PRODUCTS. RIGHT HAND STANDARD AND RIGHT HAND CROSS DRAW. MAHOGANY COLOR. I AM NEW TO SASS. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME EXPERTS OUT THERE THAT CAN TELL ME THE RIGHT WAY TO BREAK THEM IN. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. CACTUS JOHN
Boss Hoss Fly #63711 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 I JUST RECEIVED NEW HOLSTERS FROM TOMBSTONE LEATHER PRODUCTS. RIGHT HAND STANDARD AND RIGHT HAND CROSS DRAW. MAHOGANY COLOR. I AM NEW TO SASS. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME EXPERTS OUT THERE THAT CAN TELL ME THE RIGHT WAY TO BREAK THEM IN. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. CACTUS JOHN USE THEM---------- Please turn your cap lock off
Pancho Peacemaker Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Ain't no expert, but two things I usually do with new leather: 1) Practice drawing your gun alot. 2) Store the holsters with some tennis balls shoved in the throat.
Slowhand Bob, 24229 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Do you feel they are to tight? I assume by break-in you are referring to holster fit? Practice/use will take care of small perceived problems and you might also look to your angle of draw as relates to the holsters cant. If you are in any way twisting the gun or drawing the gun in a way that is not right for the holsters cant you will get varying amounts of binding that feel like a tight holster issue. Beyond this I would contact the maker for more advanced solutions.
Big Jake1001 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 How come you are yelling? I see that by your Sass # your pretty new, so I can understand why your excited and all, but all caps is like yelling on the wire. On the left side of the keyboard there is a cap locks button.....push it. Now about your holsters....wet them and put your guns in a zip lock baggie and shove them in and mold the leather to 'em. Roll the top edge out a little to help the gun going back in after shooting. let them dry and your done. Big Jake 1001
Col. Nathan C. Riddles, SASS # 7462 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Lubricate it well with clear silicone spray. You can find it in the automotive section of Walmart, K-Mart, Target, & Pep Boys & any auto parts store.
Frenchy Cannuck Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 When I got mine I would sit in front of the TV and hold one hoster and slide the gun and pull it out, again, again, again,........ well you get the Idea. Worked well for me. Welcome to the family, you are in for a hoot! And yeah don't shout.
Church Key, SASS # 33713 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Actually the tighter the better. You don't want them falling out when moving. The main thing is how do they reholster? You want them to easily drop in all the way. I use Ruger Blackhawks which require a really tight holster due to the lengthy rear sight which requires a long cut in the holster top. Mine are very snug and were designed that way.
Cap'n Highpockets Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 If you have tried all of the above advice and still find your holsters a little sticky, get a jar of KB9 from Midway or Brownells. The jar holds 2 oz. and will last you forever. Just follow the directions on the jar and after several treatments you will notice the difference.
Doc Fill 'Em 67797 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Just use them, they will break-in on their own. Well, a little silicone spray inside won't hurt.
Poppy Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 I was told by my leather to wet them, shrink wrap your pistols really good and work guns in tiight, let dry over night. Worked very well for me, then I try to work the pistols in and out of holsters a bunch of times
JD Trampas, SASS # 55781 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Just use them, they will break in just fine, as for the tennis ball thing, if they are quailty leather you don't need the tennis balls to keep them open if they are stiff and for the wet molding to your gun, if they are tight you shouldn't need to wet mold them if they are good leather, IMHO All for now JD Trampas
Slowhand Bob, 24229 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 I wet holsters all the time and it is the normal way to fit/final size them BUT for new holsters I still say to ask the maker first. If anything goes wrong with our home brewed experiments it just may cause the maker to deny any responsibility if he wasnt in on the fix. It must be remembered that fit is very subjective between shooters, with some liking the holster snug and others preferring theirs with a very loose fit, while both think their choice is the norm. If you figure out your preference then always specify that when ordering in the future.
Smithy Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 My current "keeper" rig came from Kirkpatrick Leather in the form of a Long Hunter 09 B Western. Out of the box it fit like a glove (no break in required). It is done in a three layer sandwich, with thick 9-10 ounce leather exterior over molded Kydex over an inner lining of suede. It holds its shape no matter what. Now prior to that I've dealt with Triple K which was just a single layer of leather. I got a zip loc baggie and put the holster into it and poured oil also. Sealed it up and shook it up to fully coat the holster with oil. I then plastic wrapped my gun and holstered it into the soaked holster and let it dry for two or more days and that seemed to do the trick. Smithy.
Ranger Sgt. Jake McCandless #3368 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 If you have tried all of the above advice and still find your holsters a little sticky, get a jar of KB9 from Midway or Brownells. The jar holds 2 oz. and will last you forever. Just follow the directions on the jar and after several treatments you will notice the difference.I will second the Cap'n recommendation of KG 9 http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=162513 A couple of years back they gave out sample jars at Helluva a Ruckus. Had a extremely tight holster,read the information and the directions on the jar. Applied some per directions and worked revolver in and out,man what a difference.I also bought a leather cell phone carrier and it was tight I could get it in but not out easily,so I get out the KG 9 and apply some to the cell phone case. Now the phone goes in and out with no drag,just the way it should. Adios Sgt. Jake
Guest EL NEGRO GATO #8178 Posted January 8, 2011 Posted January 8, 2011 Howdy, you can put your guns in plastic bags and soak the holsters in warm water then put your guns in them and let them air dry, don't worry about the caps it's easier to read LOL ENG
Solo_Sam Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 I ran a strip of leather through the holster and then tied it on the outside in such a way that the opening is slightly flared. I left it tied a few weeks until they just stuck that way. You want them flared just enough to make it easy to re-holster, but still tight enough around the cylinder so the gun will not fall out. I found this out the hard way when I went to re-holster and my gun was still sticking halfway out. The opening was tight, rather than flared. If my gun had fallen out it would have been a stage DQ. -Solo Sam
Ventura Slim, SASS #35690 Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Howdy! Can you elaborate more about what you mean by breaking them in? Do the pistolas slide in and out okay or are they too loose or too tight? I store mine with old tennis balls too, but I would not wet them unless the fit was off. Are they stiff and squeaky? Slim
G. P. Cobb Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 Howdy! Can you elaborate more about what you mean by breaking them in? Do the pistolas slide in and out okay or are they too loose or too tight?I store mine with old tennis balls too, but I would not wet them unless the fit was off. Are they stiff and squeaky? Then Lexol. Slim Use the wet, bag, stretch listed above, when dry, Lexol.
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