We've got the Apollo ready, with a mild caveat. If it says Colt on the slide, it fits, but that means that if you don't have the M45A1 rail, there's some movement. This makes the thing feel awful...
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We've got the Apollo ready, with a mild caveat. If it says Colt on the slide, it fits, but that means that if you don't have the M45A1 rail, there's some movement. This makes the thing feel awful...
So this stemmed from a discussion on how the SME works relative to other holsters. Maybe I'll actually make a video and use my YouTube channel for something. The long and short is that with the...
Correct. The other thing the SME does that people mess up with when using plastic is the backside of the lever rests against the body, preventing over-rotation.
DSG, being in a different...
I would do it with a more expensive piece that was unique to the holster it attaches to. When we made the Dark Wing, while it wasn't the largest investment, sales of the wing to other holster makers...
There is something to be said for the roundness of the curves of leather. The trailing lever on the SME also works VERY well, but is hard to replicate in plastic in a manner that's durable.
It can't be looked at as a sidecar. When we consider the four AIWB features we have to work with, this is just a leading lever rather than a trailing lever (wing). Traditional sheetstock...
Depending on the gun, this may be valid. Sigs can be a pain sometimes. Ours will fit most, but not all, and railed models will allow non-railed models just fine.
The holster linked is very no...
We now have the APS, which is a joint effort between runcible that we both wanted for years.
We can still make the one seen, but the APS is better all around, IMHO.
This is not a universal answer, but the gun in the most dexterous hand is usually best. Some people never even know their eye dominance until they've already solved the problem. Long guns are a...
One of our efforts recently was to run the Apollo in batches of 100 and before doing the quadruple check, I found the trim path loaded was incorrect and we have about 85 Apollo's that are not optic...
It's a crapshoot. We do a combo of drop off, pick up, and blue box drop offs. We have had, at a prior location, a carrier who would skip our pick ups if it was raining. At the new location it's...
If you haven't found something, lemme know (email), I can set you up with some longer screws and posts as well, to do just that. I've not listed the kit yet, but will soon.
There's a limited body type that they work for, and when they work they work. If they don't work, they really don't work. When a separate pistol and pouch don't work, you have a multitude of ways...
So... I have this love hate with my Synik 30... It works. It works VERY well and I've had it on 4 continents and dozens of countries, never needing (much) more from a bag, save for maybe another 5...
Shrink Rate... Nothing that matters for the consumer. This is a manufacturing thing, should the maker be attempting to maximize material usage. In most cases, the shrink rate is meaningless as...
They memorize 100%, but I'm more focused on the new shooters we need to get into what we do. Big IDPA matches get pretty involved.
Not just that, but you can show up and shoot, anyone, without having to memorize a stage plan to be successful. It's simply more approachable.
I'm selfishly making a Tomcat holster at some point.
JM still. The base of any good AIWB holster is a good IWB holster. Remove the wing and you've got an IWB. I don't see a GP100 on his site though, but it's worth asking.
E... This is the modulus of elasticity. This is how much the material can elastically deflect and is akin to stiffness. A great example of this would be a pipe. Take a 2" OD pipe with a wall...
Flexural Strength and Bending Strength are next... Both matter.
There are some good references out there, this one included, that go deeper.
In short, tensile strength is the strength in...
Heat Deflection Temperature is the next property that's worth talking about. This one is something that is listed as one value, but as seen leads me to believe it's incorrect sometimes. All of the...
Going property by property, starting with what I feel is the most misunderstood one on the list... The Izod Impact test... This tells us a good bit when dealing with metals, but using it for...
There's a lot of misunderstanding out there, and even more holster makers just spouting off incorrect information. We use Boltaron primarily because it forms nicer and looks a little nicer. If we...
With all of the AIWB features, aside from the length (G19 length is the minimum), I'm a big fan of trying things plain first. Most people will need a wing, enough that it's gonna be standard shortly...