New holster needs a snap moved.

[mrchick]

I picked up this Bucheimer Clark Detective model number 835A-24 today. I was able to get it out the door for under $20 and have a couple 4” K-frames that fit in it nicely, a 17-6 and a 19-4. Unfortunately, the snap is in the lower hole in the retention strap and won’t snap over either hammer. The upper hole in the leather lines up perfectly with the other half of the snap. What tools do I need to replace the snap and where can I get the correct snap? Thanks in advance.

 

[jimmyj]

I take mine to a shoe repair shop. The shoe repair guy has the neccessay tools, snaps, and know how.

 

[bobsguns]

Wal-Mart sells some snap replacement tools. I bought a set to replace a snap on a holster that has broken. However, the snaps I bought weren't the size I needed.

I agree with the shoe repair guy though.

 

[BC38]

Yeah, that's an easy fix.
I don't know about the ones Walmart sells, but Tandy Leather sells some that are good quality, and they come as a kit with a "setting" tool.
Drill out the rivet inside the one you're removing, and install the new one.
Easy peasy...

 

[snubbyfan]

Yeah, that's an easy fix.
I don't know about the ones Walmart sells, but Tandy Leather sells some that are good quality, and they come as a kit with a "setting" tool.
Drill out the rivet inside the one you're removing, and install the new one.
Easy peasy...

I second what he just said.

 

[67tempest]

I agree that the shoe repair guy would be able to do it quickly and cheaply. The cover on the pontoon boat had a male snap on the boat but no corresponding female snap on the cover. Took it to the shoe guy in town, he installed the missing snap in a few minutes for $5.00.

 

[mtgianni]

I see you're in Idaho so a saddle maker should also have the right stuff.

 

[DR505]

I've taken mine to a shoe repair shop. The owner is also a firearms enthusiast so we had discussion along that vein. It was cheap...I think $5 here too.

 

[rednichols]

Most of that advice is from relatively inexperienced folks, a hand set snap button is never the equal to one set in a machine. Usually what will happen when done with a hand setter (a convex base and a special punch) is that the eyelet w/b crushed, the socket will move off centre, and the domed cap w/b at least partly flattened. It's how we i.d. a factory setting from a handyman's.

When done properly -- with a machine -- the eyelet inside the cap will not interfered with the male half, called the stud, when snapped-up. So the socket will be visually closed tightly against the base of the stud. There are many types of all the parts including long eyelet caps, and low platform studs; chosen depending on the thickness of the leather, so find an experienced leather worker with a machine even if it's the hand operated version (looks quite like a well water pump handle).

 

[mrchick]

Thanks for the input guys. I’ll look for a pro.