Anyone have any suggestions for a good quality leather rig that is readily available? Do not want to wait for a MD as I would like to start carrying this soon. TIA

Sent you a PM. John

A month may be longer than you want to wait, but, as a dedicated
cross-draw carrier myself, one who's next gun will be a 2 or 3" N Frame,
I'll be getting another Mernickle PS10DA when I find my next gun.

I use them for J's & K's and have tried many other
cross-draw holsters, but the Mernickle is my main "rig."

The first pic shows a couple of J Frames, one 2" & the other 3"



This next picture shows a M66-2 with 2.5" bbl in a PS10DA. I only went
with the camo pattern because I have so many that it helps ID it at a glance.



As I mentioned, it takes about a month to get one, usually closer to three weeks.

One last thing, the angle of cant is determined by the size of gun and it's bbl length.

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Not sure what Sam's wait time is now, but Andrew's leather offers their MacDaniel II with crossdraw option, as well as, his Carjacker model. Just to give you a couple more options to look at.

Andrews rigs are some of the finest around. A few years back the wait was in the area of six months, but once I received my order, the wait time was insignificant. Mr. Andrews also makes exquisite high end exotic holsters.

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Thank you all!

You could get a Simply Rugged Sourdough Pancake pretty quickly last time I tried. They have a third belt slot for crossdraw carry option.

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I have some experience using Simply Rugged holsters in a cross-draw
capacity and before anyone gets one, or any 3-slot design for that matter,
to use for cross-draw you might want to read post #18 in this linked thread.

Anyone use a Simply Rugged holster

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Many good suggestions in this thread.

So to confuse you even more I prefer cross draw also and purchased this from Black Hills Leather, can be worn on strong side also.

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Ogy ... Thank you for that photo and info. It's clear that the weight dispersal of the SR holster would allow the revolver to flap around, while the other won't based on the belt slots being aligned with the cylinder's balance point.

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You're welcome mc5. The reason I took those photo's is so others could see for
themselves if considering using a 3-slot design, from any maker, for cross-draw.

They will do in a pinch, especially for short barrel, lightweight guns,
but if someone is going to carry cross-draw on a regular basis then
they would be better served with a dedicated cross-draw rig.

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Hi:
Forum Member "Ray" at "Lobo Gun Leather"
Jimmy

I like the Bianchi 111, Cyclone for a 4". I have used Bianchi for years and find this model to be more comfortable and less imposing than the paddle or two loop, belt slide models. It is slightly longer than the 3" barrel but I don't find that to out weigh it's benefits.

I have a different suggestion for you. I carry concealed exclusively cross draw. I have several cross draw holsters, including the excellent Mernickle cross draw for a 3" K frame.

I carry my 3" N frame in a vertical scabbard from Kramer. I have discovered with a vertical cant the grip of your revolver stays tucked in to your body much better than any cross draw holster that I have tried. I use it weak side over my hip, and even the N frame stays well concealed. Even if you prefer to bring your holster up over your tummy more the grip stays tucked in nice and tight.

Another advantage to a vertical cant is that you can use it on your strong side also. A lot of the custom holster makers can make you their scabbard holster in a neutral cant. I am just getting ready to order another holster, and it will be a vertical scabbard.

I also have on order a Huntington Wedge from Haugen Handgun leather. It is for pistols only I think, I'm not sure, but it is also a vertical cant cross draw holster. Vertical just works much better for me.

Best Wishes,
Tom

For what it's worth, here's another revolver cross-draw thread.

Thoughts/opinions on cross-draw holster

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