New Favorite Holster

[joeybcdt]

I never thought I'd be a kydex kind of guy. I've always used custom made leather holsters. I've tried some kydex in the past and was not impressed. Then I found this place: http://tulster.com/. VERY impressed. Great design and workmanship. I never thought I'd call a kydex holster attractive but these are. Love how my handgun snaps in. My only minor complaint is that I have to make darn sure the clip engages my belt when I first put it on.

[mr1337]

Very nice. What do you carry?

[WildBill]

The Tulster holders do look like a quality product and they look good too.

They also have a great choice of patterns and colors, which I haven't seen for most Kydex holsters.

I have found that it is easier to put the empty holster on the belt and make adjustments prior to securing to the waist and holstering the gun.

I hope that yours is what you are looking for.

[SoloXCRacer]

Those look nice! Reminds me of the Cook's Holsters.

[joeybcdt]

Well, after more than a month of edc I'm still very impressed with this holster. After a couple of days getting used to the clip it's a non-issue.

I work in a very hot environment. 100+ degrees F. My leather holsters would get wet and bleed on my pants and get the firearm all wet. No more bleed and no more wet gun. Very impressed.

[mcscanner]

joey,

The kydex does get you out of a sweaty wet holster and gun, but do keep a close eye on the metal hardware on the body side of the holster and check that side of the gun too. I keep a small bottle of gun oil on the closet shelf where I store the gun for the night and grab a q-tip from the bathroom. I swap the body side fastener, especially in the thread area ever couple of days and check the gun too. I made the mistake of not checking often and had to remove the fasteners, wire brush the male threads and chased the female with a tap. Only a problem that first summer when we hit 100 degree days for what seemed forever.

...chased the female with a tap... I know what you guys are thinking... Don't go there, seriously

Mike

[joeybcdt]

Mike,

You are absolutely correct. Back when I was carrying a Shield in leather the mag release failed to function. The entire release mechanism was rusted and would not release the mag. Required a trip to the gunsmith.

It never occurred to me to grease the mag release before that.

[ARblitz4077]

Been using a kydex holster for a couple of years now both in owb and iwb configuration, best holsters I've used.

[The Annoyed Man]

My son has been making IWB holsters for his friends (and me) that look exactly like those.