Fobus: Holster of Death

GLP,
Please do.
Even the rotos I've seen are riveted. The only screw I saw was the one allowing for the angle adjustment.
 
Sorry, bad photos, but you get the point. My camera makes pictures look like this for some reason.

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Here is the rubber circle that pushes the back and front of the holster apart

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and here is the screw to adjust it, right below where the trigger guard goes.
 
Appreciate it. Fobus must have wised up some to start including that adjustment. I had several dozen for Glock 22/23 that I had to send back. You couldn't hardly get a gun in one and if you could you couldn't get it out if it was on your pants. Way undersized. They would fit 2nd gen Glocks OK but 3rd gens were just a bit oversized somewhere. They made good on them but it was just the hassle. Thanks for the photos.
 
the holster has no screws on it. BUT I just stretched the holster apart and put something in between the back end of it to hold it that way for a few minutes and it worked. It seems to come out okay now. The holster is loose...but somewhat secure (I'm sure it won't just flop out if I jump or run :eek: )
 
For an inexpensive,paddle holster..A Fobus is better than an Uncle Mikes..:rolleyes: IMO..:)

Hey-try rubbing a dryer sheet inside!! (seriously)

Your choice of fragrance..;)
 
I just stuck my gun 95% of the way in JUST before it snapped the jaws of death shut on it. Kept it there for about 30 seconds. Seemed to stretch it out a little... Repeated about 4 times.

Can't say that it ever went back to its original tightness either, so proceed with caution...
 
Just like any holster (even leather) it needs to be broken in before it works well. Give it some time and practice drawing the gun many times. Eventually it will loosen up and work fine.
 
Send you Fobus back. Get a Blackhawk CQC.

For not a whole lot more money you'll get:
-A holster you can draw your gun from ;)
-A holster that is just as tension-adjustable as a Fobus
-A holster that has a secure yet unobtrusive active safety that becomes second nature with 5 minutes of practice.
-Option of paddle or belt attachments in one package.

I've been very pleased with my CQC; my Fobus has not been worn once since I got the Blackhawk.

-Teuf
 
I have a Fobus for my GLOCK 27 and it works very well. There is good retention, but not too much that it's difficult to draw. A good bargain for what I paid for it (something around twenty bucks?). Plus, there's something just...right about having a GLOCK in a polymer holster. Leather would just be...wrong.

-azurefly
 
I have bought them all, i think. Ended buying and USING a Covert carrier. Best, most comfortable way to carry IWB that i have ever used. Got it on e-bay. 35 dollars. its alot of money for a piece of rubber and a stainless clip, but it WORKS.
 
[QUOTEDouble Naught Spy]My mom had the same problem with her Fobus Paddle Holster for her Glock 26. When she claimed she could not draw her gun, I asked to try. I thought I would just pull the gun from the holster on her blet. I lifted my late 60ish mother off the ground, much to her horror and the fact that she was off balance and her pulling up of the gun, hence holster hence belt hence jeans apparently produced a very uncomfortable sensation.[/QUOTE]

LMAO!!! :eek: :D

Double Naught Spy... You gave your mom a wedgie??? At sixty something, I'm sure she is about 60 years too old to find those kinds of pranks amusing! Tell her to take the holster off her belt first next time! ;) :D
 
i had a fobus for a .38 spl snub, it scratched the top of the gun...gimme the soft ones anyday, like a good cousin larry's or is it uncle mikes?:D
 
I had the same problem - same holster - same gun - got me good at an IDPA match - when I got home I heated the trigger guard area of the holster with a heat gun and popped the gun in and out several times - problem solved.

I have the fobus holsters for several pistols - the Sig was the only one that had this problem.
 
I had the same problem with a Fobus I was trying at the local gun shop. Couldn't draw easily so bought the Blackhawk CQC instead. Was $40 but came with belt and paddle set-up, cant-adjustable, and a tension screw to set how loose/tight holster is.
 
I have since stretched the holster with my hands. I stretced it open and then put an object inside the area where it is split open near the trigger guard to hold it open for a while. I then tried it on my belt again with the gun and it works great! It's been fine for the better part of the month now. Now Fobus is the holster of quick draw!:cool:
 
Fobus Holster...at own risk

I bought one when I got my G-23/M3... the retention snap on it BROKE OFF after about a month of moderate use. Apparently Fonus Holsters breaking isn't uncommon...

Now, it's true that the model of my old Fobus isn't the same as the one you are talking about. However, the following, IS!:

Guy I work with now is a LEO Firearms instructor... He BREAKS Fobus holsters in class (ie, has someone wearing one on the hip, with gun inside...he walk up to him and takes the gun AND holster right off by BREAKING it off the mount at the belt- both paddle AND belt attachments!)... He then hands me a video of another instructor doing the same thing... I still have that video on my 'puter... if anyone knows how I can make that video available to you all, let me know and I will.

You can bet that if the good guys know about this....

Best bet would be to go with either the Blackhawk CQC (if money is an issue)or one from Blade-tec (if money is not) if you want a "plastic" holster.

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They could make that their new slogan: "Fobus: Holster of Death!". People could take it however they pleased. But it couldn't be called a lie.
 
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