N-frame Smith

I finally got some of my holsters from John Ralston at 5 Shot Leather 5 Shot Leather, LLC and they're great. I got a black CP (Concealment Pancake) with crocodile trim and matching mag pouch, and a brown UL (Uncle Lou) IWB with shark trim, all for my S&W M&P 45. He's also making me another holster for my 3.5" S&W 29 but I won't see it for a couple of weeks. He has to alter his pattern to accomodate the odd barrel length, but he was very willing to work with me and charged nothing extra.

The holsters are absolute works of art, everything I could have expected. I had heard nothing but good things about John and now I see why his work is so highly praised. He's got a pretty good backlog but it was worth the wait. I'm sorry to say that he's not currently taking orders, but hopefully that will change soon.

Here's some pictures of the holsters:

Black CP with crocodile trim


SMP mag pouch with crocodile trim


Brown UL with shark trim and loops

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TonyW

Very nice!

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QKShooter

He does real nice leather work.

Sicilia Mike

And the wait was.........?
Was it worth it in your opinion

wagglebee

John's work is beautiful!

N-frame Smith

I placed the order the first week of February and they were worth the wait in my opinion. Of course, I already had a holster for my gun so it's not like I couldn't use it while I was waiting.

I'm still waiting on an order from Alex Nossar which I placed the first week of January, and an order I place with Lou Alessi the middle of last October. I'm used to waiting for quality leather and it doesn't bother me.

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Sicilia Mike

Thanks for the reply. Knowing he isn't taking new orders I was thinking perhaps much longer. Beautiful leather. Let's hope John gets caught up on his orders. Many of us would love to be on that waiting list

Bowie

Those are awesome, congrats! You take them for a spin yet?

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N-frame Smith

Thanks! Yeah, I've worn both already and they're excellent. Of course I expected the pancake to be completely comfortable and it was, and the IWB made carrying the big M&P a breeze.

I can't wait til I buy another gun so I can order more holsters from John!

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slimjim

Beautiful holsters.

I notice the Uncle Lou is different than other typical iwb's given it has no "sweat shield"? Is that something you specifically requested?

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