I started with a piece of aluminum, bent the end over 90 degrees, and installed a 5/16" nylon bolt and nut. This picks up the barrel. I then added the drive magnet to pick up the cylinder of my revolver. The brackets for the magnet keep it from sliding.
The strap is a securing measure as this rig will not allow you to run or engage in other acrobatics without it. It holds the gun well, but it's not perfect.
Note that the red dot is not a problem with this rig. Try finding a leather job for this.
There we go, open carry with no visible means of support. I have since removed the red dot, but the holster is still a fun attention getter at the range. The draw is quick, too.Note to self: Next time find some curvaceous cutie to model this stuff.
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Um Bill, I do happen to know a guy that would make you a leather holster for such a firearm. I should point our the obvious bias of being married to said holster maker.
http://theholstersite.com
And I may or may not be the curvaceous model for the pictures.
At some point I probably need to look into a better holster for the revolver. The one I got was bargain basement cheap, and while it does an adequate job of holding the gun, it is, shall we say, a bit oversized for the application.
As to the curvaceous model gig, the only competition is me which sets the bar pretty low. Still, there's incentive to make another one.
I'm assuming you've already thought of this, but I'd put a little rubber cap over the bolt. Wouldn't want the end of my barrel to get scratched to hell on the bolt.
Cool idea otherwise.
Nylon Bolt.
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