louie088 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) Hello, Recently having issues with my Blade-Tech retention. Seams like the sweet spot is pretty much as loos as it can be without the "Chi-town Screws" falling out lol. Considered Loctite but Id like to have adjustment on the fly. While searching online I noticed that there are some online shops what are selling these thumb retention adjustment screws that do not require a screwdriver to adjust, so with these you can essentially adjust your retention on the fly, maybe have it a little looser before your draw and tighter in between matches? Anyway, to make a long story short. I found what was being charged online for $9.99+shipping, for $2.00 at my local HW store. For Blade-Tech size needed is 8-32 x 3/4" Edited January 31, 2020 by louie088 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3WWN Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Excellent local find! BTW, if you find that your retention screws are too loose and you fear them falling out due to vibration or nudges, apply a few wraps of Teflon tape (pipe tape) around the threads. This takes up the slack without locking the threads. I have thumbscrews on my Single Stack holster and use the Teflon tape trick. You may have to replace the tape once in a while if you adjust the retention regularly, but it costs practically nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Tanner Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 11 minutes ago, N3WWN said: Excellent local find! BTW, if you find that your retention screws are too loose and you fear them falling out due to vibration or nudges, apply a few wraps of Teflon tape (pipe tape) around the threads. This takes up the slack without locking the threads. I have thumbscrews on my Single Stack holster and use the Teflon tape trick. You may have to replace the tape once in a while if you adjust the retention regularly, but it costs practically nothing. solid idea right here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie088 Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 33 minutes ago, N3WWN said: Excellent local find! BTW, if you find that your retention screws are too loose and you fear them falling out due to vibration or nudges, apply a few wraps of Teflon tape (pipe tape) around the threads. This takes up the slack without locking the threads. I have thumbscrews on my Single Stack holster and use the Teflon tape trick. You may have to replace the tape once in a while if you adjust the retention regularly, but it costs practically nothing. Thanks for this, great tip!! Ingenuity goes along way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 IF you want to get a bit fancier, you can try these cam lock screws from McMasterCarr. You can have a locking lever on your pouch holster. https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/126/2735 a guy I know made a video about it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie088 Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 hours ago, ChuckS said: IF you want to get a bit fancier, you can try these cam lock screws from McMasterCarr. You can have a locking lever on your pouch holster. https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/126/2735 a guy I know made a video about it: I like that, pretty slick..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa-XD45 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Don't worry ... the screws only fall out during level 3 matches as evidenced by the duct tape residue on my holsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Simple and effective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrydoc Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I'm not knocking the principle of the locking lever but why is it necessary? I've been using Bladetech , Comptac holsters for over 15 years for IPSC and never had an issue of the screws coming loose or falling out. No problem with the thumb screws for on the fly adjusting but again have never had to change mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneton Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 if the screws are lose you can cut some fuel line a little bit longer than the current spacer. this should keep sufficient pressure on them so they wont back out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intheshaw1 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Can also drag the screws against a candle, the wax helps hold them in place a little too. I too buy the screws locally for a lot less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie088 Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Thank you all for the comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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