Thinking about an IWB holster - The Firearms Forum

hogger129 · 10-17-2010, 06:48 AM

Does anybody have any recommendations for a good, leather IWB holster for a 5" 1911?

I'm trying to look around at some, but I am not really sure of what to buy. I don't want to spend a ton of money, but I'd prefer something that is comfortable that will last.

Shooter45 · 10-17-2010, 07:54 AM

http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Featherw.../products/193/

IWB holsters are not for everyone. Some are comfortable and some are just plain awful depending on your size. If you have "love handles", you are better off to forget it. A good holster is an excellent investment if you carry on a daily basis like I do. I use a Wilson Combat Lo-Profile for my Commander and never know I have it on, even when driving. Don't forget, a good pistol belt is a must for support and weight distribution. You won't regret it.

johnlives4christ · 10-17-2010, 11:32 AM

i have love handles and i dont have a problem carrying iwb.. i have love"rolls" everwhere lol

i've had my eye on a galco summer comfort model. but it is pricey.

thomas44 · 10-17-2010, 12:04 PM

For inexpensive IWB holsters I like Don Hume. I've got one of their IWBs for my SP101 and it's pretty sweet. I bought an IWB for my commander size 1911 from ebay but can't remember the name of the seller. I'm right-handed and carry the commander in a lefty IWB in the small of my back. Works well for me.

dons2346 · 10-17-2010, 12:51 PM

Crossbreed works for me. Kinda ugly but they are comfortable. http://www.crossbreedholsters.com/Ho...6/Default.aspx

Stealthcarry · 10-19-2010, 05:58 AM

Alessi Talon clip. ALL my Paras ride in Talon clips or Guardians.

Tauris also makes excellent holsters.

And worth every penny.

lal357 · 12-03-2010, 10:12 PM

not to hijack but i've been looking also and decided price should'nt matter my thinking is spend once instead 2-4 times. and a good gun belt should be a must

Airdale · 12-05-2010, 03:27 PM

I wear a Comp-Tac Minotaur. Comfortable even with "love handles".
Not all leather but I've been very pleased with the holster, belt and customer service.

http://www.comp-tac.com/product_info.php?products_id=95

redbrd · 01-02-2011, 08:24 AM

I will second comptac. It is kydex but it is comfortable and very functional. I have one for every gun I carry concealed. I use the infidel it is the no frills ($55) but I find it easy to put on take off, quick to draw from, and easy to one hand reholster.

carver · 01-02-2011, 09:28 AM

For holsters, accessories, and rigs, I shop here: http://www.copsplus.com/

MoreGuns · 01-02-2011, 01:51 PM

You don't see them as often as some other brands, but Gould & Goodrich make excellent, high-quality holsters. I like the way they protect my guns and the IWB holsters fit well and stay in place. Check the link: http://www.gouldusa.com/

SiGfever · 01-03-2011, 08:16 PM

I use a Milt Spark's VM-II with a Wilderness five stitch belt to carry my Combat Elite. The build quality on the holster is exceptional and the comfort is excellent. Not a cheap holster but it is one that will last.

Claudius Valarium · 01-08-2011, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dons2346

Crossbreed works for me. Kinda ugly but they are comfortable. http://www.crossbreedholsters.com/Ho...6/Default.aspx

Agreed dons2346, the Crossbreed IWB is comfortable for me too. Though, I don't care much what it looks like as long as it does the job. I carry at 4" 1911, but I believe the full size 1911 will fit this holster as well.

CV

Dutch1911 · 01-09-2011, 12:12 PM

Milt Sparks Summer Special

curulz · 01-10-2011, 06:38 PM

i use the galco summer comfort, you're right....its pricey but I believe the quality is worth it.

dragman · 01-12-2011, 09:23 AM

Bianchi would be my choice.

1969SS396 · 01-12-2011, 11:07 AM

I'm lousy with acronyms, so this may be a dumb question.....what does IWB stand for?

dons2346 · 01-12-2011, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1969SS396

I'm lousy with acronyms, so this may be a dumb question.....what does IWB stand for?

Inside waistband meaning it goes inside your pants.

1969SS396 · 01-12-2011, 11:42 AM

Thank you.

Dale Dugas · 01-15-2011, 11:46 AM

I have a Shielded Holster.

shieldedholsters@hotmail.com

The rig was 50.00 which included shipping and I had it in 8 days. Kurtis the owner is a great holster man and has INCREDIBLE customer service. My holster did not work as I had forgot to tell him about my novak sights. (My bad), he took it back and re did it and lined the kydex with leather for my troubles.

The man knows how to run a company. Its like the crossbreed but less money and less wait time.

10-17-2010, 06:48 AM	#1
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,069	Thinking about an IWB holster Does anybody have any recommendations for a good, leather IWB holster for a 5" 1911? I'm trying to look around at some, but I am not really sure of what to buy. I don't want to spend a ton of money, but I'd prefer something that is comfortable that will last. -->

10-17-2010, 07:54 AM	#2
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,755	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Featherw.../products/193/ IWB holsters are not for everyone. Some are comfortable and some are just plain awful depending on your size. If you have "love handles", you are better off to forget it. A good holster is an excellent investment if you carry on a daily basis like I do. I use a Wilson Combat Lo-Profile for my Commander and never know I have it on, even when driving. Don't forget, a good pistol belt is a must for support and weight distribution. You won't regret it.

10-17-2010, 11:32 AM	#3
johnlives4christ Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,828	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster i have love handles and i dont have a problem carrying iwb.. i have love"rolls" everwhere lol i've had my eye on a galco summer comfort model. but it is pricey.

10-17-2010, 12:04 PM	#4
thomas44 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 577	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster For inexpensive IWB holsters I like Don Hume. I've got one of their IWBs for my SP101 and it's pretty sweet. I bought an IWB for my commander size 1911 from ebay but can't remember the name of the seller. I'm right-handed and carry the commander in a lefty IWB in the small of my back. Works well for me. __________________ Change...it's all you'll have left in your pocket by 2013.

10-17-2010, 12:51 PM	#5
dons2346 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Move between WA and points south Contributor Posts: 1,415	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster Crossbreed works for me. Kinda ugly but they are comfortable. http://www.crossbreedholsters.com/Ho...6/Default.aspx __________________ "A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to Peter Carr, 1785

10-19-2010, 05:58 AM	#6
Stealthcarry Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 13	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster Alessi Talon clip. ALL my Paras ride in Talon clips or Guardians. Tauris also makes excellent holsters. And worth every penny.

12-03-2010, 10:12 PM	#7
lal357 Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster not to hijack but i've been looking also and decided price should'nt matter my thinking is spend once instead 2-4 times. and a good gun belt should be a must

12-05-2010, 03:27 PM	#8
Airdale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: N.W. Arkansas Contributor Posts: 755	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster I wear a Comp-Tac Minotaur. Comfortable even with "love handles". Not all leather but I've been very pleased with the holster, belt and customer service. http://www.comp-tac.com/product_info.php?products_id=95 __________________ "The Utopian schemes of leveling [redistribution of the wealth] and a community of goods [central ownership of the means of production and distribution], are as visionary and impractical as those which vest all property in the crown.[These ideas] are arbitrary, despotic, and, in our government, unconstitutional." Samuel Adams

01-02-2011, 08:24 AM	#9
redbrd Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 7	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster I will second comptac. It is kydex but it is comfortable and very functional. I have one for every gun I carry concealed. I use the infidel it is the no frills ($55) but I find it easy to put on take off, quick to draw from, and easy to one hand reholster.

01-02-2011, 09:28 AM	#10
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,301	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster For holsters, accessories, and rigs, I shop here: http://www.copsplus.com/ __________________ 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.

01-02-2011, 01:51 PM	#11
MoreGuns Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 8	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster You don't see them as often as some other brands, but Gould & Goodrich make excellent, high-quality holsters. I like the way they protect my guns and the IWB holsters fit well and stay in place. Check the link: http://www.gouldusa.com/

01-03-2011, 08:16 PM	#12
SiGfever Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster I use a Milt Spark's VM-II with a Wilderness five stitch belt to carry my Combat Elite. The build quality on the holster is exceptional and the comfort is excellent. Not a cheap holster but it is one that will last.

01-09-2011, 12:12 PM	#14
Dutch1911 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 19	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster Milt Sparks Summer Special

01-10-2011, 06:38 PM	#15
curulz Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: West Palm Posts: 48	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster i use the galco summer comfort, you're right....its pricey but I believe the quality is worth it.

01-12-2011, 09:23 AM	#16
dragman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: PA Posts: 201	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster Bianchi would be my choice.

01-12-2011, 11:07 AM	#17
1969SS396 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: the "Mitten" state Posts: 256	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster I'm lousy with acronyms, so this may be a dumb question.....what does IWB stand for? __________________ So Mote it be.

01-12-2011, 11:42 AM	#19
1969SS396 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: the "Mitten" state Posts: 256	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster Thank you. __________________ So Mote it be.

01-15-2011, 11:46 AM	#20
Dale Dugas Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Quincy, MA Posts: 33	Re: Thinking about an IWB holster I have a Shielded Holster. shieldedholsters@hotmail.com The rig was 50.00 which included shipping and I had it in 8 days. Kurtis the owner is a great holster man and has INCREDIBLE customer service. My holster did not work as I had forgot to tell him about my novak sights. (My bad), he took it back and re did it and lined the kydex with leather for my troubles. The man knows how to run a company. Its like the crossbreed but less money and less wait time. __________________ Train hard, heal quickly Dale Dugas Boston Baguazhang