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"I bought a gun, what holster should I get?"
JTH:
--- Quote from: AAllen on July 02, 2015, 02:53:46 PM ---And the Galco holster for the High-Point is actually better than the gun in my opinion..
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+1
Their Matrix holsters are good quality. I've got a couple of Matrix belts that I use for dress belts when I'm carrying. Look just like a high-quality leather dress belt with a good buckle--and are solid gun belts. Great stuff.
--- Quote from: bkoenig on July 03, 2015, 07:26:08 AM ---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.
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There's always this video:
I do always find that one funny, because the description says "this is why you don't use a kydex paddle holster"---and yet, Fobus (in that series, at least) didn't use Kydex, it was simply basic plastic (and still is), and the fact that it is a paddle holster has nothing to do with it. They could have done the same thing with a Fobus belt-mounted holster.
Description should be: "This is why you don't want to use a Fobus standard holster." (I don't know if their Evolution series has moved up to using kydex yet, or is more sturdy. The standard holsters are still made with JUST this level of durability, though.)
--- Quote from: Lorimor on July 03, 2015, 01:17:53 PM ---Lots of great choices out there. Truly, we are living in the golden age of holsters.
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Golden age? :)
It is true that you can get pretty much any type of holster you could ever want, anymore. The tough part is separating the people who make quality holsters in kydex from the people who have slabs of kydex and a heat gun, and call themselves holster-makers. (Same with leather holsters.)
There are certainly a bunch of very-well-made holsters out there for just about everything, even for left-handed people. (Which I sincerely appreciate!)
tstuart34:
--- Quote from: jthhapkido on July 02, 2015, 08:00:20 AM ---Lots of people get a Fobus for their first holster, because they are cheap, most gun stores stock them, and they look (while in the package) just as good as any other holster.
It isn't like most gun stores let us try the gun in the holster, so people can't actually see what the retention, or the belt stability, or the trigger guard cover is like. (And most people, while wearing the holster, can't see what the trigger guard cover is like so they don't ever notice unless someone points out that their holster isn't going to be legal at a USPSA match.)
Nylon sack holsters are normally pretty scary for ROs, SOs, and instructors of classes.
I keep thinking of trying my hand with some kydex just for fun---then I realize that I don't have enough time for all the hobbies I currently have. :) Pretty cool that you roll your own!
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Its a fun hobby. But it's a bit spends to get into if you don't have the tools. A simple press will cost around 50 bucks to make. The most expensive item to buy would be a belt sander.
Ever want to try some out let me know.
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Kendahl:
--- Quote from: jthhapkido on July 03, 2015, 07:51:06 PM ---There's always this video:
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Link doesn't work. You have to watch it on YouTube. Look for "Why you don't use a kydex paddle holster".
JTH:
--- Quote from: Kendahl on July 03, 2015, 10:23:21 PM ---Link doesn't work. You have to watch it on YouTube. Look for "Why you don't use a kydex paddle holster".
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Or just click on the YouTube logo on the player, and it'll take you to the video.
DenmanShooter:
In the picture below, I have circled the tension adjustment screw on the FOBUS. In that picture, the reason the Shield is not going all the way into the holster is that the tension has been adjusted so tight the trigger guard cannot be forced all the way into the holster. It is also possible that is the wrong holster. Never the less, that is the adjustment screw.
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