If you’ve been around here before, you know I’m a big fan of lasers for home defense and carry guns. I’m also a fanatical, raving, and kind of creepy bit of a holster geek. But, until recently, I’ve been hard-pressed to equip all my carry guns with lights and/or lasers. Why? Finding holsters for laser-equipped […]
Guns ‘n Guts: Galco Underwraps Belly Band Holster
The Galco Underwraps Belly Band holster is all about options. Which is why we use it a lot. As a belly band design, there is no required “fixed position” for mounting this holster system on your body. You can mount it low around your waist. You can mount it just a tad higher so half […]
The Seven Deadly Sins Of Concealed Carry: Using the Wrong Holster
There are an infinite number of factors that have influence on which holster to use for concealed carry. I wrote a whole book about gun holsters and even that just begins to scratch the surface. The bottom line about gun holsters is that there is no cut and dried option for everyone. The right choice […]
A Comfortable Holster For Big Guns: Blackhawk! 3 Slot Pancake Holster
The Blackhawk! 3 Slot Leather Pancake Holster features not 2, or 4, but 3 belt slots. Tricky huh? It’s for good reason. The placement of the belt slots allow for side, behind-the-hip, appendix or cross draw positioning. The holster backing is large and does a great job of distributing the weight of even large and […]
Some Pocket Carry Options: The Galco Pocket Protector Holster and PMC Magazine Carrier
Galco makes some handy pocket holster for pocket guns like the Springfield Armory XD-S. It’s a rough side out leather design, which helps keep the holster in your pocket when you draw. There is also a leather “hook” cut into the top of the stabilizing panel which is intended to catch on the inside of […]
And The Winners Are…
Thanks to all who entered the Ultimate Concealed Carry Giveaway co-sponsored by Team Gun Blogger and My Gun Culture. With some help from Random.org, the winners were drawn, and here they are: First Place: Team Gun Blogger Twitter follower Stand-Fast America DeSantis Superfly holster for pocket semiautomatics DeSantis EZ-Rider II RH Belt/Portfolio holster DeSantis Apache RH […]
Free Stuff! The Ultimate Concealed Holster Giveaway! With Instructions!
Hey folks, to celebrate the end of summer, and coming of cooler weather, we’ve teamed with those gun lovers over at Team Gun Blogger to offer a sweet giveaway. By investing seven seconds of your time, you can win… THIS: A DeSantis Superfly holster for pocket semiautomatics THIS: A DeSantis EZ-Rider II RH Belt/Portfolio holster THIS: A DeSantis […]
Gun Holster Review: Blackhawk Day Planner Hides Your Gun In Plain Sight
The Blackhawk! Day Planner Holster is available in small and large sizes to accommodate your choice of carry gun. We’ve been testing the large model which has been able to handle all of our full size handguns like Beretta 92s, full size 1911s, full size Glocks, and more. The case itself is dedicated to the […]
Now Available In Print: The Insanely Practical Guide to Gun Holsters
“Holsters actually pre-date guns. Do you really think bands of wooly mammoth hunters carried spears and rocks in their hands? After all, they couldn’t invent important things like fire and Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts with their hands all full of weapons.” Let’s face it. Choosing the best way to carry a gun can be […]
Looper Sophia Ladies Gun Holster: Equal Measures of Elegance and Function
Looper’s Sophia gun holster is a ladies version of a traditional slide style holster. Made of smooth black leather, it’s an outside the waistband design. The Sophia features two integral sewn-in belt loops that will accommodate belts up to 1 ¾ inches in width. Our model, sized for a Glock 26, was just about 2 […]