so, i'm after a holster for my sa mil-spec 45. i think i want to try a IWB holster. of the available IWB's available from Milt Sparks, these 3 all have great descriptions, but i dont know which is the best of the 3.
"the WS-1 is NOT, nor was it ever meant to be the benchmark of Milt Sparks quality! The Watch Six (WS-1) was originally conceived as an economical and less labor intensive alternative to the rest of our more expensive, premium line of IWB holsters."
You left the best choice off of your short list, the Watch Six. As slimjim does, I vote for the Watch Six.
It is very similar to the Versa Max, with one major difference--the Watch Six does NOT have the reinforced mouth as does the VM. This means it's thinner and easier to conceal. On the downside, if re-holstering is important to you (it's not to me), the reinforced mouth of the VM is a better choice.
I've searched for the perfect IWB holster, and the Watch Six is the one I think is great.
Since it takes a 4-5 month wait to get a new holster from Milt Sparks, if you get it and don't like it, you can easily sell it for what you have in it, since folks are looking to avoid that long wait.
Might give Lightning Arms Sports a shout. They often have Milt Sparks in stock. It will be some money higher to get it from them (that's their business), but you'll have it in 3 days.
I got one of my Milt Sparks holsters from them as I needed it faster than Tony could make it.
These days I usually always have one holster on order for something I have. If I don't like it when it arrives, I can easily sell it as JimmyC said.
I've owned both the Watch Six and the Versa Max II for my 1911's. They are both excellent holsters, but I ended up selling the Watch Six due to lack of easy reholstering.
I do a fair amount of training with this rig.
They are worth the wait time.:tongue:
Good luck. :smile:
8 months now? I'm still waiting for my vm2, ordered it in july. They said 26 weeks. I should probably give them a call. Anyways, since the shop is local, I went there the day I received my permit, didn't know what I wanted, and they were very helpful and courteous to this newby. Other than the wait, they are a great company to deal with.
Unless you're just dead set on Milt Sparks, you could try one of the makers on this forum. HBE leather works(Eric Larson), Gary Brommeland, and Greg Dunn all make excellent holsters of the same high quality as Sparks and I'm pretty sure all three make a variation of the watch six. You could give them a call, who knows, you might get something you like better somewhat faster.
Unless you're just dead set on Milt Sparks, you could try one of the makers on this forum. HBE leather works(Eric Larson), Gary Brommeland, and Greg Dunn all make excellent holsters of the same high quality as Sparks and I'm pretty sure all three make a variation of the watch six. You could give them a call, who knows, you might get something you like better somewhat faster.
i just ordered a K.L. Null UNS iwb holster. i'll try this, i should have it in about 10 days from now. in the meantime, i'll send my order to sparks for a ws-1 and a vm-2.
Well Im sure youll like your Null...he does some good stuff.
Out of the MS rigs you mention...I TOO prefer the Watch Six...they can call it their budget line or whatever...but I love the comfort and thinness of the non reinforced setup.
thanks for all the replies. in the end (next year sometime) i'll have 3 holsters. maybe having all 3 will give me some more flexibilty in choosing/wearing one with different clothing and different times of the year.
Another vote for the Watch Six. It is amazing how my 1911 disappears under a T-shirt with this holster. To me it has two advantages over the VM-II, it is thinner and cheaper.
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