CLP and Leather
I bought a IWB holster for my P-85 & 89's and liked the fit so much I bought the model that fits my P-90 45cal.
The fit was so tight I couldn't get the gun out. I checked the model number of the holster and it was the right one. I don't have much patience to wait for the next day to buy Neatsfoot Oil. So I sprayed the inside of the holster with CLP and it immediatly soaked to the outside of the leather.
These are Don Hume molded leather holsters. Did I do a Boo-Boo?
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Edited by - RugerNiner on 09/02/2002 00:22:58
The fit was so tight I couldn't get the gun out. I checked the model number of the holster and it was the right one. I don't have much patience to wait for the next day to buy Neatsfoot Oil. So I sprayed the inside of the holster with CLP and it immediatly soaked to the outside of the leather.
These are Don Hume molded leather holsters. Did I do a Boo-Boo?
Remember...Terrorist are attacking Civilians; Not the Government. Protect Yourself!
Edited by - RugerNiner on 09/02/2002 00:22:58
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If you got something in, you can get out again. When a gun is too tight, usually just letting it sit overnight will stretch out a holster's leather. You might very well have wreaked havoc on the holster's hide in your impatience.
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You would have done better to wet it down with water.
baged the gun with a ziplock bag and then put it back in the leather
and waited till the next day for the leather to dry.
this would have set the leather to your gun and then gone back to the normal stiffness
now it may stay as soft as it is now, as it will take a long time for the oil to evaporate from the leather
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Never wrap a gun in plastic to fit a holster. A loose fitting holster will be your reward if you do.
If you must fit a holster to a gun, here is how it is done. Wet the leather inside and out. Just a few minutes submersion will do it. No overnight soaks. Put the gun in. Work the leather down around the gun contours. Remove the gun and wipe it off. Let the leather dry a day before using.
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Hello RugerNiner
1. Can't help you with the holster. Mine are made by Andrews Leather in Alachua, Florida.
2. The topic got "locked" before I could answer your question. No, I do not live in Jacksonville. I go to gun shows there at the Prime Osborn, Fair-grounds, and Morocco-Shrine.
I am way to your west on Interstate 10.
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I am not familiar with what you sprayed/soaked your holster with but I have had experience removing oil stains from very, very, expensive full quill Ostrich boots - Luchese!
If you spread rubber cement on the leather this will leach out the stain. Just spread it on and let it dry and then rub it off. Keep repeating this until the stain is gone, It may take several - no many, many applications.
When I lived in Ft. Worth I got oil on my full quill Ostrich boots and this saved me. I counted the "warts" on the boots and it was about $5. per "wart".
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