To holster your weapon in Starfield, you need to press and hold the reload button. On PC, the default reload key is R , and on Xbox controllers, it is X. Holding this button for about half a second will cause your character to put away their weapon

. To draw your weapon again after holstering, you can either tap the reload button once more, press the shoot or aim buttons, or open the Quick-Keys menu (press Q on PC or use the D-Pad on Xbox) and select the weapon you want to equip

. If you want to customize this control, you can change the key binding for "Reload/Sheathe weapon" in the settings under controls or bindings

Summary:

• Holster weapon: Hold down R (PC) or X (Xbox) for about half a second.
• Draw weapon: Tap reload again, or press shoot/aim buttons, or select from Quick-Keys.
• Change key binding: Settings > Bindings > Reload/Sheathe weapon.

This method helps avoid accidentally threatening NPCs or wasting ammo while exploring settlements