DIY kydex holster

[mr.72]

any of you guys make your own kydex holster? any place local (I'm around Austin) to get kydex sheets?

[TxD]

any of you guys make your own kydex holster? any place local (I'm around Austin) to get kydex sheets?

This is in Houston but they also ship.

http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/index.ph ... 37_125_852

[mr.72]

thanks. knifekits.com has it cheaper, but in this case shipping costs as much as the material.

[CompVest]

FYI

Holsters are generally made out of .125" thick Kydex® 100. Leather lined can and does use the thinner Kydex.

[OverEasy]

FYI also,
Crossbreed holsters uses a .060 thick kydex
Fist ultra thin Kydex holsters use about .045 thickness. I have a K7 ultra thin that is holding up very well.
I read about some guy that made his own pocket holsters out of old 'milk jugs', it was for a Kel-Tec I think.
Regards, OE

[wrinkles]

I made one for my Bersa Thunder. It's a IWB lefthanded.

[MikePx4]

You can buy Kydex locally at Interstate Plastics. http://www.interstateplastics.com/facilities.aspx Depending on who you talk to thre they may or may not require you buy a whole 4'x8' sheet. A guy named Tony helped me there yesterday and was willing to cut smaller sheets for me. I have also mail ordered it from the same company's California location in smaler quantities. I bet Regal Plastics on the north side of Austin has Kydex as well.

Since we are showing off pictures of our homemade holster I have included a picture of a Kydex/Aluminum holster I made for my wife for Steel Challenge matches. I looks a bit cobby, but performs perfectly for the intended purpose.




Like I said, cobby, but functional. The magazine holder carries 6 magazines.

[Estand]

I've been reading this forum for a while and just joined. I got some Kydex from knifekits.com and made my own as well. I am in Austin and shipping was not too much. The .08 thickness is perfect for me. I have some .06 and it is too flexible for my taste. Anyway, tell me what you think. This is for a Kahr P40 and is very comfortable with the adjustable cant belt hook. Much more comfortable than I expected.

Belt hook is adjustable angle

Thickness compared to gun (gun is only .94 in)

Adjustable retention and detail of belt hook shape

[USA1]

excellent job Estand
and welcome to the forum

did you use a heat gun or a hair dryer to mold it ?

[Estand]

excellent job Estand
and welcome to the forum

did you use a heat gun or a hair dryer to mold it ?

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Thank you, I am mighty proud of it I have to say. I used a toaster oven for the main part actually. Heat gun for the belt clip.
I tried the wife's hair dryer for some practice pieces and it works only marginally. Picked up a heat gun at harbor freight in Austin for $10, works much better.

[mr.72]

Very, very nice. I should have done that myself.