JDBraddy

The Mitch Rosen Slimline Wokman I ordered for my Kimber Tactical Ultra arrived earlier this week, Ten days prior to the promised-by date. It's my first coscealment holster, so I don't have a lot of basis for comparrison. It appears very well made, was very tight, and had a jelatinous substance called Leather Linghning smeared all over the interior surface. It took several hours of practice drawing to loosen up appreciably, wich did put some noticable wear on my new guns finish. I've worn it several times now, and it conseals effectively and is reasonably comfortable, though not quite as comfortable as I had hoped it would be, given the reputation and price.

MNBurl

Good looking rig. Looks like it carries well.

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Piglet

Great to see a review of a Mitch Rosen product here. From the pictures you provide, it looks to conceal very well - especially since, as "tuckable" guns go, that's not the tiniest gun in the world that you're hiding.

But it seems to conceal well, probably due in no small part to what is, for me, one of the most attractive features of Mitch's IWB holsters: the very aggressive cant. It's encouraging to see that he realizes how important the gun's angle of carry is when trying to conceal.

Regrettably, many other holster makers seem not to care so much about this issue. Now, if you're dealing with a true custom maker who will allow you to specify exactly the cant you desire, it's not a problem; but there are some "semi-custom" makers out there who simply offer a standard model with a pre-determined cant that is, at least for smaller people, inadequate for effective concealment. I think that if a maker is not going to provide the customer with the option of specifying the cant, then the default cant should be sufficiently aggressive to satisfy the most stringent concealment needs that can reasonably be anticipated. That is, the holster specs should be tailored around a "worst case scenario" of a small person trying to conceal a rather large gun. Of course, they can't accomodate everybody, but I think that offering a belt holster model that has a default cant of only, say, 10 degrees, is really off-putting to many people. Give it a good 25 or more degrees. Nothing extreme, but just generous.

Yup, I'm rambling again.

A while ago, I was considering getting a Slim-line ARG for a J-frame. I may still do so. After waiting nearly two years for a holster from another custom maker, the reports I hear of Rosen's consistently accurately estimated waiting times are whetting my appetite once again. Would you mind telling me what your wait was?

Once again, the holster looks great. Congrats.

Prdator

So are the pics of you wearing it from a mirror?? as it looks like you have a RH holster on your left side????

Nice holster by the way...

FlyboyLDB

Look at the Dickies logo - that will give you your answer.

QKShooter

If your gun is not showing holster wear then you're not practicing your draw nearly enough.

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richardoldfield

To each their own. Mitch Rosen's Workman isn't my favorite holster. I prefer a belt holster or IWB with a cover garment. Let us know how your Workman is after a few weeks use. Regards, Richard

My Workman:

orangehole

Fantastic looking Kimber and Slim Workman. Great Combo you got there! Rosen is pricey but his work is impressive and delivery is fairly quick compared to some other craftsman.

JDBraddy

Thanks, and yes, it's a bathroom mirror.

JDBraddy

I can understand why, as I said, it's not quite everything I'd hoped it would be, but it does work, and will do for now. As I said this is my first consealment holster, and I'm sure I'll eventually try out other options.