I've got a 4" 586 that I'm considering putting a red dot sight on. I'm concerned that if I do, holstering is going to be a problem. I'm not interested in a competition-style holster. I just want a belt/slide holster to use around the ranch and at the range.

Anybody dealt with this issue? If so, what were your available solutions?

There were holsters made for PPC and combat shooters that gripped the cly/bull barrel that would hold pretty well as they had a nut you could tighten to make it hold tighter, my two were made by Bill Rogers and J M Plaxco but these were from the 80's. Jeff

Your answer may depend on what type of red dot sight you choose. As can be seen in the following pics a reflex sight can make finding a holster very easy, took me about 2 minutes to modify an off the rack Galco to fit my J Point Reflex sights.

Now, that's what I'm talking about! And a JPoint is exactly what I was considering. Looking at my 586 in my Bianchi Black Widow, it didn't seem that easy, especially since the holster was going to need modification on both sides of the weapon. More pics please?