This one is very similar to the one I made for my Norinco Tokarev clone, but with a few differences. It's a single piece of very thin kydex and uses j-hooks to latch onto the pants & belt. Since it has a shorter barrel than the Tok I only used one large rivet instead of two small ones. I also played around with the placement of the j-hooks by moving them as far apart as I could and curving them to better match the curve of my body. Well, here it is.
I know the back clip looks a little fragile and I may end up doing another holster with a more substantial section of kydex added between where the rivet is and the backend of the clip, but the way it is adds more flexibility so it can really bend with my body for comfort and it hasn't shown any signs of breaking (yet). Surprisingly, this is a pretty comfortable holster. It helps that the P239 is fairly compact. When sitting the muzzle is high enough so that it doesn't pinch or poke and instead almost fits inside the pocket where my thigh hits my hip. Here are a couple pictures of it worn.
This will be used only with a cover garment like a baggy untucked shirt, sweater or fleece. For tucking duty I'll still be turning to my SuperTuck. Over the next few weeks I plan on testing this one out and putting it to the EDC (every day carry) test.Here's a short video to show how easy it is to access, take off & put on.
2 comments:
where do you get the kydex. i would like to start making one for my gun as i havent found one that i like yet. Also, how do you mold the kydex. I am very picky about my gun and scratches and stuff so i want to be able to mold it to my gun to cover as much of it as possible. any suggestions would be appreciated
I order my kydex from knifekits.com. Here is a little tutorial stating how I typically make these holsters (http://hiddendefense.blogspot.com/2009/01/short-tutorial-on-how-to-make-kydex.html). A heat gun and good gloves make things much easier! Good luck and let me know how things go with your own holster.
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