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4.5
Safariland products are built like tanks no doubt. Very impressed. I bought this for my glock 17, my 17 also has a threaded barrel, raised suppressor sights, and a streamlight weapon light. So a little modification was in order. Tools required for the following. Phillips head screwdriver, heat gun, ziplock sandwich bag, and leather gloves or something that will protect your hands from the heat. Slowly and equally heat the bottom of the holster where the light is located along with the top side trench area where the sights slide in and out to provide a more open area. Now it takes a while to get the temp were the holster becomes a little flexible and a that is all you need a LITTLE bit of softness. You don't want to deform the holster or interfere with any of the mechanical areas of operator, just make subtle changes to the shape of areas of friction. The exterior of this holster looks leather, but the core is a kydex / plastic so it will mould. Once the holster is warm you can put your gun in a plastic sandwich bag leaving the grip exposed. This is to protect the finish on the slide. Push the gun into the holster while the plastic is somewhat malable; move it around and get the plastic to form in the shape of the exact setup you have. This will work for most kydex holsters as long as the initial mould was somewhat close to the set you have. Mine was originally for a Glock 17 with the factory light, I only has to make minor shape changes; no issue. Don't try to do this with a holster for a small 22 and try to reshape for a full size 1911... Not enough material to reshape.
