#CustomHolster

Big boxes of unused holsters are something that a lot of gun owners have. It’s almost inevitable that you’ll want to try out different styles and types of holsters for your carry and range guns and because of that, you’ll wind up spending a lot of money just trying things out. Sometimes there are even new guns that come out that don’t have holster support at all and if you’re wanting to carry that shiny new piece, you’ll want something to safely carry it in. Blackhawk’s TecGrip FormLock holster is a DIY solution that you can shape and mold to fit any handgun similar to how a Kydex Holster would fit. Blackhawk Holsters sent me out a sample of one of their Size 1 TecGrip FormLok holsters to try out and today we’ll walk you through the process of forming this holster.

Finding an appropriate holster for a new or customized gun is an absolute nightmare for me. Sometimes you’ll be hard-pressed to find a good holster fit for your own gun outside of generic one-size-fits-all holsters that don’t really offer you anything in terms of good retention or will prematurely wear out your handgun or any of its attached components. Blackhawk has just announced the introduction of a completely new holster lineup with their new TecGrip Formlok Moldable IWB Holsters – an industry first for nylon holsters.

This is an ongoing product review series that the I’m writing about my commemorative 1911 project, the custom grips were covered in an earlier TFB post and the frame and process of completing the 1911 will be in ensuing posts. This one will cover the custom Kydex holster.