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Originally Posted by Gary Brommeland
Part of the "Art" of holstermaking is insuring that the weapon rides properly. I have seldom, if ever found a factory holster that does.
The belt may certainly be part of the problem, but my guess is that it certainly is not the whole issue. I can see in the photo (supplied in the post above) that there are a couple of what I consider to be glaring design flaws in the design that just jump right out at me at first glance.
Holsters are either spit out en mass by unskilled/semi skilled workers in a factory, or very carefully handcrafted by someone who has spent much of their life living, breathing, sleeping and eating holster design. There ain't much in between. With either approach, you'll pretty much get what you pay for.
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...coming from a holster salesman...
I knew that would be the answer eventually.
I appreciate a custom/expensive holster but this was given to me free. At the price of free it was worth me asking the question before I throw it in the drawer to collect dust.
and as for your statement about holsters either being spit out en mass or carefully handcrafted...I belive that regardless of the method of assembly, many products (including holsters) can be manufactured, as opposed to singly produced, very well. Also, as you mentioned early, this particular holster is probably not so great due to poor design, not poor craftsmanship. No doubt there are poorly designed products all over the world in every category. It is design that gains my respect, not whether or not some guy at a bench alone did it alone or some million dollar machine did it along with thousands of others. Also, when breaking down prices, with holsters, I think you're paying more for quality of leather and parts than you are with how successful the various design aspects have been. Some of the greatest designed items are the cheapest. It all has to do with the amount of labor and parts necessary to create the piece.
Nothing against you Gary, please don't take this the wrong way.