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Member Section => The Leather Shop => Topic started by: outrider on December 31, 2011, 10:30:50 AM
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Howdy Gents,
I know I mentioned this project to a few of you via PM's. The project was for an Askins Style holster for an FNP-45 Tactical w/ extended barrel (for a suppressor) and a flashlight/laser combo.
This is one huge pistol and the holster is that much larger. In order to accomodate the light the main seam had to be straight therefore I had to install a stop at the bottom of the holster to keep the gun from sliding to far out the bottom.
Anyway...this is a prototype and any comments for areas of improvement are more than welcome
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Here is a shot of the "stop screw" which is covered with clear fishtank tubing to prevent any damage to the gun
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Outrider I think you put a lot of time and thought into this holster. It paid off. The design is nice and functional. Makeing a holster that large is hard not to make it look bulky which you got around nicely. For what my opinion is worth I like it very much. Maybe make the outside a little more ornate. You got my VOTE KT
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outrider, did you build it for someone? If so, how do they like it? If it is for you, have you had a chance to try it out? The Avenger style is one of my favorites...yours looks great, especially for such a big pistol!
Richard
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My son has an FNP-45 and it is a huge piece. I'm going to have him look at this.
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Ellis,
I built this for one of the local gun shops. Again it is a prototype and I am looking into ideas of how to make it better...I have not heard any feed back from the end user as he is away and has not seen it yet.
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Very good Outrider!
It looks well thought out, and I hope it works as good as it looks!
DM
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Big deal, will it do this ?
;D
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A couple of thoughts on your stop screw. I have recently started using a black fuel line rubber tubing to replace the clear lighter weight type. It looks very much like the black rubber spacers Bianchi used on his tensioning devices and has about the same compressibility. I guess my next observation turns into more of a question, is it strictly a stop or does it serve as a tension device also?
I wish we could come up with the plastic composition that has become so popular for embossing plates and rolls, it would be excellent for casting the less common guns we get occasionally.
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I'm working on a similar project and the owner of the gun is concerned with retention, so for now we've agreed on a thumb-break.
I see there is no retention feature built into your design (that I can see, anyway).....is that because the gun is big enough that gravity will suffice?
Also, we discussed the gun sliding through, so we decided to simply stitch the bottom closed. Was there ever any thought given to that? The screw seems like one of those "just another part to worry about" things.
Thanks,
RG
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Rayban...yes I considered installing a toe plug....the retension is basically a friction fit with a small amount of pressure with the bottom screw. I also thought about the thumb break design and will probably build one to see if it is any better. Obviously if the light is removed the holster is totally useless...and I explained that to the guy at the gun shop...if his customer wants to carry without the light he has to get a second holster which conforms to the shape of the gun.
Actually...in my opinion I would not carry such a huge package as this one. but then again I am of the old school and even though I have carried for over 40 years I still prefer a large enough caliber in the smallest package....when I was an LEO I carried a standard Colt Combat Commander in 45 ACP off duty. Unles your a member of a tactical unit..what good does such a huge gun do fo you....IMHO
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As you know I like the simple screw style retention devices, they allow quick and easy changes as the holster changes over time. My last two carry guns were the Officers model and now the New Agent. Though not particularly light in weight, they do offer a pretty small package for the .45acp. Through the years these have been the guns I prefer Kydex for and have used the plastic holsters for 1911s pretty much since probably the early eighties, at least. I can not remember the name of that first break front that Cooper recommended but it had some features that I really liked but they actually came into their own when a guy named Kytac started making them.