Plastic or Leather holsters?

[MrBrent]

Where did you get these holsters?

Like others have stated these are crossbreed supertuck and are great. The large leather surface molds to your body and is really nice. I have a mini-tuck that I carry a Kahr PM9 in and you really forget its on. Its that comfortable. Another great thing about Crossbreed is you can get them in a few weeks, not months like other high end leather. I have some other pistols and TT Gunleather IWB that are really good as well.

[Colt]

Not to go off topic - but that's a beautiful old Colt commercial. What vintage?

[OneSevenDeuce]

Not to go off topic - but that's a beautiful old Colt commercial. What vintage?

Wish I knew. It's not mine, haha. I can't tell if it is a commemorative, or a duty pistol, but it looks like it is associated with a LEA. I'm going to guess early 90s.

[Mac Attack]

I posted a review of a CompTac (kydex holster) vs. a Milt Spars VersaMax II (custom leather holster) which I thought was pertinent to your question so I created a new post and here is the link:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?p=4620316#post4620316

To answer your question I like leather holsters and have them for all of my carry handguns. I go with VMII's for IWB and CQC/S for OWB.

Milt Sparks VMII holsters for when I want the ultimate in concealability and comfort. Holsters for a full sized 1911, Glock 30 and HK P7M8. The standard against which all IWB holsters are measured.


Lou Alessi CQC/S for when I don't want to bother with a IWB holster and just want to snap it on. 2x full size 1911, Officer size and a Glock 30. The ultimate for OWB holster.

[In_this_city]

I have a leather owb for wearing around the house and a serpa for range use.

[Shenaniguns]

If you guys are looking at Top Quality leather IWB that will ship in less than 10 days, check out TT Gunleather designed Occidental Leather Holsters:

http://www.ttgunleather.com/catalog/i72.html

This holster has replaced my M-Tac (More comfortable) and VMII (More concealable) which will be the holster I use when I finally get my CA CCW

[patriot_man]

Kydex. Leather warps and changes over time from pressure. Kydex keeps it's form and allows you to insert your firearm into a holster that is a perfect fit every time. But leather is more comfortable for IWB. Raven makes great Kydex holsters.

[vhram]

I really like leather myself. Just like the fit and feel. I think Kydex is far more durable thou.

[In_this_city]

Raven makes great Kydex holsters.

I agree. I want one for my 1911, but I have to wait 12-13 weeks.

[Colt]

Wish I knew. It's not mine, haha. I can't tell if it is a commemorative, or a duty pistol, but it looks like it is associated with a LEA. I'm going to guess early 90s.

No - that one is no younger than pre WWII, maybe even older (C prefix).

[OneSevenDeuce]

No - that one is no younger than late 40's - may be even pre WWII.

What gives it away?

[Shenaniguns]

Kydex. Leather warps and changes over time from pressure. Kydex keeps it's form and allows you to insert your firearm into a holster that is a perfect fit every time. But leather is more comfortable for IWB. Raven makes great Kydex holsters.

Maybe the cheap non-reinforced ones do but don't fool yourself about kydex not cracking over time either. Even Raven is making his kydex thicker to minimize cracking.

[Colt]

What gives it away?

C prefix serial number. They switched to C suffix in 1950.

[OneSevenDeuce]

C prefix serial number. They switched to C suffix in 1950.

How about that. I didn't even see the serial number.

[Colt]

I'm nuts about old Colts...