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How to Choose Pistol Holsters
There are many holsters available in many stores today. In this article i would like to show you what to look for, when you buy a holster.
First you need to know your gun exactly . Then you need to know what kind of holster is needed. If you prefer a nylon holster then you should look for a quality fabric. As a consumer normally you might not be aware of the quality of the fabric. There are different qualities like 600D, 1000D, 1800D and 1900D typically. As number goes up than that means the quality and more material is used for that holster. So good quality starts from 1000D.
Also you need to look that how the snaps are looking. You need to make sure that only the good quality snaps you can use in holster.
For leather ones you need to look for a vegetable tanned cow hide leather . Also you need to look for a good quality mold and stitching . There are machine molded or hand molded holsters are on the market. As for an example companies like Galco, Bianchi and other some makes holsters mostly machine pressed .That gives a over standard mold for a good fit. but like Gazelle Holsters which is hand made you may be looking for a good hand molded holster with a good price. So what is the deal with the price ? The answer is simple. These kind of companies like Gazelle Holsters trying to penetrate with better price and quality as normal .
You might give a chance and look in to the new companies which makes great holsters.
First you need to know your gun exactly . Then you need to know what kind of holster is needed. If you prefer a nylon holster then you should look for a quality fabric. As a consumer normally you might not be aware of the quality of the fabric. There are different qualities like 600D, 1000D, 1800D and 1900D typically. As number goes up than that means the quality and more material is used for that holster. So good quality starts from 1000D.
Also you need to look that how the snaps are looking. You need to make sure that only the good quality snaps you can use in holster.
For leather ones you need to look for a vegetable tanned cow hide leather . Also you need to look for a good quality mold and stitching . There are machine molded or hand molded holsters are on the market. As for an example companies like Galco, Bianchi and other some makes holsters mostly machine pressed .That gives a over standard mold for a good fit. but like Gazelle Holsters which is hand made you may be looking for a good hand molded holster with a good price. So what is the deal with the price ? The answer is simple. These kind of companies like Gazelle Holsters trying to penetrate with better price and quality as normal .
You might give a chance and look in to the new companies which makes great holsters.
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