TheChef1 Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 I got my Rival S home late last night and tried it in my Smokey mountain concealment holster. Unfortunately that sucker is way to tight to use as is. after busting out the calipers and measuring it seems the only area with a significant difference is the height from the pic rail to the top of the slide is a little over a MM larger. This seems to be enough to get it to hang up. I’m going to contact Smokey mountain and see if he has any suggestions but I’m thinking I’ll need to file the kydex down on the inside a bit. anyone else tried it in their holster yet? pics of the measurements https://imgur.com/a/xgqoaFN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfinney Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Heat (hot water in a pan or heat gun) the holster bucket and cram that sucker in there. that may work before you start breaking out the dremel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoupene Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Has anybody had any luck fitting their Rival-S in a holster? If so, what holster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxGuy Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) I have a Black Scorpion holster for my SFX that worked on my poly Rival. It's thin Kydex and the heat gun/hot water trick may work on it. My double Kydex RHT holster may present a bit more of a challenge. Edited February 6, 2023 by WxGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChef1 Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, jsoupene said: Has anybody had any luck fitting their Rival-S in a holster? If so, what holster? I ended up shaving mine down a little on the inside. it was barely off and not worth heating it and possible f*#king the mold up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxGuy Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Can you take a pic of the spots you focused on? Was it a Smoky Mountain holster or other brand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoupene Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, WxGuy said: Can you take a pic of the spots you focused on? Was it a Smoky Mountain holster or other brand? I don't have a holster yet but am needing to buy one. I wanted to see if there were any that fit without modification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxGuy Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) Besides the one it comes with, none yet. I have a shop in town that makes them and I'll reach out and see what they can do. I have a few holsters from other guns to show them what I want using a Boss hanger/Tek Lok system. I'll definitely buy a Smoky Mountain when available. Edited February 6, 2023 by WxGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerslayer Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Will a Rival S not fit in a Rival holster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxGuy Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Not without modification. Chef modified his holster with a Dremel. The frame is a bit large and it sounds like he didn't have to do much to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChef1 Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 6 hours ago, WxGuy said: Can you take a pic of the spots you focused on? Was it a Smoky Mountain holster or other brand? Check out the link here. https://imgur.com/a/cFKYmV3 the yellow is where I modified. I actually mostly used a hand file for wood. The dremel was really tough to get in and control even with the pencil attachment. It didn’t take too much but it’s pretty good now. I also used the gun itself by pressing up and down while drawing and the gun shaved some material off lol. 1 hour ago, deerslayer said: Will a Rival S not fit in a Rival holster? I tried it with the holster my grey plastic rival came in. It seemed perfectly fine in that one. Maybe my Smokey mountain has a closer fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxGuy Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Awesome, thanks for the pics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChef1 Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, WxGuy said: Awesome, thanks for the pics!! No problem man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxGuy Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) Chef, I have to say THANK YOU for posting the pics where you modified your SMC holster. I received my DS Steel this afternoon and modified my SMC holster in the areas you identified as necessary. It fits like a glove! Edited February 9, 2023 by WxGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenmcrna Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Keep an eye on Carey concealment. They developed a competition holster about to be released with cool feature. Brantley Meriam has been running it for months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtimelarry Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 9:35 AM, jsoupene said: Has anybody had any luck fitting their Rival-S in a holster? If so, what holster? I've probably shot 30 matches with my Canik's, TP9SFX, Rival and Rival S. I never bought a holster. I use my Glock 34 Holster. I just got fuel line and spread the holster a tad and put longer Rubber in and it works perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChef1 Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 22 hours ago, WxGuy said: Chef, I have to say THANK YOU for posting the pics where you modified your SMC holster. I received my DS Steel this afternoon and modified my SMC holster in the areas you identified as necessary. It fits like a glove! Looks good. Glad you were able to get it figured out quickly. I need to do a little more work on mine it still gets snagged up a bit if I don’t draw perfectly. 7 minutes ago, bigtimelarry said: I've probably shot 30 matches with my Canik's, TP9SFX, Rival and Rival S. I never bought a holster. I use my Glock 34 Holster. I just got fuel line and spread the holster a tad and put longer Rubber in and it works perfect. I was using an M&P pro holster for awhile. It worked perfect but I switched to the henning hanger and it sat too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacoste557 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Chef What kind of file did you use and how far down in the holster did you have to file material. I ordered a RHT holster for rival assuming it would work for my rival S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxGuy Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) I used a half moon and flat wood file. The half moon did most of the work. https://imgur.com/a/cFKYmV3 This is from one of the firsts posts in this thread. Edited February 17, 2023 by WxGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChef1 Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 4:26 PM, lacoste557 said: Chef What kind of file did you use and how far down in the holster did you have to file material. I ordered a RHT holster for rival assuming it would work for my rival S. If they didn’t make it already I’d contact them and see if they have a mold for the S yet. I used mostly a wood file from a set I got on Amazon. I used the dremel a little also but it didn’t work as well and kept sliding around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillGarlandJr Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 FYI....I just received an RHT holster I ordered for a polymer frame Rival and all I had to do to get it to fit the Rival S was loosen the tension screws a bit. Fits great, and draws smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxGuy Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Thanks Bill!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChef1 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 I’ve had a GX vice on order since November. After multiple emails and instagram messages he finally responded and said he’s going to update it to a rival S. Hopefully when it finally arrives I won’t have to do anything for fitment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illmatica Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 On 3/14/2023 at 2:27 PM, TheChef1 said: I’ve had a GX vice on order since November. After multiple emails and instagram messages he finally responded and said he’s going to update it to a rival S. Hopefully when it finally arrives I won’t have to do anything for fitment. Let us know how it turns out, please. I was hoping to get the Ghost Hydra P (I want a locking-type holster for reasons) but they said it wouldn't fit a Rival-S. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChef1 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 11 hours ago, Illmatica said: Let us know how it turns out, please. I was hoping to get the Ghost Hydra P (I want a locking-type holster for reasons) but they said it wouldn't fit a Rival-S. Thanks. I’ll let you know when I get it. I definitely stopped holding my breath though. I’ve heard people saying that he was taking up to 6 months. And that was before he changed shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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