I happen to be one of those lunatics that look at every item that I want or need, and thinks, "That doesn't look very difficult. I should be able to do that."
More often than not, this process gives me ample opportunity to exercise my inappropriate vocabulary at levels I normally try to avoid. I have made several leather holsters for previous firearms, but got the crazy idea to venture into unknown territory and attempt making a holster, using Holstex (Kydex), for my new companion. One of the big reasons that I decided to attempt this, is that I currently own a Streamlight TLR1-HL, which I run on my duty pistol, and the only light bearing holsters that I found, from trusted sources, were only designed to run the Surefire X300 WML. I figured that now would be as good a time as any to test my ingenuity, and see if I was even remotely as handy as I pretend to be.
After discarding about $15 in Holstex brand material, and learning a ton of valuable information from PhillyEDC's youtube channel (Phlster), I finally ended up with something that looks like it will work. I am still looking into putting a foam pad on the inside of the holster, to help with concealment, as well as comfort, but for now, it should work alright. Since taking these pictures, I installed a Modwing (Grip tuck) and rubber spacers in the open holes below the light/trigger guard, to help keep the grip from printing, and to allow for adjustment of the retention.
My next priority is to pick up enough +P ammunition to head to the range and test out the new compensator, and see if the holster will work as well as I hope it will. As soon as I have run enough ammunition through it, with the compensator installed, to ensure that everything functions reliably, I hope to run this as my EDC.
Next up, is the wait for an optic, to grace this jewel. By the time I have the cash set aside, the Aimpoint Acro should be available. My agency is supposedly picking up an Acro for T&E, so I plan on doing some side by side comparisons with the RMR that they are currently testing, before making my final decision.
More often than not, this process gives me ample opportunity to exercise my inappropriate vocabulary at levels I normally try to avoid. I have made several leather holsters for previous firearms, but got the crazy idea to venture into unknown territory and attempt making a holster, using Holstex (Kydex), for my new companion. One of the big reasons that I decided to attempt this, is that I currently own a Streamlight TLR1-HL, which I run on my duty pistol, and the only light bearing holsters that I found, from trusted sources, were only designed to run the Surefire X300 WML. I figured that now would be as good a time as any to test my ingenuity, and see if I was even remotely as handy as I pretend to be.
After discarding about $15 in Holstex brand material, and learning a ton of valuable information from PhillyEDC's youtube channel (Phlster), I finally ended up with something that looks like it will work. I am still looking into putting a foam pad on the inside of the holster, to help with concealment, as well as comfort, but for now, it should work alright. Since taking these pictures, I installed a Modwing (Grip tuck) and rubber spacers in the open holes below the light/trigger guard, to help keep the grip from printing, and to allow for adjustment of the retention.
My next priority is to pick up enough +P ammunition to head to the range and test out the new compensator, and see if the holster will work as well as I hope it will. As soon as I have run enough ammunition through it, with the compensator installed, to ensure that everything functions reliably, I hope to run this as my EDC.
Next up, is the wait for an optic, to grace this jewel. By the time I have the cash set aside, the Aimpoint Acro should be available. My agency is supposedly picking up an Acro for T&E, so I plan on doing some side by side comparisons with the RMR that they are currently testing, before making my final decision.