New Laredo from Kevin - Page 2

Bark'n · December 2nd, 2007, 03:48 PM

very cool holster and a cool gun... butt ugly mag extension!

Kevin · December 2nd, 2007, 05:09 PM

Huge fan of the Colt .380's - used to have a Government Pocketlite - made the mistake of selling it!! Great gun and great holster!!!

sass20485 · December 2nd, 2007, 05:29 PM

Looks good, Kevin makes some very nice holsters.

LongRider · December 7th, 2007, 04:31 PM

Really nice looking holster how does it feel and wear?

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Originally Posted by Airedale

Nice rig. I'm in the market for an IWB for my Colt 1903 pocket hammerless. That may be the answer.
Dave

No doubt about it IMO. Be willing to bet you can not find a better holster at any price or better customer service.

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Originally Posted by sass20485

Looks good, Kevin makes some very nice holsters.

That he does. Only a few more weeks before I get my Maverick maybe in time to put under the tree

Isn't Kevin out in your neck of the woods? Would be great to have a chance to see some of all he has in one spot

Waynefi · December 7th, 2007, 07:11 PM

Hey George, real nice. That is cut to ride nice and high. I wonder if Kevin can make other pistols ride as high as that ? Even a slightly larger pistol, with a 3.5 or 4" barrel, cut at the same height, should ride relatively high.

Please let us know how it tucks in against the body, and if the holster is steady, as it looks like the package could be top heavy, with so little of the gun below the belt.

dr_cmg · December 7th, 2007, 08:55 PM

LongRider and Waynefi, I have worn the new holster only a couple of times so far. It will usually be worn when I wear a suit or sport coat. I wore it all day last Sunday. The grip of the Mustang was held tightly to my body at about the same spot the S&W 1066 is held by its Laredo. I wear it at about 5 o'clock and the grip ride right in the indentation above my right kidney. The Mustang does not come up as high as the Smith does.

I had wondered about how it would ride with so little surface below the belt, but at 5 the lower part sits right on my hip and the grip is tucked in fine. The back wing section extends further than the one on the 1066 holster does and puts some more surface below the belt. Evidently this helps too. You can see in the photos below that there is a good bit more surface on the Mustang holster to help offset the effect of not having much weight below the belt. Good design work from Kevin.

dr_cmg · December 7th, 2007, 11:16 PM

I just got my wife to take a couple of photos of the Laredo on my belt. I apologize for the overhang in several directions, but I'm almost 60 and middle age spread has taken over. In the first photo the Mustang has the 7 round mag with finger extension and in the second the regular 6 round mag.

As you can see it tucks in tight enough for my uh shirt to fold over the grip. I think I'll try to trim a little before I do any more photos.

Waynefi · December 7th, 2007, 11:33 PM

George, great pictures. What a nice concealable package. The .380 pistols really are a nice size. That is what I find interesting about the new Walther PPS, not much bigger the the PPK.

LongRider · December 7th, 2007, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dr_cmg

You can see in the photos below that there is a good bit more surface on the Mustang holster to help offset the effect of not having much weight below the belt. Good design work from Kevin.

Thanks for the pics and input. Always impressed with Kevins work, custom for every gun he does. Did you see the lizard grips he did for that 1911? Wonder how elephant grips would work?

Kevin · December 8th, 2007, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Waynefi

George, great pictures. What a nice concealable package. The .380 pistols really are a nice size. That is what I find interesting about the new Walther PPS, not much bigger the the PPK.

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December 2nd, 2007, 03:48 PM	#11
Bark'n VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Central Missouri Posts: 4,298	very cool holster and a cool gun... butt ugly mag extension! __________________ -Bark'n Semper Fi "The gun is the great equalizer... For it is the gun, that allows the meek to repel the monsters; Whom are bigger, stronger and without conscience, will prey on those of us who without one, would surely perish."

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Kevin Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 550	Huge fan of the Colt .380's - used to have a Government Pocketlite - made the mistake of selling it!! Great gun and great holster!!! __________________ www.okshooters.com

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December 2nd, 2007, 05:29 PM	#13
sass20485 Distinguished Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central FL Posts: 1,937	Looks good, Kevin makes some very nice holsters.

December 7th, 2007, 07:11 PM	#15
Waynefi Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Ohio Posts: 33	Hey George, real nice. That is cut to ride nice and high. I wonder if Kevin can make other pistols ride as high as that ? Even a slightly larger pistol, with a 3.5 or 4" barrel, cut at the same height, should ride relatively high. Please let us know how it tucks in against the body, and if the holster is steady, as it looks like the package could be top heavy, with so little of the gun below the belt.

December 7th, 2007, 11:33 PM	#18
Waynefi Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Ohio Posts: 33	George, great pictures. What a nice concealable package. The .380 pistols really are a nice size. That is what I find interesting about the new Walther PPS, not much bigger the the PPK.