Would You Keep It Or Send It Back?

[Good Ol' Boy]

I would keep the holster. Between the grip and thumb safeties, you should be good reholstering with a partially exposed trigger on a 1911. As far as drawing, I am guessing you used the Ziploc bag trick and left it in the holster. Use two bags and do the same thing again. I have had to do that on overly tight leather holsters when one bag didn't do.

You are correct. The instructions said to do just that, except they stipulated 15min intervals. And as I said I left it in for a whole weekend.

I may try your "double bag" suggestion.

 

[JTQ]

Wrapping the gun in waxed paper is another option. It does the same as a plastic bag, but I get the feeling it leaves a little of the waxy residue behind and seems to work a little faster, at least that's what I found.

Some of it could be expectations. On another forum, a member complained the last three or four custom leather holsters he bought were overly tight, and while considering another leather holster, he was worried he'd have the same issue with the next holster he bought.

I believe the guy had an LE background and shot competition with a kydex holster. His LE holsters all had retention devices, so the shape of those holsters weren't providing any retention, just the retention device, and of course guns practically jump out of kydex holsters once you get them going. He also had some experience with old "cowboy" style holsters that I presume those primarily used gravity to provide retention. He just didn't expect an open top holster to have that much retention.

He ended up with a Garrett Industries Silent Thunder, leather lined kydex, and he seems pretty happy with it. https://www.giholsters.com

 

[250-3000]

I use this on a new holster, works well. Normally only have to apply when holster is new.
https://stonerholsters.com/leather-dressing?search=Holster dressing

Instructions
https://stonerholsters.com/holster-dressing-instructions

 

[Good Ol' Boy]

I appreciate all of the follow up responses fellas, this is one of the things that makes this site great.

 

[doubleh]

I would keep it and make it fit right. Wrap the gun in plastic. Saran wrap works well. Dunk the holster in cool water and insert gun pushing it all the way in. You may have to re-dunk a time or two to get it slightly wet only, depending on the finish. Lay it somewhere shady and let it sit for a few days. This should result in a perfect fit between gun and holster. I didn't dream this method up but have used it numerous times and it works.

 

[Zerodefect]

Two bags, water, and wax paper.

The trigger is slightly uncovered because it's a major pita to get leather to completely clear your hands grip, but still cover well. Its cake with kydex.

When you go to draw, your entire hand needs to get it's normal grip, with no interference. Only your trigger finger is off the pistol.

So that's a normal looking leather clearance cut, to me.

 

[Misplacedtexan]

Have you tried holster lube?

 

[DT Guy]

It's probably enough coverage.

That said, I wouldn't carry it. The 1911 has redundant safeties to prevent an ND, and if something can 'get' at the trigger at all, you're surrendering one of those layers. With all the holsters available that will cover the trigger completely, I don't see a reason to compromise.

Some makers go out of their way to ensure that portion of the trigger guard is covered; I know I do.






Larry

 

[Thomasss]

Is it going to stay in the holster after being bumped around a little? Wetting the leather won't get it to stretch deeper or as deep as you may like. RETURN IT AND GET SOMETHING THAT FITS.

 

[Bennj]

IMHO, eventhough the trigger looks adequately covered, it would bug me too. If you still have thoughts of returning it I wouldn't try dunking/reshaping it. I have done that with a fairly inexpensive holster for my 642 and it worked out well, but that fine holster don't look cheap. Larry, those holsters are incredible!

 

[Jim Watson]

I am not scared by the amount of trigger visible. If you are, return it.

Another leather dressing with good reviews (not by me, I haven't used a leather holster in years) is Hyde Glide.
http://www.c-rusty.com/pages/other prod/DELETED hydeglyde.html

My Mother's shoe stretching spray was mostly isopropyl alcohol for fast drying.

 

[Kingcreek]

I would keep it. My last leather holster took weeks of intermittent holster parking to finally release the gun without giving myself a wedgie.
Trigger is adequately protected in yours. Wouldn’t bother me.