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Post by potatojudge on Oct 16, 2020 13:09:20 GMT -5
A few years ago I ran across this Desantis Model 50 shoulder holster. It sits under the left arm with butt forward carry. Normally, this is a near impossible position to draw a long barreled gun, but the lower portion swivels back and allows the gun to be drawn horizontally.
This one doesn't see field use, so the verdigris had to be brushed off and it still squeaks. Also, it's formed for a standard length ERH, so in use with the Maximum that area needs to be stretched and reformed.
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Post by squigz on Oct 16, 2020 13:26:31 GMT -5
Wow, that's a brilliant design. I made a shoulder holster kinda like that for my 10.5" Maximum that goes under my left shoulder, I know the issues with being able to draw with it, but I figure it's not a fast draw gun. Here's a picture I have of it drying from water molding it. I made it just for fun, it'll see use hunting or at the range, but otherwise it was just to see if I could do it.  |
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Post by RDW on Oct 16, 2020 13:27:02 GMT -5
Wow what an awsome idea.
I have never seen that before. Gotta have a couple of those now.
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Post by RDW on Oct 16, 2020 13:28:05 GMT -5
Hey thats looking good squigz!
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Post by bradshaw on Oct 16, 2020 13:52:46 GMT -5
A few years ago I ran across this Desantis Model 50 shoulder holster. It sits under the left arm with butt forward carry. Normally, this is a near impossible position to draw a long barreled gun, but the lower portion swivels back and allows the gun to be drawn horizontally. This one doesn't see field use, so the verdigris had to be brushed off and it still squeaks. Also, it's formed for a standard length ERH, so in use with the Maximum that area needs to be stretched and reformed. ***** potato judge.... Gene DeSantis, great holster maker. I’ve packed numerous of his scabbards. The swivel shoulder holster looks to be a copy of a scabbard Chic Gaylord showed me around 1962 or ’63. Underarm is out of the way, yet, as you observe, slow. Stated friendly, Chic Gaylord was a bit overweight, with big round chest. But he had a long reach, and could snatch from opposite armpit with surprising speed. A beef-chest man with short arms would fine his pistol so packed out of reach. Before you deal with the squeak, wet the entire holster with warm water or a wet towel; push Blackhawk .357 Maximum into holster; work leather with thumbs to mold around the Maximum ejector housing. Allow scabbard to air dry. Once the leather is dry, work straight mineral oiling pivot. I would treat all the leather with clear mineral oil at the same time. My preference is to heat straight mineral oil in tin can and stir in shavings of pure beeswax. Both mineral oil and beeswax resist mildew and is the only way I treat leather in the humid South. Neatsfoot oil and other animal oils have proven themselves food for mildew. Someone in the arid West may never see the need for a non-animal leather oil. Many years ago Charles Askins advocated graphite powder as a lubricant to speed draw from a tight holster. I water molded a couple of tight holsters and applied Askins’ graphite trick, mixing powdered graphite into neatsfoot oil and rubbing it into contact points. I would use this trick for your leather-to-leather contact. I keep forceps of various length in .50 BMG can of essential gun tools, using a cotton swab held by forceps to work leather treatment. Which, since bayou experience, means heated mix of mineral oil & beeswax. My beeswax component is small, but varies with the leather it’s used on. Less wax for a wide, supple belt; more wax for water molded scabbard which must hold its shape. A repeat application may be necessary to kill the squeak, with more oil to penetrate the hinge. David Bradshaw |
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Post by foxtrapper on Oct 16, 2020 14:27:30 GMT -5
Had that holster for a 7 1/2” Redhawk. Sold it along with the ruger. Ask me if I regret it ...go ahead ask me! Lol
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Post by drycreek on Oct 16, 2020 15:33:36 GMT -5
That’s pretty dang neat !
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Post by jayhawker on Oct 16, 2020 22:46:15 GMT -5
As Bradford said, original design by Chic Gaylord. Same swivel holster made as a cross draw hip holster.
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Post by potatojudge on Oct 17, 2020 0:43:05 GMT -5
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