Cheap Airsoft Pistol Thigh Holster

This instructable will show you how to make an cheap and easy airsoft pistol holster. I made this from an old backpack and and old binder. If made correctly, This holster will last through the roughest airsoft games, and look awesome too! look at he photos, they help a lot! My holster features a homemade pouch for an extra pistol clip, which I will make an instructable for later.
Check out my video of it in action! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eD2v1orRd8

Update: The holster is a lot more sturdy if you reinforce it with duct tape.

Sorry about the picture quality, my camera is dying. Also sorry about the ms paint pics, I didn't take pics step by step because I didn't know I would make an instructable out of this.
You will need:
airsoft pistol
Hard, thin, flexible plastic sheet (binder cover)
Old backpack, with lots of plastic snap buckles
Plastic snap buckles (from backpack)
Hot glue gun
hot glue (lots)
A marker or sharpie that can write on, and show up on, backpack fabric.(no black sharpies!)
fabric belt (leather or plastic wont work well)

Step 1 Making the frame

1. you need to cut either the front or back cover off the binder. Then fold it in half, and gently crease so you know where the middle is. Don't crease to hard or you will weaken the plastic too much.

2. place your pistol on the plastic as seen in the picture, then trace as shown, leaving about a half an inch of extra space on all sides.

3. flip the gun and do the same thing on the other half of the plastic sheet, as shown.

4. cut out the frame from the plastic. DO NOT CUT THE CENTER CREASE.

Comments

[RawrImmaPanda]

instead of buckles, are we allowed to use velcro strips??

[hakeye]

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[chocowubbles]

*GASP* I can't believe nobody has thought of that before! Oh wait, maybe because a pocket doesn't keep a pistol from moving around while running, or from falling to the ground. It also doesn't provide consistent, easy access to your pistol when you need it.

[hakeye]

*gasp* i never though about a much space i have in my pocket i could fit a dead body in here, Oh wait never mind thats my cars trunk. or wait i have a idea sew ur pocket together just enugh that your pistol fits with out falling

[chocowubbles]

I'm not going to draw this out anymore. My point is that there are reasons why people keep pistols in holsters instead of their pockets. If you want to do it go ahead, but you don't need to leave a comment that criticizes my entire 'ible.

[Qeubek]

I was too lazy to add the strap so I just wrapped the buckle in step 3 around my belt.

[chocowubbles]

That works too. Not as secure though

[Qeubek]

The plastic cover on spirals can be used, too: and those spiral notebooks have plastic covers more often than binders do.

[chocowubbles]

Yeah, People seem to be having trouble finding those binders. I got about a dozen of them for 99 cents each at a back to school sale a few years back, and haven't seen any since.

[MrMadmonkey4]

does anyone know how i could make a holster for my uzi?

[JamesTB13]

You have a weird, not too commonly used binder. But, good 'ible.

[gam3r987456321]

thnx bro that helped

[dandychris395]

my friend has that gun

[chardlz13]

I made one and used Fiber-glass tape instead of glue, and i covered the whole thing in electrical tape.  dropped off my deck (bout 30 feet in the air) and nothing broke!!!!!!!!! insanely the best holster eva

[Landon Sullivan]

Oh no, attack of the Wal-Mart pistol.
Either way, still useful.
4*

[chocowubbles]

 yeah, its pretty crappy. I have since purchased a co2 pistol.

[stephenniall]

Im gonna do one of these for my airsoft pistols