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Originally posted by buckwheat01:
Google looper leather & will find the belt your looking for. Great belts at bagain prices. You guys who are wearing coach or trafalgar are missing the boat the nothing like a good gun belt. Only issues I have with looper belts is the hardware I change that & wind up with a nice gun belt. The other alternative is have a holster maker make you a belt which will be much more costly.

I'll cast another vote for Looper Leather. This is the belt you want.

http://www.looperlawenforcement.com/looper-reinforced-holster-belt.html

They have a fair number of colors to choose from. I've got an oil finish, black and dark brown. Love'em. Do expect to wait up to a month or so depending on your size. Bigger/longer might take a little longer to get.

You can easily make your own belts. Tandy leather Co. has all the makeins' and finishing stuff.

Or go to home depot and get a tough-as-hell work belt for 8-10 dollars. Then you can use Tandy finishers and make it look like a $40 belt.

Everybody on my family has belts I made from solid hides or (best) double shoulders.

Making belts is like reloading ammo: 1/8 the cost, better made for your purposes, and exactly the size and thickness for you.

Some of my most comfortable carrying rigs have 3-inch belts and pro-looking (home-made) holsters. You can either spend hundreds of dollars for rigs like that or make them yourself for just a few bucks.

KeithCarter
NRA Life

I bought a Don Hume belt, very nice and the price was good too.

Beltman (thanks again Wyatt!)
If you pro rate the belts expense over the years you'll use it, the water is less murky.
The one I bought, was a wider than standard (1 3/4").
I added the optional stiffener (not all have that available, nor is it needed often).
And the belt was available in 3 materials, with two configurations of hole positioning, and counts. (5@ 1" apart, Or, 7@ 3/4" apart)
Admittedly, I don't fluctuate more than 5 pounds in body weight. So for me, the belt will be a decade long association. There is NOTHING short of a BAR, that could not be hung off of this belt, comfortably! I'm notoriously cheap by nature, but this area is one I overlook that tendency in now.
JOMO.....

Beltman in horsehide #1! Worth the expense.

Just received my Beltman yesterday and its by far the best I've ever owned. My 1911 rides high and comfortable. Fast service and a quality product.

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Originally posted by garymolly1:
Wilderness Instructors Belt reinforced,carries holster well for about $38

My fav..I have a gorgeous Alessi but I like the thinness of the wilderness with the same rigidity...the velcro also makes it infinitely adjustable so I don't have to find a loop hole...of course, I only wear mine with untucked shirts....nylon is not for anything dressy....

Might be Karma Time...what is your waist?