Erich
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I've owned dozens of OWB holsters over the years - probably still own a dozen or so. I tend not to like them for real use. There's something about an IWB rig that just suits me: everything's tightly cinched-in and controlled, and easy to hide so as not to scare the gentle folks I encounter. I believe I've only ever carried in OWBs twice for any decent period of time: the first was an Uncle Mike's belt-slide in which I wore my 439 for a couple years in college between my belt and jeans beneath a cover shirt and the second was a Bianchi #111 Cyclone crossdraw that I wore often in the gun store with my 4" Model 13 on board. Except the second one kinda got in the way, clonking into everything, and after a few months I wound up just clipping a J-frame into my rear jeans pocket instead.
You've heard me say here before how I wish that Remora Holsters had been around when I started carrying in the mid-'80s. I was an early adopter of the great Remora utility holsters: they're essentially sweatproof, they stay put, they're available for a range of handgun sizes, they are inexpensive and they protect the gun. I've got a couple dozen of them in various sizes and models, and I recommend them wholeheartedly. (The only thing they're not is pretty, but that's essentially never a concern of mine for carry.) Well, when I was intrigued but skeptical when Alan Bogdan (owner of Remora and all-around good guy) sent me a tuckable IWB and an OWB for my 3" SP-101 a few months ago. After shaking them down pretty seriously now, I can report that they both work amazingly well . . . and that they've actually gotten me to carry the somewhat awkward to holster 3" SP a whole lot more. (I note that several people on this board have recently said the SP-101 is not really a concealable gun - in the context of explaining why it didn't conceal well with another holster. I hope the following pics are illustrative of how it can be concealed pretty well.)
The tuckable is the standard kind of model for tucking: a minimalist IWB holster with an offset clip (the shirt is tucked between the clip and the holster - a little attention to blousing, and it looks fine). The Remora's external sticky material proves great at holding the gun from moving around behind the tucked shirt, but the clip is visible. Other than that, you'd not know the rig was there - and it's actually comfortable to wear (at least part of this is the fact that the sticky holster stays put through activity). I've had other tuckables before, but this is the one that I've turned out to use the most.
I'm not surprised I like it - I like IWBs. I am surprised at how useful the tuckable feature is, tho I'm still more of a cover garment guy.
The OWB, though, has proven a total surprise: I really like it for my walks up Bear Canyon behind the house. The Remora OWB has a giant velcro flap to allow the wearer to situate the holster at whatever angle feels best, tightly held between the belt and the pants. It works like a dream (protects and holds the gun), and the pressure of the belt makes retention of the gun assured even when I do a headstand (I tried, just for kicks). I've worn this thing all over for a few months now, and it's gotten to be my favorite way of carrying the little SP (which is one handy trail gun, typically stoked with .38 +P+ handloads throwing 158-gr Tennessee Valley Bullets hardcast LSWCs at 1212 fps from the 3" tube). This Remora OWB really took me by surprise.
Anyhow, thought you might be interested in seeing these.
You've heard me say here before how I wish that Remora Holsters had been around when I started carrying in the mid-'80s. I was an early adopter of the great Remora utility holsters: they're essentially sweatproof, they stay put, they're available for a range of handgun sizes, they are inexpensive and they protect the gun. I've got a couple dozen of them in various sizes and models, and I recommend them wholeheartedly. (The only thing they're not is pretty, but that's essentially never a concern of mine for carry.) Well, when I was intrigued but skeptical when Alan Bogdan (owner of Remora and all-around good guy) sent me a tuckable IWB and an OWB for my 3" SP-101 a few months ago. After shaking them down pretty seriously now, I can report that they both work amazingly well . . . and that they've actually gotten me to carry the somewhat awkward to holster 3" SP a whole lot more. (I note that several people on this board have recently said the SP-101 is not really a concealable gun - in the context of explaining why it didn't conceal well with another holster. I hope the following pics are illustrative of how it can be concealed pretty well.)
The tuckable is the standard kind of model for tucking: a minimalist IWB holster with an offset clip (the shirt is tucked between the clip and the holster - a little attention to blousing, and it looks fine). The Remora's external sticky material proves great at holding the gun from moving around behind the tucked shirt, but the clip is visible. Other than that, you'd not know the rig was there - and it's actually comfortable to wear (at least part of this is the fact that the sticky holster stays put through activity). I've had other tuckables before, but this is the one that I've turned out to use the most.
I'm not surprised I like it - I like IWBs. I am surprised at how useful the tuckable feature is, tho I'm still more of a cover garment guy.
The OWB, though, has proven a total surprise: I really like it for my walks up Bear Canyon behind the house. The Remora OWB has a giant velcro flap to allow the wearer to situate the holster at whatever angle feels best, tightly held between the belt and the pants. It works like a dream (protects and holds the gun), and the pressure of the belt makes retention of the gun assured even when I do a headstand (I tried, just for kicks). I've worn this thing all over for a few months now, and it's gotten to be my favorite way of carrying the little SP (which is one handy trail gun, typically stoked with .38 +P+ handloads throwing 158-gr Tennessee Valley Bullets hardcast LSWCs at 1212 fps from the 3" tube). This Remora OWB really took me by surprise.
Anyhow, thought you might be interested in seeing these.
