IWB Choice: Leather or Plastic? - Page 2

retsupt99 · April 26th, 2007, 11:35 PM

Kydex can be useful and somewhat comfortable for certain carry options...but leather is the most comfortable carry, and usually, my EDC provider...

OMO

Stay armed...stay safe!

ret

Freight Train · April 27th, 2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gideon

What gun are you going to be using it for? I do think this holster will actually work better with a larger weapon like a 1911 where your belt is actually holding the weapon and the one anchor point is just for added security, not really to hold the weapon up so to speak.

Gideon

I am using a Kimber Ultra Carry II. I agree about having two anchor points. And I don't want clips. Yes, I have been told they work, but the Boyscout in me says "Be Prepared", and I want to know that it will not move. It might be over kill, but I'll take the ounce of reliability over a pound of convenience any day. I also like the idea the body shield to help keep the gun from poking to much. I just found thread about the Brommeland Max Con VI. It sounds like a great option, and seems to have the leather body shield I was looking for. I don’t buy cheap. This Kimber is the first auto I have owned (an 8" .44 Mag would be hard to hide), and less than two C-notes from a Grand is not cheap by my views. If it is for you, God bless, your doing better than I.

CCMO · April 27th, 2007, 01:02 PM

One IWB point my CCW instructor raised: Get a holster that will allow you to reholster the weapon without difficulty. He recommended Kydex for this reason, although a stiff enough leather scabbard would also work. I already owned a soft suede IWB, and sure enough I couldn't re-holster my pistol worth a darn after the soft leather had collapsed against my body. Just another addition to the "holster drawer..."

Musketeer · April 27th, 2007, 04:01 PM

Good point about the soft sued holsters for IWB that collapse. Those tend to be El Cheapo specials anyway providing no stability or long term comfort.

tegemu · April 27th, 2007, 05:25 PM

My first serious holster was a good named Kydex IWB. It practically wore a raw hole in me. Next I got a leather Brommeland Max Con V and I couldn't believe the difference, from the first minute the MCV was a joy to wear. I hardly knew I had my gun on after a full days wear.

sass20485 · April 27th, 2007, 05:49 PM

I can endorse the Andrews Mc Daniel II with the slide shield, a very well made & comfortable holster. You can easily adjust the carry angle ( cant ) It is smooth lined, so your gun easily slides in and out, well fitted to your gun, high quality workmanship. I have one for my Kahr K40, love it. The Mc D Crossdraw offers the option to also use the holster in the cross draw position, it has two mounting positions for the belt loop.

I prefer leather to Kydex, just feels more comfortable to me

Sam Andrews is good guy to work with.

glockmav · April 27th, 2007, 06:03 PM

I carry a G19 in a CompTac C-Tac. I just got this belt TODAY from The Beltman and love it. It is 1 1/2 in. with a taper to 1 1/4 in at the buckle. It also is lined with velcor for my V-clips. My G19 is completely concealed, even in this tucked white dress shirt. I could not be happier with this rig!

Smith&Wessonfan · April 28th, 2007, 12:24 AM

My build allows me to wear a J frame in a CTAC all day long (including 2 1/2 hr car rides) without discomfort.

I also don't find it too uncomfortable against my skin. The flexible leather tabs that connect the clips to the holster allow it to form to the curve of the body, and the rigid part is what encases the equally rigid gun. So I can't see how a similarly constructed leather holster could be more comfortable.

Kydex is thinner and always allows one handed reholstering. Importantly, Kydex allows lightning fast draws with excellent retention. A leather holster that would allow Kydex's draw speed would have almost zero retention.

MNBurl · April 28th, 2007, 01:09 AM

Leather. Plastic is to hard and does not mold to your body.

Bud White · April 28th, 2007, 07:47 AM

thats a easy one leather

April 26th, 2007, 11:35 PM	#11
retsupt99 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 22,822	I Have/Use Both Leather and Plastic... Kydex can be useful and somewhat comfortable for certain carry options...but leather is the most comfortable carry, and usually, my EDC provider... OMO Stay armed...stay safe! ret __________________ "That I cannot do." "Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks." *********************************** NRA Life Member

April 27th, 2007, 01:02 PM	#13
CCMO Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Flyover Land Posts: 32	One IWB point my CCW instructor raised: Get a holster that will allow you to reholster the weapon without difficulty. He recommended Kydex for this reason, although a stiff enough leather scabbard would also work. I already owned a soft suede IWB, and sure enough I couldn't re-holster my pistol worth a darn after the soft leather had collapsed against my body. Just another addition to the "holster drawer..." __________________ USCCA, JPFO, NRA.

April 27th, 2007, 05:25 PM	#15
tegemu Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orange Park, Fla. Posts: 997	My first serious holster was a good named Kydex IWB. It practically wore a raw hole in me. Next I got a leather Brommeland Max Con V and I couldn't believe the difference, from the first minute the MCV was a joy to wear. I hardly knew I had my gun on after a full days wear. __________________ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence in their behalf. - George Orwell

April 28th, 2007, 01:09 AM	#19
MNBurl VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,339	Leather. Plastic is to hard and does not mold to your body. __________________ MNBurl Side Guard Holsters "If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking" - George S. Patton.

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April 27th, 2007, 04:01 PM	#14
Musketeer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 701	Good point about the soft sued holsters for IWB that collapse. Those tend to be El Cheapo specials anyway providing no stability or long term comfort.

April 27th, 2007, 05:49 PM	#16
sass20485 Distinguished Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central FL Posts: 1,937	I can endorse the Andrews Mc Daniel II with the slide shield, a very well made & comfortable holster. You can easily adjust the carry angle ( cant ) It is smooth lined, so your gun easily slides in and out, well fitted to your gun, high quality workmanship. I have one for my Kahr K40, love it. The Mc D Crossdraw offers the option to also use the holster in the cross draw position, it has two mounting positions for the belt loop. I prefer leather to Kydex, just feels more comfortable to me Sam Andrews is good guy to work with.

April 28th, 2007, 12:24 AM	#18
Smith&Wessonfan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 508	My build allows me to wear a J frame in a CTAC all day long (including 2 1/2 hr car rides) without discomfort. I also don't find it too uncomfortable against my skin. The flexible leather tabs that connect the clips to the holster allow it to form to the curve of the body, and the rigid part is what encases the equally rigid gun. So I can't see how a similarly constructed leather holster could be more comfortable. Kydex is thinner and always allows one handed reholstering. Importantly, Kydex allows lightning fast draws with excellent retention. A leather holster that would allow Kydex's draw speed would have almost zero retention.

April 28th, 2007, 07:47 AM	#20
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gone from Here Posts: 17,375	thats a easy one leather