I’ve had an idea rolling around in my head for some time for a holster that I’ve got to start playing with. This would not be a CCW holster like what I’ve been making, but rather it will be an IPSC-style holster: flashy, spartan, and beautiful, but mine will be leather.
My sis-in-law recently started working at the local gun range. She will be able to CCW and/or OC while at work. Currently, her only handgun is a S&W 686 SSR. Although she loves her SSR, she’s a small-framed girl, and this gun is a little on the bulky side for her to CCW. It looks like she’ll probably wind up buying a Springfield for CCW when her license comes in.
So, back to the holster… I think my sis-in-law is going to be my guinea pig for my new holster idea. I plan on making her an IPSC-style, custom leather holster with just enough retention for daily wear for her 686. If this one comes out the way I want it to, it’s going to be one sweet step towards a whole new world of gunleather products for me! At that point, I’ll experiment more with gaming leather, including magazine pouches and speedloader and moon clip carriers (for which I do have some preliminary ideas). There are a couple of projects that I’ve got to finish up before I can do any of that, but it’s definitely next on the agenda!
Stay tuned!
So are you going to be doing some tooling on it and fancy it up, or just let the leather speak for itself?
*biting tongue* The hint is that it’s going to be more like a race holster than that. Think flashy and spartan.
So it’s going to have racing stripes, advertisements and numbers on the side???
Kinda odd, but hey – you’re the holster guy, not me.