Modifying an AHolster

[56FordGuy]

I'm looking for some advice. I've never worked with Kydex, and I really don't want to melt/ misshape a good holster.

I've got the Aholster pocket holster for a 642. It's great, but my 642-2 has a slightly longer barrel than the standard 642. The issue is the bottom of the holster, where it 'necks down' at the end of the barrel. If it remained the full size, it would be perfect. The end of my barrel, when the gun is pushed all the way into the holster, lense up perfectly with the edge of the holster. However, since the holster is 'shrunk' down about 3/16 of an inch back from the egde, the holster is wearing horribly on the end of the barrel and continually tries to slide off the end of the barrel.

I want to re-mold the edge of the holster to expand it to be the same size as the rest of the barrel slot. All I can find about working with Kydex, though, seems to involve heating and forming an entire sheet in a press. I don't want to do that, as the holster already has the shape it needs. Are there any tricks or tips to just heating and molding one section of the holster? Do I need to be concerned about getting any melted plastic on the gun? I'm envisioning I can just push the gun all the way into the holster, then heat the area where the holster sizes down and squeeze it to the shape I want. Opinions?

[TGO David]

You can spot-heat that area with a hair dryer or a heat gun set on low, and then push the firearm further into the holster causing it to re-mold in that area. I would probably start the remolding process in this way and then use a comparably sized wooden dowel to finish it off since you want to provide ample clearance for the front sight blade.

Just work slowly and use heat sparingly to prevent distorting the rest of your holster. Only apply heat to the area you're wanting to re-form.

[Shima]

You're not gonna melt it to that point. You just want to warm it up and make it workable. At that point, you open it up with something about the size you want your opening to be. Maybe a sharpie or magic marker. At that point, let it cool and harden back up. You should be gtg. As I sit here and look at my Aholster, I would only heat up the formed side that rides against your leg, and not mess with the nonprinting side.

[Sidewinder]

I realize this thread is sort of old, but maybe someone is still looking it over. I'm considering an A Holster for my Kel-Tec P-11 for the right front pocket. Right now I'm using a Blackhawk Size 3 soft pocket holster. It slides around in my pocket, and comes out when I draw the gun. Anyone have an A Holster for the Kel-Tec P-11 that they can post? I also have a Glock 26 compact, but think it would be a little too much for pocket carry. Anyone got an A Holster for pocket carry for the G-26 that they can post? User reports on these specific model holsters greatly appreciated.

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