Home-made P30 holster (new design)

[radioflyer]

Based on experience learned from my first home-build holster and some outside advice, I made a few changes with my new one. While still keeping some of the design features of the old (such as all stainless/aluminum hardware)

The first was that there's no reason to have a completely shrouded for it's intended purpose of competition shooting. The extra drag on the holster sometimes makes drawing the weapon an inconsistent process. I based the new design on Raven Concealment’s “Ghost series” The resulting product is lightweight and exceedingly simple in construction.

I took more precautions when forming around the trigger to prevent any un-needed and possible hazardous retention around the trigger. I used a foam insert around the trigger itself to allow good retention on the guard but not the trigger itself.

The Aluminum belt hooks (while reliable and easy to use) had a habit of sliding. I corrected the problem by using heat shrink tubing around the aluminum making the surface have a little friction while still being nonabrasive to leather.

Lastly, Instead of a flat profile on the non-gun side of the holster, I molded this holster to a curve to wrap around my body.

Pending the first test of the holster in action I may decide to seal up the edges for a more finished appearance

 

[Mate]

Very nice work!

 

[DCortez]

Nice. BTW, that green text is hard on the eyes.

 

[radioflyer]

Nice. BTW, that green text is hard on the eyes.

Corrected. I usee Green text with black background on my computer to conserve power and make it easier on my eyes. I forgot about that when i copy-pasted.

 

[TxEMTP69]

very nice, I like it

 

[SIG_Fiend]

Excellent job! That really does look a lot like the Raven holsters.

 

[radioflyer]

I'm considering putting a small foam pad between the belt loops both for comfort and to space the holster slightly from the body to prevent scraping myself or shirt on draw.

 

[SIG_Fiend]

You might also want to consider using moleskin instead of foam. Moleskin can work really well for preventing surfaces from being abrasive.

 

[radioflyer]

where can i find raw sheets of this material?

You might also want to consider using moleskin instead of foam. Moleskin can work really well for preventing surfaces from being abrasive.

 

[SIG_Fiend]

Amazon.com: Dr. Scholl's Moleskin Plus Roll Padding, 24" x 4 5/8": Health & Personal Care

If you go on Google, click the shopping tab, and then type in moleskin it should find plenty of links. That stuff is very soft and comfortable. It's the type of thing people sometimes use to put on blisters to prevent some of the abrasion.