caliber automatic handgun 80 including a frame 81 slide 82 and a trigger guard 83 these are shown in the normal location within the holster 10 when fully seated note that the region of the near face of the holster body has been broken away in the area of the screw 40 of fig1 this reveals the internal interchangable resilient welt 85 of this invention held in place by the screw 40 and its mating nut 40n appearing in fig7 note that the welt 85 is circular in shape and of sufficient diameter such that it conforms closely to the curve of the handgun 8d where the frame 81 joins the trigger guard 83 the welt 85 therefore determines the most rearward and most downward limit of travel of the handgun 80 as it is holstered the welt 85 is preferably of neoprene rubber providing sufficient strength to properly hold the handgun in place and sufficient resiliency to absorb the pressures of entrance and removal of the handgun and sufficient friction properties to provide a non slip grip surface on the handgun the welt member 85 also prevents contact of the handgun with the stiching at the lowermost portion of the handgun opening to extend the life of the holster as illustrated in fig6 the welt member 85 is interchangable merely by removal of screw 40 and replacement with a different size conforming to the height of the handgun as measured from the frame to the top of the barrle or slide immediately in front of the trigger guard in the examples given the welt 85a of fig8 is in actual practice approximately 1 inch in a diameter and 3.