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Old 08-27-2018, 05:24 PM
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I just bought a Smith 686-6 Plus with a 3" barrel. I am looking for an OWB holster for it. I want a leather holster with a break strap to hold it in place. What do you use?
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Old 08-27-2018, 05:27 PM
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I just bought a Smith 686-6 Plus with a 3" barrel. I am looking for an OWB holster for it. I want a leather holster with a break strap to hold it in place. What do you use?
Ask for more than you'll automatically get, which is a brand recommendation. What you really need to know, is what design works best for them.
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Old 08-27-2018, 05:48 PM
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Doc Barranti can make one like that. He did it for me for a K frame snub.





It is a really good design.





On that gun it is securing a bobbed hammer!
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Old 08-27-2018, 10:54 PM
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Wright Leather Works .. Just received the Cobra model holster for the 686+ PC I got last week for my birthday .. dual IWB/OWB holster !!!

Next will order one from Garett Industries Holsters .. they have several leather lined kydex holsters I have two I have been using for over 3 years now ..
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This is my S&W 3" holster I use for my SP101.357 Mag.and CA Bulldog .44 Spl.2.5"
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Doug: Look for the website of Lobo Gun Leather. Excellent quality for fair prices.
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a De Santis, marked 001 over 33.
Made in U.S.A.
The leather is molded for a 6 chamber cylinder, I put a very thin sock over the gun and left it in the holster for some time. (recommended by someone else on this forum) Now after carrying the gun in the holster for a while it it fits well, I'm satisfied w/ it.
The leather doesn't touch the sights at all, the barrel is exactly the length of the leather. (I actually prefer the holster 1/4 in longer than the barrel.)
It rides high enough to be comfortable.
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You can at times get some great vintage holsters off fleabay at good prices.
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Thank you for the thoughts and replies. They were helpful.
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I'm a fan of theirs and really like their work
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