Sights-I’ve been pleased with all the replacement sights I’ve ever put on a handgun.
Grips-I’ve been pleased with all the replacement grips I’ve bought. Sometimes I might go back to the original grips but the replacements always did something I liked-made the gun look better or more comfortable.
Trigger and action work-I’ve not had a bad experience…I’ve been disappointed but never had a smith do something that detracted from the value of my guns.
Novelty Accessories-Even when these didn’t work I’ve had fun with them.
Now we come to holsters.
They are to put it mildly, frustrating.
I got a cheap, unlined leather holster once that put serious rust on a revolver in a week. This was an old revolver that had survived for years and years in relatively good shape until I got a hold of it.
Typically my complaint is the holsters turn out to be clumsy or uncomfortable.
I freely admit the problem might be personal with me. Even after all this time I guess I don’t have a checklist or any formula or criteria for choosing a holster. “Looks like that one might be good,” is about the level of my expertise.
This post quite some time ago is my favorite concerning holsters from a long gone member ‘AA040371’.
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=554911&highlight=holsters
I've got sympathy for anybody buying a holster but no real answers.
Grips-I’ve been pleased with all the replacement grips I’ve bought. Sometimes I might go back to the original grips but the replacements always did something I liked-made the gun look better or more comfortable.
Trigger and action work-I’ve not had a bad experience…I’ve been disappointed but never had a smith do something that detracted from the value of my guns.
Novelty Accessories-Even when these didn’t work I’ve had fun with them.
Now we come to holsters.
They are to put it mildly, frustrating.
I got a cheap, unlined leather holster once that put serious rust on a revolver in a week. This was an old revolver that had survived for years and years in relatively good shape until I got a hold of it.
Typically my complaint is the holsters turn out to be clumsy or uncomfortable.
I freely admit the problem might be personal with me. Even after all this time I guess I don’t have a checklist or any formula or criteria for choosing a holster. “Looks like that one might be good,” is about the level of my expertise.
This post quite some time ago is my favorite concerning holsters from a long gone member ‘AA040371’.
In a perfect world I'd stroll into ‘Holster World’ or ‘Holsters-R-Us’ and my personal holster shopping assistant would help me try on and test out various holsters all day long until I found one that met whatever criteria I have. But I have described an alternate universe. Are there any good approaches for trying/testing out various makes and models of holsters that don't involve a long series of purchases and returns?
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=554911&highlight=holsters
I've got sympathy for anybody buying a holster but no real answers.