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Is there a good place in Austin to buy concealed carry holsters? Looking for a place with a good selection of different brands.

It's been years since I've been to McBrides. Do they many holsters?

Todd

there's not a whole lot of selection here..
well, there's a fair selection of fairly mainstream stuff, Galco, etc..
but you won't find much in the way of more handmade stuff of course

try Mcbrides like you said, GT Distributors, Heritage

Are you looking for something in particular or just starting your shopping?

Even in a place as big as San Antonio, I have found that the selection of some of the better ones is limited.

The third weekend of every month there is a gun show up on N. Lamar, and there's always a guy there with a wide variety of holsters. He's got several brands and styles and was very helpful when I was looking for a holster.

Thanks guys. I am only in town until Thursday but I figured the selection here HAS to be better than in Tyler. How about Sportsman's Warehouse? I'm not looking for anything custom made, just looking for a holster for my SW 686, 2.5 inch. I want something OWB, as I despise IWB carry (too uncomfortable).

I'll check out McBrides. Anywhere else to check out? Cabelas? Sportsmans Warehouse?

Todd

If you know what you're looking for, Tom at Heritage is a good guy to order through. If you're not sure what you want, he's a good guy to discuss it with. Also, there's always other customers in there with opinions and options

Tucker isn't that far away if you don't mind traveling a little...

Where are Tucker and Heritage located?

Todd

I've got a few Bianchi holsters from McBride's. They have a good selection of IWB and OWB holsters, but only a few shoulder rigs and a small selection of mag carriers.

I am waiting to see what happens with what so far has been a disappointing experience with McBride's. I ordered a Galco shoulder rig through them about a month ago, and went in today to check on status yet again, as it has been "back ordered" since I ordered the thing all that time ago. I went in and asked about it, and after a few minutes, was told that something happened with the order placement, and that it was "ordered wrong", whatever that means. Since they didn't cite it as Galco's mistake, my guess is that they screwed it up. The entire reason I went there is because they are local and I figured they would have what I was looking for in stock. When they didn't, I figured it would be just as easy to order from them as ordering it online, so had them make a special order for it. Had I known what a hassle it would be, I would have just ordered the thing online and had it long ago.

So you're in town until Thursday? Wanna go shooting?

Sure, I'd love to go shooting. I have evenings available.


Todd

rjl wrote:The third weekend of every month there is a gun show up on N. Lamar, and there's always a guy there with a wide variety of holsters. He's got several brands and styles and was very helpful when I was looking for a holster.

That's us. We do all the Saxet Shows in Austin and will be there again this month on the 19th and 20th.

check out GT Distributors Braker/NLamar area

GTDIST.com

they have a lot of Galco stuff in stock

and I promise, you will be going back there often :)

BoneDigger wrote:Where are Tucker and Heritage located?

Todd

Not sure where Heritage is. Tucker has his workshop in Oak Ridge (across the freeway from The Woodlands). Rob Longenecker is his Houston area rep, and can probably help you figure out what you need if you give him a call.

You might want to check out Shooter's Station in Conroe (west of I-45 on 105) if you're coming down this way, though, because they stock a variety of holsters, including several Tucker models.

ccoker wrote:check out GT Distributors Braker/NLamar area . .

Are they open to the public? I'd heard they sold ONLY to dealers & LEOs . . .

HankB wrote:

ccoker wrote:check out GT Distributors Braker/NLamar area . .

Are they open to the public? I'd heard they sold ONLY to dealers & LEOs . . .

From what I can tell on their website, that's only for guns. I found a sales policy regarding who can buy guns, specified by manufacturer, and it seems to be LEO (or other public servants, in some cases) only. I looked over the site for a while, and didn't find anything about other equipment. They seem to have really low prices, though - so maybe so.

You can check us out too if you wish. We are across from the woodlands mall and carry a wide selection of holsters. We are even open on saturday