Erich
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Well, you all know how I feel about them: I've got a dozen of them and I very much wish they'd been available 25 years ago when I started carrying. Great product, great service. 
Remora questions
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Wayne
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OK I too would like one for my Shield. Frankly I am skeptical, though I realize they sell a bunch, I watched videos , looked at the site. I guess I just get it out of my head, that thing just flying out of the waist band , gun and all, when you make some kind of fast or odd movement ? Or it just going down your pant leg, either way making for a bad day !
I'm almost convinced, though confused by which to order. There have been some conflicting posts.
The only minor drawback I see is needing to remove and re-install when delivering a load of logs. Granted its only once or twice a day, but still something I don't have to worry a out with a clip.
Also, what is the consensus on reinf. top vs non-reinf. ?
The only minor drawback I see is needing to remove and re-install when delivering a load of logs. Granted its only once or twice a day, but still something I don't have to worry a out with a clip.
Also, what is the consensus on reinf. top vs non-reinf. ?
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accessbob
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For which gun are you wanting to get one?
I don't see how a clip holster would be something you don't have to worry about in that scenario and would have to worry about with a Remora. If you need to remove it, it is quicker and easier than a clip holster to remove and to put back in.
Me, personally, I like the reinforced top (RFT) better because it helps when re-holstering. But the non-reinforced top sits a little (and only a little, really) thinner at the top. I also like the ART version (so ART RFT) as it exposes more of the handle of the gun which makes it quite easy to get a grip on it when pulling it out. That's not to say that the non-ART is bad, because it isn't. But the slight difference in cut works better for me.
Erich
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Hi Wayne,
I've been using Remoras for a few years now, and I've worn them while doing vigorous chores (chopping wood, digging out stumps), hiking up mountains (scrambling over boulders), mountain biking, etc. The combination of friction between the holster's sticky covering (which also sweat-proofs it - a big issue with me) and the pressure from your belt or waistband keeps it in place, and the holster does a fine job of keeping the gun in the holster.
My experience has been that the holster stays put, provided that you have a belt on or properly fitting pants to provide the necessary friction. (I've done summersaults, cartwheels and handstands to demonstrate this to friends.) A caveat to this is that the fitment of the rig in your waistband (which is to say the size of the holster and the gun, the amount of "rise" in your trousers and where you wear your holster) can make a difference in terms of holster movement: for example, my Ruger P90 is pretty big, and if I wear it appendix and take a giant step up with my strong side leg (scrambling up one of those boulders), my leg is going to knock the bottom of the muzzle and the holster is going to shift in my waistband. It's not going to come out and the gun is not going to come out of the holster, but you whack an object with a bigger object, the little one is going to move.
This just means that you have to think about it a little bit. My 3 3/4" Ruger New Vaquero rides great A-IWB in a Remora (let alone my Walther PPS or CZ RAMI or Chiappa Rhino), regardless of what I'm doing (I could be kickboxing and that thing would stay put), but the 4 1/4" P90 wants to shift if I make violent vertical moves with my thigh. Your build and trouser rise is likely to be different from mine so I can't speak to any given gun for you, but if the gun fits comfortably in your waistband without interference from your leg, the Remora will hold it there securely.
For Heaven's sake, they're $30 or something like that: just try one!
WK1025
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Thanks for the Post. i was looking for a new IWB holster for my M&P9 FS and wasn't sure if the Ramora would work for me (I'm 5'4") and my full size pistol. I'm going to contact them tomorrow and see what they recomend for size, shape, RFT ect.
After all they are "only thirty bucks"
After all they are "only thirty bucks"
Erich
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Good deal - went scrambling up Bear Canyon today with my Ruger New Vaquero 3 3/4" .45 ACP in my Remora. Clambering over boulders and such - not problem at all. Stayed right where I'd put it.
Up Bear Canyon this afternoon:
New Vaquero, Remora and "speed loader" - good to have a gun made for a lefty!
Up Bear Canyon this afternoon:
New Vaquero, Remora and "speed loader" - good to have a gun made for a lefty!
What size/model?
And the size and options are?
accessbob
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Sizes listed here:
http://remoraholsters.com/uploads/Fitment_Chart_By_Gun_Type-r.pdf
And options are shown in this video:
Remora Holster Products - YouTube
And are selectable at the time of ordering.
Takasnooze
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spirit4earth
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6ART. I actually returned it for one with new full sweat shield. I like to keep the gun from touching my body. He's going to send another so I can work on a modification for wearing it between pants and belt.
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