Cosmoline
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I've been working on a customized shoulder holster that will fit a 4" K-frame size revolver with comfort and concealment. I have found commercial horizontal and vertical rigs to be lacking. The horizontals allow too much barrel to stick out behind your arm, a dead giveaway. The verticals tend to be very "tubular" and are designed more for open carry or semi-open carry in the field than CCW. They print badly on even my big jackets. The KL Null upside-down rigs are good for small handguns, but I had difficulty fitting anything bigger than a J-Frame revolver into the setup comfortably. I believe they are made for very deep concealment of backup sidearms.
My first experiment used the straps from the Null holster with an IWB holster from Uncle Mikes. This setup hung the holster like a free-standing pocket under the left arm. It worked OK, but the fabric holster began to tear after a week or so of use, and there were problems with extraction.
I removed the Uncle Mikes and replaced it with a K-Frame size high ride holster from Galco. This holster has the advantage of being pretty flat, yet having a nice tilt which places the handle just in the right place when hung as a shoulder holster. The only modification I made was a small cut near the outside top of the revolver. This is where the front strap from the Null strap fits. The back strap comes around over the shoulder and hooks up nicely with the rear belt loop on the Galco. Believe it or not the whole thing balances well and because of its molded shape it doesn't print much.
The other modification I made was to the Null straps on the right side of the shoulder. The problem here was that the Null clip, designed to attach to a belt or trouser top, was taxed too much by the weight of a Security Six. It began to give way. So I removed it and looped the right side strap BACK ON ITSELF, so it forms a perfect, self-adjusting loop for the right shoulder to go through. There is a snap button on the Null which is easily opened, then the strap can be looped through itself and the snap closed to keep it together. You can see what I'm talking about by looking at the Null as designed:
My first experiment used the straps from the Null holster with an IWB holster from Uncle Mikes. This setup hung the holster like a free-standing pocket under the left arm. It worked OK, but the fabric holster began to tear after a week or so of use, and there were problems with extraction.
I removed the Uncle Mikes and replaced it with a K-Frame size high ride holster from Galco. This holster has the advantage of being pretty flat, yet having a nice tilt which places the handle just in the right place when hung as a shoulder holster. The only modification I made was a small cut near the outside top of the revolver. This is where the front strap from the Null strap fits. The back strap comes around over the shoulder and hooks up nicely with the rear belt loop on the Galco. Believe it or not the whole thing balances well and because of its molded shape it doesn't print much.
The other modification I made was to the Null straps on the right side of the shoulder. The problem here was that the Null clip, designed to attach to a belt or trouser top, was taxed too much by the weight of a Security Six. It began to give way. So I removed it and looped the right side strap BACK ON ITSELF, so it forms a perfect, self-adjusting loop for the right shoulder to go through. There is a snap button on the Null which is easily opened, then the strap can be looped through itself and the snap closed to keep it together. You can see what I'm talking about by looking at the Null as designed:
