First all leather paddle holster.

chiefjason

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2A Bourbon Hound 2024
2A Bourbon Hound OG
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Might make some tweaks but overall quite happy with it. Hopefully the customer is too.

Paddle is 2 layers of 5 oz with adjustable height, cant, and a ledge to help grab the belt. The snap loop assures it stays put. I might bulk it up to a 5 and 8 oz next time.

Generally I don’t like thumb breaks, suicide straps. But I’m very happy how this one came out. Counter sinking it was the right idea.

I might need one for my 75b.


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Wanna make a lefty for a 3.3" XDS?
 
Wanna make a lefty for a 3.3" XDS?

I just gotta turn the pattern over, right? :D You know I can.


single loop?

probably very comfy.

love different stuff!

The loop solves the biggest issue I had with leather paddles. They don't really bite like the plastic ones do. They can mold, turn in, have sharper edges to grip. The leather just sits there and hangs on the belt. So the loop is to retain the holster on the belt but also make it pretty easy to remove. The paddle still rides up some in the back on the draw. It stays on the belt but does move some. But I didn't want to mess with this one so much that It didn't look new when it went out. The next one I make I might mount the paddle backwards, since it's reversible anyway, and see if the loop in the back helps. Since the draw stroke it pulling on the back of the holster more than the front.

And it was comfy for the couple of times I tried it on and did some draws with it. And it just felt better in the pants than the plastic paddles. I might add a kydex stiffener in the middle next go around.
 
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