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Old March 7, 2011, 07:54 PM   #4
Dfariswheel
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The way you soften a belt and holster is by using them.
It's called "breaking them in".

If you put anything on the holster to soften it, you've just ruined a good holster. If you soften it, the leather will immediately start to stretch and the gun will no fit properly.
The problem with leather is that it stretches anyway with use. By softening it, you'll reduce it's service life to nothing.
The old western saddle makers holsters were basically soft leather bags to hold a gun. Modern holsters are molded to fit closely and should be as hard as a piece of plastic when new and until broken in by use.

You can soften a belt by applying Lexol leather conditioner, but this too can ruin the belt. The belt will stretch and start to curl and roll over where the holster is mounted.
If you really want to ruin them even faster, apply some kind of oil like neatsfoot oil.
That's for softening things you want soft, like boots and saddles.

The only thing that most holster makers will recommend is a coat of a good shoe wax.
If you have any questions about this, just contact the holster maker and ask him what he recommends.
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