Holsters? - The Firearms Forum

Redd · 02-08-2013, 08:33 AM

I was just wanting to see what everyone uses for a holster. I've got a good concealed carry holster, but I want a good holster to use while I'm out and about.
I need one for a standard 1911 and the one I'll carry the most is my P95 with rail. I guess I'd just like thoughts and opinions, maybe pictures, of what everyone else has. I'd especially like advice on whether I should go with a retention strap or just a holster that utilizes tension on the rail.
Thanks in advance, and I hope this is the right spot to post.

Shooter45 · 02-08-2013, 09:02 AM

http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/show...light=Holsters

gdmoody · 02-08-2013, 09:51 AM

That is a good thread, lots of pictures and suggestions. I don't carry my 1911 often but I have one of the Fobus paddle holsters. I also have some kind of no-name leather one that I bought from the Sportsman's Guide years ago.

Alpo · 02-08-2013, 10:40 AM

Man. When you start counting, it's just - wow.

For field wear, I like the COWS holster. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/c....aspx?a=310915 It came very oily, and I left it wrapped in paper towels, in the sunlight through a window, changing the towels often, for about a week, until it stopped bleeding. It's been fine since then.

I've got a Fobus, and it's okay, but I'm not a big fan of Kydex. Got a Bianch Speed Scabbard.

Got a Yaqui Slide. Bianchi verticle shoulder rig and a Galco horizontal one. Old-school USGI leather

and new USGI nylon

. Got a USGI M7

Got both a "Professional" IWB

and a "Pistol Pocket" IWB

And there's probably others in the holster-box.

carver · 02-08-2013, 12:33 PM

I keep it light in weight!

Country101 · 02-08-2013, 12:42 PM

I carry in a Milt Sparks Executive Companion.

dad2thebone · 02-08-2013, 08:07 PM

I use a blackhawk nylon OWB looks like carvers but in nylon. My Ruger p345 fits snug in it and it doesnt sweat. Or bianci has a good line of shoulder rigs i like for my 38 S&W.

Munch · 02-08-2013, 11:14 PM

I use the Fobus paddle and a Bulldog leather slider. They fit both the 1911, and the 9mm. I like 2 for 1s...

STAYFROSTY · 02-09-2013, 04:26 AM

I picked up a desantis intruder ( I think is what it is) don't have a picture on this new phone, but here's one from google image search . Really love it. Distributes the weight, really comfortable for long term carry. Rough on the finish though. Have some holster wear already and haven't had it long.

carver · 02-09-2013, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dad2thebone

I use a blackhawk nylon OWB looks like carvers but in nylon. My Ruger p345 fits snug in it and it doesnt sweat. Or bianci has a good line of shoulder rigs i like for my 38 S&W.

I have one of these too, and I must admit that I like it! I use it for my revolver carry, it does close up when you pull the gun out, but it's fairly easy to reholster.

MAGNUM44 · 02-14-2013, 03:52 AM

An Alessi Bodyguard Shoulder Rig,for the cooler Weather Carry.And in a Sparks SS2 for the warmer Weather carry. Both of these Holsters are great.

MAGNUM44 · 02-15-2013, 07:26 PM

Does anyone know what brand of holster that is that Carver posted with the 1911 gun in it.? I like the looks of it better than the Yaqui holster that is made by Galco I shot him an E mail about it,? But did not get a reply as of yet.? Any help of information on that holster would be appreciated.

Double D · 02-15-2013, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MAGNUM44

Does anyone know what brand of holster that is that Carver posted with the 1911 gun in it.? I like the looks of it better than the Yaqui holster that is made by Galco I shot him an E mail about it,? But did not get a reply as of yet.? Any help of information on that holster would be appreciated.

It looks like a don hume to me but there are several people that make them. I have used the don hume just like that for many years and they are a good product.

MAGNUM44 · 02-15-2013, 10:23 PM

Thanks Double D I will check out their Web site & take a look.?

MAGNUM44 · 02-15-2013, 10:34 PM

Just checked the Don Hume web site & that does not look like their Yaqui Holster at all.? Thanks anyway maybe I will get an E mail from Carver soon,? with his answer.

carver · 02-16-2013, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by MAGNUM44

Does anyone know what brand of holster that is that Carver posted with the 1911 gun in it.? I like the looks of it better than the Yaqui holster that is made by Galco I shot him an E mail about it,? But did not get a reply as of yet.? Any help of information on that holster would be appreciated.

I will check my emails on this one. But here is the company that makes the holster in the picture that I posted. Just about any Yaqui style holster will be a good choice for most of us. I simply am one of those folks that can not use the paddle style holsters. No matter what I do they end up digging into my hip. http://www.sickinger.at/Englisch/Sites/home.htm

Double D · 02-16-2013, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MAGNUM44

Just checked the Don Hume web site & that does not look like their Yaqui Holster at all.? Thanks anyway maybe I will get an E mail from Carver soon,? with his answer.

Really? Looks just like the ones I have...right off the don hume web site...

carver · 02-16-2013, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Double D

Really? Looks just like the ones I have...right off the don hume web site...

Made in America, I think, and only $32.50. I know a guy that copies the Don Hume holsters, and makes a very good product. He is local, Longview, TX, and his are a little cheaper. It is what I wear, and not the German made holster. Just turns out that it is just like the Don Hume, or vise a versa.

Double D · 02-16-2013, 10:27 AM

I sold done hume holsters in my shop and I used them for many years. They are a great product, as is most of the leather holster products out there on the market today. I sold this style you see here for 21.99

carver · 02-16-2013, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Double D

I sold done hume holsters in my shop and I used them for many years. They are a great product, as is most of the leather holster products out there on the market today. I sold this style you see here for 21.99

About the same price I payed for mine.

dad2thebone · 02-16-2013, 02:25 PM

@ carver. I have the close up problem too but its worth it because it doesnt dig in while driving or sitting. And i dont have a problem with the draw so i cant complain. I like the nylon more and more as time goes by. my bianchi shoulder rig slips and loosens up where the nylon holds fast.

carver · 02-16-2013, 02:28 PM

The proper leather holster won't close up when you draw the gun, eaiser to reholster the gun. That could be very important if you have to use your gun, and here come the cops! What do you do with that gun now?

RJay · 02-16-2013, 06:45 PM

Looks identical to my Galco except mine has a thumb break retention. I like the belt slide but I also like a retention for safety reasons. Don't want it falling our in the mens room while going potty. Don't need to be in the evening news

Double D · 02-16-2013, 07:21 PM

I wont even so much as look at a nylon holster. Leather all the way. I have a leather guy in town that makes my belts real thick and when you tighten down the leather holster with the thick leather belt, you can hang 2 full size 1911s on your side without issue. As for the gun in the bathroom...take the gun out of the holster and tuck it in your pulled down pant leg while you are doing your business. You wont forget it there. I have done it like this for 30+ years and never dropped, left or lost my gun.

MAGNUM44 · 02-16-2013, 07:31 PM

Carver I checked out the Sickinger co. Web site & I did not see any Distributors in the USA that carry their Yaqui holster.? I sent them an E mail for some Info from them about ordering & shp etc.So I will see what kind of a response that I will get from them. I searched the web looking for their USA Distributor but no luck.

02-08-2013, 08:33 AM	#1
Redd V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Western Kentucky Contributor Posts: 83	Holsters? I was just wanting to see what everyone uses for a holster. I've got a good concealed carry holster, but I want a good holster to use while I'm out and about. I need one for a standard 1911 and the one I'll carry the most is my P95 with rail. I guess I'd just like thoughts and opinions, maybe pictures, of what everyone else has. I'd especially like advice on whether I should go with a retention strap or just a holster that utilizes tension on the rail. Thanks in advance, and I hope this is the right spot to post. -->

02-08-2013, 09:02 AM	#2
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,752	Re: Holsters? http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/show...light=Holsters

02-08-2013, 09:51 AM	#3
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,343	Re: Holsters? That is a good thread, lots of pictures and suggestions. I don't carry my 1911 often but I have one of the Fobus paddle holsters. I also have some kind of no-name leather one that I bought from the Sportsman's Guide years ago. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

02-08-2013, 10:40 AM	#4
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,662	Re: Holsters? Man. When you start counting, it's just - wow. For field wear, I like the COWS holster. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/c....aspx?a=310915 It came very oily, and I left it wrapped in paper towels, in the sunlight through a window, changing the towels often, for about a week, until it stopped bleeding. It's been fine since then. I've got a Fobus, and it's okay, but I'm not a big fan of Kydex. Got a Bianch Speed Scabbard. Got a Yaqui Slide. Bianchi verticle shoulder rig and a Galco horizontal one. Old-school USGI leather and new USGI nylon . Got a USGI M7 Got both a "Professional" IWB and a "Pistol Pocket" IWB And there's probably others in the holster-box. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

02-08-2013, 12:33 PM	#5
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,280	Re: Holsters? I keep it light in weight! Attached Images __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

02-08-2013, 12:42 PM	#6
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,028	Re: Holsters? I carry in a Milt Sparks Executive Companion. __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101

02-08-2013, 08:07 PM	#7
dad2thebone Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,357	Re: Holsters? I use a blackhawk nylon OWB looks like carvers but in nylon. My Ruger p345 fits snug in it and it doesnt sweat. Or bianci has a good line of shoulder rigs i like for my 38 S&W. __________________ 9-11-01 we will never forget.And then we have dec 7 now it's Nov 6th all sad days for our country. And dont whizz on my leg then tell me it's raining.

02-08-2013, 11:14 PM	#8
Munch V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Puyallup, WA. Posts: 317	Re: Holsters? I use the Fobus paddle and a Bulldog leather slider. They fit both the 1911, and the 9mm. I like 2 for 1s... __________________ That the said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United states who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms... -- Samuel Adams, in "Phila. Independent Gazetteer", August 20, 1789

02-09-2013, 04:26 AM	#9
STAYFROSTY V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: s.w. arkansas Posts: 171	Re: Holsters? I picked up a desantis intruder ( I think is what it is) don't have a picture on this new phone, but here's one from google image search . Really love it. Distributes the weight, really comfortable for long term carry. Rough on the finish though. Have some holster wear already and haven't had it long. Attached Images __________________ Bolt actions speak louder than words.

02-14-2013, 03:52 AM	#11
MAGNUM44 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UPPER NYS Posts: 68	Re: Holsters? An Alessi Bodyguard Shoulder Rig,for the cooler Weather Carry.And in a Sparks SS2 for the warmer Weather carry. Both of these Holsters are great.

02-15-2013, 07:26 PM	#12
MAGNUM44 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UPPER NYS Posts: 68	Re: Holsters? Does anyone know what brand of holster that is that Carver posted with the 1911 gun in it.? I like the looks of it better than the Yaqui holster that is made by Galco I shot him an E mail about it,? But did not get a reply as of yet.? Any help of information on that holster would be appreciated.

02-15-2013, 10:23 PM	#14
MAGNUM44 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UPPER NYS Posts: 68	Re: Holsters? Thanks Double D I will check out their Web site & take a look.?

02-15-2013, 10:34 PM	#15
MAGNUM44 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UPPER NYS Posts: 68	Re: Holsters? Just checked the Don Hume web site & that does not look like their Yaqui Holster at all.? Thanks anyway maybe I will get an E mail from Carver soon,? with his answer.

02-16-2013, 10:27 AM	#19
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,079	Re: Holsters? I sold done hume holsters in my shop and I used them for many years. They are a great product, as is most of the leather holster products out there on the market today. I sold this style you see here for 21.99 __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder. Last edited by Double D; 02-16-2013 at 10:29 AM..

02-16-2013, 02:25 PM	#21
dad2thebone Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,357	Re: Holsters? @ carver. I have the close up problem too but its worth it because it doesnt dig in while driving or sitting. And i dont have a problem with the draw so i cant complain. I like the nylon more and more as time goes by. my bianchi shoulder rig slips and loosens up where the nylon holds fast. __________________ 9-11-01 we will never forget.And then we have dec 7 now it's Nov 6th all sad days for our country. And dont whizz on my leg then tell me it's raining.

02-16-2013, 02:28 PM	#22
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,280	Re: Holsters? The proper leather holster won't close up when you draw the gun, eaiser to reholster the gun. That could be very important if you have to use your gun, and here come the cops! What do you do with that gun now? Attached Images __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. Last edited by carver; 02-16-2013 at 02:32 PM..

02-16-2013, 06:45 PM	#23
RJay Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,487	Re: Holsters? Looks identical to my Galco except mine has a thumb break retention. I like the belt slide but I also like a retention for safety reasons. Don't want it falling our in the mens room while going potty. Don't need to be in the evening news __________________ RonJames Last edited by RJay; 02-16-2013 at 06:50 PM..

02-16-2013, 07:21 PM	#24
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,079	Re: Holsters? I wont even so much as look at a nylon holster. Leather all the way. I have a leather guy in town that makes my belts real thick and when you tighten down the leather holster with the thick leather belt, you can hang 2 full size 1911s on your side without issue. As for the gun in the bathroom...take the gun out of the holster and tuck it in your pulled down pant leg while you are doing your business. You wont forget it there. I have done it like this for 30+ years and never dropped, left or lost my gun. __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.

02-16-2013, 07:31 PM	#25
MAGNUM44 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: UPPER NYS Posts: 68	Re: Holsters? Carver I checked out the Sickinger co. Web site & I did not see any Distributors in the USA that carry their Yaqui holster.? I sent them an E mail for some Info from them about ordering & shp etc.So I will see what kind of a response that I will get from them. I searched the web looking for their USA Distributor but no luck.