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Old 03-04-2010, 11:59 AM
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Go in on Google and type in "TAGUA leather holsters".
They are foreign made but cheeper?
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Old 03-04-2010, 12:13 PM
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I've seen/held them. I would steer clear of them, personally.

There are just too many better buys out there for just a little bit more. I used to be a holster snob...sorta. My thinking was unless it came from Lou Alessi (bless his soul) or Matt Del Fatti or Milt Sparks, that it wasn't even worth a look. Why? I mean - who's gonna see 'em besides you?

Personally, my very favorite brand is Galco. It's a little bit better than Don Hume, DeSantis, Bianchi and a few others, but it's cheaper than the three custom makers I mentioned above with, IMHO, the same quality and attention to detail.

As for the Tagua brand? I dunno...do what you want, but I didn't like 'em. They were kinda spongey/rubbery feeling to me and had this god-awful glossy finish on them.
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I had one for my XD.45 and it woked fine,although i mainly used a blackhawk serpa for it.

As for the spongey/rubbery feeling? but holding a glock for any amount of time will make things feel different

if you can go with a higher price holster like Glock 'em down suggested as for custom Alessi all the way i have one of their CQC/S for my 1911
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They're not bad for the money. Actually they are very well made.
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I bought one and it seemed awfully thick, like they used cheap leather and a lot of it to make it stiff. In the future I'll pass.
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I believe this, a Holster is a very important part of the protection package.

Never skimp on the quality of your holsterS..

And I say "holsterS" because chances are you will need more than one, for each of your carry guns depending on the "weather, clothing worn [ie what type of social event..." and degree of concealability necessary at the time...
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My wife likes her's ok as for me i don't use anything but Bianchi.I think she paid 19.96 for it and has been carrying it for about a month now.Her G23 is very light and the combo fits her shape well(finally).


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Biggs what brand holster is the wife wearing in the pic?
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it's a Tagua holster made for g22,g23.
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Old 03-08-2010, 01:31 PM
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The ones I've seen look pretty good, but don't look to be up to every day carry for an extenede period of time. You can get a Don Hume for a similar price, and have a much better holster in my opinion.
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