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"I bought a gun, what holster should I get?"
AAllen:
jthhapkido, good article and starter suggestions, in general I am in complete agreement. The difference is I have had a good Fobus holster, but I bought it something like 10 years ago and it went with the gun I bought it for when I sold it, can't say they are as good today as the one I had that really did a better job of covering the trigger guard then than the pictures I see today.
Working at Cabela's I get lots of people asking about holsters as well, I personally try to explain the differences in them and their intended use and that over time they will get more holsters because they are not all good for every use. I recommend the Sportster model for beginners, and occasionally the Blade-Tech if we have one in stock for a gun that we do not have a Blackhawk for. I will even use a Sportster for Concealed Carry, being a big overweight guy that can hide just about anything under baggy clothing and the stand away from the body slightly way the sportster rides (and it holds my gun tight, but not so much it becomes a issue drawing) it is very comfortable.
I also in general agree on the Nylon holster but have worked with customers that just needed a holster to protect the gun and keep things from getting into the trigger area while in a drawer or other storage space where they are keeping it for emergency use. While I agree entirely these are not appropriate for the use your article is talking about the $15 holster has a place in the market just like the $150 gun. While these are not the optimal choices they are better than throwing stones if you need to defend yourself and can not afford or acquirer better.
JTH:
--- Quote from: AAllen on July 02, 2015, 11:37:46 AM ---Working at Cabela's I get lots of people asking about holsters as well, I personally try to explain the differences in them and their intended use and that over time they will get more holsters because they are not all good for every use. I recommend the Sportster model for beginners, and occasionally the Blade-Tech if we have one in stock for a gun that we do not have a Blackhawk for. I will even use a Sportster for Concealed Carry, being a big overweight guy that can hide just about anything under baggy clothing and the stand away from the body slightly way the sportster rides (and it holds my gun tight, but not so much it becomes a issue drawing) it is very comfortable.
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It was actually a surprise to me how comfortable the Sportster was with the paddle holster attachment---and I've used it to CCW also, back before I switched to AIWB. I could never make IWB work, so I did OWB with a Sportster in the winter sometimes with sweatshirts and such, and it worked amazingly well.
--- Quote ---I also in general agree on the Nylon holster but have worked with customers that just needed a holster to protect the gun and keep things from getting into the trigger area while in a drawer or other storage space where they are keeping it for emergency use.
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Now that's a perfectly good reason to have one of those! (Actually, I own a nylon holster for one of my revolvers for almost exactly that reason.)
--- Quote ---While I agree entirely these are not appropriate for the use your article is talking about the $15 holster has a place in the market just like the $150 gun. While these are not the optimal choices they are better than throwing stones if you need to defend yourself and can not afford or acquirer better.
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True---while I personally think guns like Hi-Points and so on are bad choices, if your only choices are "poor choice" and "nothing" then you go with the poor choice, because a gun that shoots at least once is better than a sharp look and harsh language. Similarly, having the gun on you is better than owning a gun you leave at home.
But....you can get kydex holsters for under $30 bucks, and while that is indeed twice as much as the cost of one of those $15 nylon sausage sacks, the SAFETY difference is so significant, and it is only $15 bucks more.....
....which is why I don't run a gun store. I'd be trying to talk people new to guns out of 50 cal Desert Eagles and and Kimber Eclipses in favor of Glocks and M&Ps while telling them to go online to get a decent kydex holster instead of the nylon thing we have in the shop. We'd never make any money! :)
(Galco makes a Matrix holster for a Hi-Point for $30. Who knew?)
AAllen:
--- Quote from: jthhapkido on July 02, 2015, 01:23:12 PM ---....which is why I don't run a gun store. I'd be trying to talk people new to guns out of 50 cal Desert Eagles and and Kimber Eclipses in favor of Glocks and M&Ps while telling them to go online to get a decent kydex holster instead of the nylon thing we have in the shop. We'd never make any money! :)
(Galco makes a Matrix holster for a Hi-Point for $30. Who knew?)
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Actually jth I think you would do well selling firearms and accessories. People want to get info on what they are buying and what is best, yes they may not always make the best decision but all you can do is give them some knowledge to when making the decision.
Good note is the people buying Desert Eagles are not usually buying those as their self defense weapon but as another toy, and I would love for them to be buying more (and higher priced even if only a few dollars more) holsters, profit margin on firearms sucks while that on accessories is generally good.
And the Galco holster for the High-Point is actually better than the gun in my opinion..
bkoenig:
I bought a Fobus once...it was horrible. I needed a holster on short notice and it was all I could find at the time that would fit my gun. You could mock up something out of tin foil and it would almost be sturdier. Maybe they're not all that bad, but the one I had was very disappointing. Oh well, one more addition to my big box o'holsters.
Lorimor:
Lots of great choices out there. Truly, we are living in the golden age of holsters.
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