Anubis

I have previous experience only with kydex holsters. After reading opinions of many who prefer leather, I decided to try a leather holster.

I got a High Noon Slide Guard OWB. The quality seems fine and the G21 fits the holster well.

I was wearing it around the house for the first time and my wife said "You're squeaking!" I admitted I was trying out the new holster and explained that one reason I was trying it was that it fit more snugly against my side than the OWB kydex I have been using. She said that the visual concealment factor might be improved, but not the auditory concealment factor.

So I have a question for you experienced leather chauvinists: am I going to permanently sound like a saddled horse wearing the holster, or will it eventually quiet down?

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Bud White

Most quiet down as they wear to you

PatrioticRick

It'll quiet down

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torrejon224

Rub a little baby or talcum powder into the leather (cleans up really easy), that should stop it.

Ti Carry

I have yet to have a problem with a holster squeeking. I keep my business with the made 1 at a time custom guy's found on here and elsewhere and never had that problem yet.

High Noon is a good holster company but it's production made and possibly the difference with the squeeking.


Ti.

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LoveLeather

What? I can't hear you...hold on, let me take this rig off.

jarhead79

If you search for squeek or squeak, you'll find many threads on this subject.

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MNBurl

Works well! I did it to my Highnoon Holster Topless model.

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retsupt99

a holster squeak...all mine are Fist...not that that makes the difference.

ret

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raytracer

Strangely enough, my Highnoon Horsehide Slideguard is the only leather I have that squeeks. I've got holsters from Tucker, RafterS, KDHolsters and UBG and none of them squeek.

I like the Highnoon a lot, but seldom wear it for the racket. I dropped them a note, and they advised that it would eventially break in - I just haven't felt like sounding like a walking chewtoy in the interim.

Joe