Friends,
This will apply specifically to those of you who may have attempted to send me credit card payment. Recently, I have had payment buttons on the website for your convenience to purchase my holsters via credit card. The funds company that I chose to use had some bad press going around the internet about them, but I felt that the anecdotes were isolated, and this company deserved a chance. Now, I’ve seen enough that I’m willing to admit that I may have been mistaken. I’ve certainly seen enough that I’m no longer willing to risk money or convenience on giving them any further chance. I will be working towards accepting credit card payment on the website again. In the meantime, thanks for your patience, and I’ll be looking forward to your emails to discuss your orders.
HOWEVER, if you have attempted to send funds to me electronically, and I have not contacted you in return, please email me immediately! As far as we can tell, all transactions are accounted for and secured. I just don’t want to take any chances. Thank you for your time, and I apologize for any inconvenience.
–Michael
Posted 5 days, 3 hours ago. Add a comment
Do you need a top-quality custom leather holster? How about a magazine or speed loader pouch to match? Of course you do! But, those things can get pricey, right? What if you could get a matched set for free? With a camera and a little creativity, you could do just that – win a free leather holster and reload carrier custom made to your specifications, to fit you and your gun! The only thing better than a good gun rig is a free good gun rig!
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Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago. 1 comment
First of all, welcome first-time visitors! There have been a lot of you recently. If you would like pricing on any products, please feel free to email me. I’d love to hear from you!
I wanted to take a moment to announce the upcoming production of several new items. 2010 has been a very exciting year, as I’ve been able to unveil several great offerings already such as The Executive, Red Racer, a value-minded IWB, and a LIFETIME WARRANTY.
Well, I do have a few additional exciting projects in the works. I’m currently developing a modular shoulder rig which will be going into testing immediately. This will be a very unique shoulder holster, which will consist of left and right underarm modules and a set of shoulder straps. If you buy multiple holsters for different guns, you can use the same set of strapping for all of them. I plan to offer these in both vertical and horizontal carry formats, left and/or right-handed, and with optional reload carriers. I’m also developing a line of full-custom, high-end hand bags for concealed carry. I’m anxious to get pictures posted of the first production bag. This one will be incredibly beautiful – perfect for the gun-carrying lady with a demand for style.
Once again thank you for your visit, and check back often as I’ll be adding more stuff soon.
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago. Add a comment
There is a phenomenon that shooters seem to have come to a peace about that you will wind up with a box of holsters that you don’t really like, or that didn’t really work out for whatever reason. My custom holsters tend not to land in this box. I’ve been able to keep in touch with many of my customers, and have found that there is a long-time satisfaction in owning and wearing the holsters that I make.
The man who bought my original derringer holster still wears it proudly, and often says that he will get a concealed holster for his Sig Sauer from me. I’ve encouraged him to go ahead and do it – we shall see when he makes a move on that. When you find something that works for you, it can be difficult to try something else. Heck, I went two years without making a new holster for myself, even though I was making holsters for other people all the time.
The gentleman who commissioned me to make the N-frame cross-draw is a handgun instructor. He wears it on a regular basis and has repeatedly told me that it is the best holster he’s ever had. Well, now he says that it’s the other best holster he’s ever had – as he truly loves the woods holster that I made for his M629. This is the kind of work that I pride myself in. When someone will come back for more because the product is absolutely the best they’ve put their hands on, that makes me happy.
My brother is constantly wearing his 1911 in his blue holster. You will not catch him out of it. He’s been rough on it and it has worn nicely. Whether he’s in the woods, the city, or at a family gathering; if he is wearing pants, he is wearing that holster. Always.
When I left traditional employment in January, it was on friendly terms with the owner and staff. So, I’ve dropped in unannounced from time to time. Every time I’ve visited, the owner has playfully flashed his Kel-Tec in the warm brown pancake that I made for him. Some people like the holster more than the gun they put in it – and that’s fine with me. Most of us spend a whole lot more time wearing them than shooting them.
Stranger had me make a 45-degree pancake for his 1911. He was so impressed with my work that he quickly placed a second order. He asked for a pocket holster for fit his PPK, and wound up getting The Executive in black stingray. Stranger has very actively recommended my work, and I can’t thank him enough. His marks are particularly high, as he has been in and around leather work for his entire life. If anyone has a right to say whether my stuff is well-made or worth the price, it is this man.
Caleb at Gun Nuts asked me to make a fire engine red race holster to fit his S&W 627 Pro. Structurally, this was a bit of a departure from what I normally do, but I had to give it a try. What I came up with defies photography, but will give you chills to handle in person. Suffice it to say that Caleb was blown away by the results! (Quite frankly, I couldn’t have been happier with the way that holster came out myself.) Caleb reported faster draw times using this holster over his Kydex race rig. The product is beautiful and very functional – exactly as I like to make them. Caleb has continued to recommend my work.
You may wonder what my wife and I carry. Since she likes to try out a lot of my new ideas, she winds up wearing a lot of different holsters. But, the two that she has pretty well settled on are her belt optional IWB for her S&W M&P and the sunburst pancake for her snubby. Between those two rigs, she finds that she can always wear at least one gun. Quite often, she’ll be wearing both!
As to me personally, I’ve spent a lot of time recently in the red stingray tuckable for my S&W M&P. The holster is so incredibly comfortable and concealable no matter what I’m in the middle of doing. Most people are shocked to find out that I’m wearing a double-stack .45! But today, I’m wearing my M586’s in a pair of experimental holsters that I made for them. There are quite a few concepts that I have been thinking about to add a little extra panache to the good old pancake, so I kind of threw all of these concepts into these two holsters. They are comfortable enough, but I have not spent nearly enough time in them to get them broken in yet. I hope to have pics posted soon. (I think you’ll like them!)
If you have one of my holsters and would like to give me feedback on it, I’d love to hear from you. Testimonials are extremely valuable to me, and it makes my day to hear that my product is performing well for you. Big “thank you’s” to all that have given me your business! I couldn’t make it without you.
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago. 1 comment
On the right is the first functional holster I ever made. On the left is it’s well-worn mate.
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Posted 3 months, 1 week ago. Add a comment
Chris, a visitor to my site, left a very thoughtful comment that I wanted to draw attention to. I’ve gotten comments like his before, but he puts it in the most plain and to-the-point that I’ve heard it said. So, I’d like to share it with the broader audience.
Nice idea, but $150-250 for a holster for my $250 Kel-tec does not seem like much of a good idea when I can get a pocket holster for under $25 and a IWB for less than $40.
If you could get the price down near $50, it would be a best seller.
As I answered his comment directly, I will also share here:
Chris, you are absolutely right. And, that’s why I have no intention of getting into the budget holster market. For the quality of holster that I demand from myself, I would lose money on every $50 holster I made. If I compromised my quality enough to justify the production of a $50 holster, I would feel ashamed to put my name on it. It just wouldn’t make sense. If you are happy with a $25 and a $40 holster for your Kel-Tec to ride in, that’s what you should buy, because I don’t sell a comparable product. I’ve made a very conscious decision to only produce the highest-end holsters available to the market, as that is the only segment of the market that has been thus unfilled. Unfortunately, this decision has ostracized many would-be customers of perfectly valid, yet economical defensive tools such as Kel-Tecs. If you have searched my site, you can see that I have developed a very effective, beautiful, and economical holster for derringers, and that I have sold holsters to Kel-Tec owners. I have been trying to develop an economical option to the owners of Kel-Tecs, Makarovs, and others that will still stand up to my own strict standards of quality and beauty. It’s not an easy road I travel. But, if it were, it wouldn’t be worth traveling. Thanks for your comment, thoughts and input.
As I continue to say, if you will be perfectly happy with another product, that’s probably the one you should get. Otherwise, you should probably get a holster from me. I’m the last person that wants to sweet-talk you into spending money that you don’t want to. But, sometimes the money spent although not frugal, is a better deal than all the combined bargains in the world. If you decide to treat yourself to one of my holsters, you won’t be disappointed.
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago. 2 comments
One of the most beautiful parts of a concealable holster is what you can’t see.
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Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago. 11 comments
Ready to order now, in any color you choose:
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Posted 6 months, 4 weeks ago. Add a comment
Tonight at 1400 GMT, I’ll be talking with Caleb on his show, Gun Nuts about my holsters. I know Caleb is looking forward to the holster that I made for him to arrive. Please visit Blog Talk Radio and listen in. Thanks!
–Michael
Posted 6 months, 4 weeks ago. Add a comment
This is a madly beautiful race holster that I made for a S&W 627 Pro.
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