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faiello5
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Getting a new MK9. Anyone have an IWB holster suggestion. Let me hear them all: nylon, kydex, leather etc. Thanks.
Frank
Frank
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M/D Enterprises TDS or YCS www.customholsters.com
M/D Enterprises TDS or YCS www.customholsters.com
www.fist-inc.com
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BOYCOTT SMITH AND WESSON!!!!!
The only justice for a traitor is at the end of a rope!!!!
Off my meds (quit smoking), armed to the teeth, and loose on an unsuspecting society!!!
General Tso
New member
Don Hume. For the money they offer an oustanding value. I've bought many Galco's and Bianchi's over the years that have sat in the drawer because I wasn't happy with the way they carried, but I've owned about 8 Don Hume holsters for various guns over the years and have been extremely satisfied with every one for every day CCW. My two buddies and my brother-in-law have also become converts.
Their best holster, IMO, is one that is not listed on their web site or catalog. It is a cowhide wet molded IWB model with snap open belt loops. Extremely comfortable and very easy to put on and take off (you don't need to thread it onto the belt as the snaps allow you to stuff it IWB, run the lops under the belt and then snap them in place). I find it nearly as fast to put on and take off as a clip type holster and I feel it's much more secure. Comfort on my 3" SP-101 in this model is superb.
The key is in thier leather. It is a thin cowhide but it holds up under sweat and wear very well and maintains it's shape and does not collapse. The overall thinness of it makes it much more comfortable IWB than the Galco's and Bianchi's I've tried.
Costs are generaly in the $25 to $30 range too which I find astounding for the quality you get.
I also have some of their belt clip holsters for convenience, and when I'm not wearing a wide gunbelt, and I have to admit that while I prefer the loop's security, their clips are very good. I've never had one so much as shift while drawing the weapon and wherever you lock it down on the belt, it stays. They run a few bucks cheaper than the loop models.
The clip's can be found in thier regular catalog and that's what I actually used on my MK-9 when I had it. The loop models are hard to find and the only guy I know who has them is in Ohio. Here's his contact info if you're interested:
Rodd Hupp Sales
122 Ingleside Ave
Marietta, OH
45750
1-800-823-8906
http://donhumeleathergoods.com/concealed_holsters/conceal_thumbnail.html
Hmm, I take that back, after looking at thier webpage it looks like the snap loop models are being offered there now! Although the cost is higher than I remebered them being. It's been a few years though so maybe they've gone up. Or maybe their web page lists retail price and the dealer I got them from runs them cheaper.
[This message has been edited by General Tso (edited March 25, 2000).]
[This message has been edited by General Tso (edited March 25, 2000).]
Their best holster, IMO, is one that is not listed on their web site or catalog. It is a cowhide wet molded IWB model with snap open belt loops. Extremely comfortable and very easy to put on and take off (you don't need to thread it onto the belt as the snaps allow you to stuff it IWB, run the lops under the belt and then snap them in place). I find it nearly as fast to put on and take off as a clip type holster and I feel it's much more secure. Comfort on my 3" SP-101 in this model is superb.
The key is in thier leather. It is a thin cowhide but it holds up under sweat and wear very well and maintains it's shape and does not collapse. The overall thinness of it makes it much more comfortable IWB than the Galco's and Bianchi's I've tried.
Costs are generaly in the $25 to $30 range too which I find astounding for the quality you get.
I also have some of their belt clip holsters for convenience, and when I'm not wearing a wide gunbelt, and I have to admit that while I prefer the loop's security, their clips are very good. I've never had one so much as shift while drawing the weapon and wherever you lock it down on the belt, it stays. They run a few bucks cheaper than the loop models.
The clip's can be found in thier regular catalog and that's what I actually used on my MK-9 when I had it. The loop models are hard to find and the only guy I know who has them is in Ohio. Here's his contact info if you're interested:
Rodd Hupp Sales
122 Ingleside Ave
Marietta, OH
45750
1-800-823-8906
http://donhumeleathergoods.com/concealed_holsters/conceal_thumbnail.html
Hmm, I take that back, after looking at thier webpage it looks like the snap loop models are being offered there now! Although the cost is higher than I remebered them being. It's been a few years though so maybe they've gone up. Or maybe their web page lists retail price and the dealer I got them from runs them cheaper.
[This message has been edited by General Tso (edited March 25, 2000).]
[This message has been edited by General Tso (edited March 25, 2000).]
riddleofsteel
New member
i just got a Covert Companion from Wilson Combat Leather. inside the waist band, high carry and snap loops. plus lots of extra leather around the gun for more comfortable carry. also if you like sharkskin it is only a few dollars more not a couple of hundred more like some places. my K40 has found a new home.
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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what is for lunch.
Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the outcome of the vote.
Let he that hath no sword sell his garment and buy one. Luke 22-36
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. Song of Solomon 3-8
The man that can keep his head and aims carefully when the situation has gone bad and lead is flying usually wins the fight.
Desantis Stealth. It carries a spare mag, too.
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"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with Army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of constitutional privilege." Wilson vs. State, Ark. 1878
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"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with Army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of constitutional privilege." Wilson vs. State, Ark. 1878
I use an IWB from Rusty Sherrick for my Mk9. His web sight is http://www.c-rusty.com
Price was reasonable and delivery was quick.
M1911
Price was reasonable and delivery was quick.
M1911
Frank,
I spent some serious $$ on leather when I bought my MK9. I ended up using an Uncle Mike's IWB holster. It fit the pistol perfectly and fit in the small of my back like a glove. After all that money I ended up with a $12- holster!!! It figures... I would check it out before you spend a lot of cash...
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"Some people spend an entire liftime wondering if they made a difference. Marines don't have that problem."
Semper Fi
I spent some serious $$ on leather when I bought my MK9. I ended up using an Uncle Mike's IWB holster. It fit the pistol perfectly and fit in the small of my back like a glove. After all that money I ended up with a $12- holster!!! It figures... I would check it out before you spend a lot of cash...
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"Some people spend an entire liftime wondering if they made a difference. Marines don't have that problem."
Semper Fi