Evil Creamsicle
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Hello everyone,
Just joined the boards today, although I've been reading for a few years [I'm a good friend of Michigander's]
I just picked up a 1911, and with it I got a free holster, but I'll tell you, I would not want to be using this thing if I ever needed it, if you catch my drift.
I'm looking for suggestions for a holster that would suit these needs:
1. Retention. I don't want my gun being grabbed, or falling out. My sister has 4 kids under 6...
2. Draw Speed. If I ever do need the weapon, I don't want to be fumbling around with a lighter trying to expand the leather to draw the thing...
3. Cost Effectiveness. Unfortunately living in Michigan, I am not in a position to spend 80 bucks on a holster.
4. This is a very secondary concern... I'd prefer something that won't totally screw up my finish, but if it meets needs 1-3, I won't complain.
I have played a little with my friend's safariland holster for his P220, and that seems to do all the things I need, but its a little pricey for one, and almost every cop in this area has one, for 2, and I'd kind of get a perverted pleasure out of seeing 3 cops stumped on how to disarm me, should the situation ever arise [although hopefully it won't] :-D
SERPA holsters have been suggested to me although I have never personally handled them nor do I know exactly how they work...
any suggestions are appreciated, thanks guys.
Hello everyone,
Just joined the boards today, although I've been reading for a few years [I'm a good friend of Michigander's]
I just picked up a 1911, and with it I got a free holster, but I'll tell you, I would not want to be using this thing if I ever needed it, if you catch my drift.
I'm looking for suggestions for a holster that would suit these needs:
1. Retention. I don't want my gun being grabbed, or falling out. My sister has 4 kids under 6...
2. Draw Speed. If I ever do need the weapon, I don't want to be fumbling around with a lighter trying to expand the leather to draw the thing...
3. Cost Effectiveness. Unfortunately living in Michigan, I am not in a position to spend 80 bucks on a holster.
4. This is a very secondary concern... I'd prefer something that won't totally screw up my finish, but if it meets needs 1-3, I won't complain.
I have played a little with my friend's safariland holster for his P220, and that seems to do all the things I need, but its a little pricey for one, and almost every cop in this area has one, for 2, and I'd kind of get a perverted pleasure out of seeing 3 cops stumped on how to disarm me, should the situation ever arise [although hopefully it won't] :-D
SERPA holsters have been suggested to me although I have never personally handled them nor do I know exactly how they work...
any suggestions are appreciated, thanks guys.