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Quick update, just home from SHOT Show.
As before the show was wonderful, there were more vendors, and it felt like more attendees.
Unfortunately there really weren't many innovative products for the women's concealed carry market. There were gadgets, but none that I would risk my life on. The most useful and innovative product that I saw was the second generation Ulti-Clip. This will allow the clip to be moved up or down, and side to side allowing a great level of tailoring. The Ulti-Clip will allow women to use a wider variety of IWB holsters without a belt. In fact I am working with Bob Cook at Cooks Holsters to develop a kydex holster using the new clip when available that will work IWB, in purse or in boot, all with the same holster, with the same high quality draw.
I talked to one manufacture who is testing custom polymer grips for their handguns. They literally scan you hand and the computer designs a custom fit. Look forward to that coming to market soon.
For me the satisfaction was in visiting a couple of manufactures that shall remain nameless who last year were very rude to Debbie and I when we asked for locking gun purses. We had explained to us how there consulting trainers didn't approve. We expressed our whys, etc. and were very poorly treated. Surprisingly this year, they had locking purses using the same locks we showed them, in their line ups. Except they were four and five times the price of what our main supplier costs. Still that is progress.
As before the show was wonderful, there were more vendors, and it felt like more attendees.
Unfortunately there really weren't many innovative products for the women's concealed carry market. There were gadgets, but none that I would risk my life on. The most useful and innovative product that I saw was the second generation Ulti-Clip. This will allow the clip to be moved up or down, and side to side allowing a great level of tailoring. The Ulti-Clip will allow women to use a wider variety of IWB holsters without a belt. In fact I am working with Bob Cook at Cooks Holsters to develop a kydex holster using the new clip when available that will work IWB, in purse or in boot, all with the same holster, with the same high quality draw.
I talked to one manufacture who is testing custom polymer grips for their handguns. They literally scan you hand and the computer designs a custom fit. Look forward to that coming to market soon.
For me the satisfaction was in visiting a couple of manufactures that shall remain nameless who last year were very rude to Debbie and I when we asked for locking gun purses. We had explained to us how there consulting trainers didn't approve. We expressed our whys, etc. and were very poorly treated. Surprisingly this year, they had locking purses using the same locks we showed them, in their line ups. Except they were four and five times the price of what our main supplier costs. Still that is progress.
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