All posts tagged Fobus Glock holsters

You get what you pay for with holsters, but sometimes you can pay too much!

I have several very nice leather holsters from brands like Galco and Desantis and they really, really, really look nice.   Most of them get used on rare occasions but there was a time that I thought I need to spend money like  that for a good holster.  When you spend a $1000 on a firearm sometimes it’s hard to complain about spending $75 on a holster rather than wonder if you are a cheap skate for spending only $25 on one.   One of our most popular holsters right now are the Don Hume holsters and although they are not as nice as the Desantis, they are very well priced.

When it comes to carrying open carry or in the winter, I personally prefer to carry large frame autos.   One of my favorite holsters for the winter are the Fobus holsters namely the newer E2 models.  These have a level of retention that you can adjust unlike the original fobus paddle holster design and this will give you some tolerance for safety and security.   If you want something a little bit more secure then probable the level 2 retention holsters are for  you, but these tend to be over played for concealed carry.  I’m not a big fan of locking up firearms unless i’m on duty.

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Over thinking concealment holsters

We’ve had a few people stop in and ask us if they can try out some of our holsters and we don’t mind that at all.  Many times people spend too much trying to get a product to adapt to them when they really need to think about adapting to it.  There is nothing wrong about customizing accessories and gear to you, but sometimes people spend too much time thinking about.  Take for instance a grip accessory on a firearm like an AR15, if you don’t like the position, you just unscrew it and move it. If you can’t figure out if it fits your hand, then you’re overthinking it, we see that all the time.

When people make the decision to carry a firearm, they are taking on many responsibilities unless you want to carry the smallest firearm possible expect a level of discomfort.  When people need a quick and easy decision about a gun holster we point them towards Fobus holsters unless they are looking for an inside the waistband option.   Fobus paddle  holsters are easy on, off holsters and great for full size or duty guns.   A good companion to any gun holster is  a good belt like the Blackhawk Pistol Belts or the Wilderness instructor belts.

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For CCW, reholstering is as important as holstering

As Rogue Elite has grown in bringing on more and more tactical and concealed carry products, there is a certain level of scrutiny even we gun owners hold on products.   There have been some that we thought were such bad ideas or the products had such a high return rate that we dropped them even though we were making a profit.  The AR15 tactical accessory market is loaded with such items.  Now that there are about 2 or 3 variations of firearms for every design, holster makers have some real work cut out for them these days.

When most of us took a concealed carry holster course, part of that course we dealing with what to do after a shooting.  Re-holstering a firearm after a shooting and before the Police shoot up is very important.  Some gun holsters are very difficult to do this if they fold up.   Leather holsters are known to do this once they have seen lots of use.   Kydex holsters are something to really consider for IWB even though they may not be the most comfortable.  The Galco Kingtuk holsters and Desantis holsters have some more comfortable IWB holster desings.

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