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Follow this guide and you will be comfy.
http://ccwsupply.biz/CCWInfoFittingYourShoulderHolster.pdf
GatorFarmer
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Galco is decent, so is the "Strong" brand holsters. Try Ebay. You can often buy the holsters that didn't work out for someone else at a discount. Some gunshops also have a discount holster bin.
A number of the tactical gear companies are now making basic shoulder rigs. Many of these are fairly universal in fit, but even those that aren't can be customized. There's a cottage industry of folks that modify different gear.
If all else fails, and you just want to try the concept, there's always UTG or Uncle Mikes.
A number of the tactical gear companies are now making basic shoulder rigs. Many of these are fairly universal in fit, but even those that aren't can be customized. There's a cottage industry of folks that modify different gear.
If all else fails, and you just want to try the concept, there's always UTG or Uncle Mikes.
george minze
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Remember Paris Theadore
Back in the old days during the days of the 39,39-2 and the ASP. Which I bought from Theodore for a judge whose court I was assigned to. the story about the ASP and receiving it takes almost as long as it was to receive....Almost two years. I always thought that it was the precursor to the #3913 I have no real knowledge that is a fact just the design looked like a Asp but a better pistol except for collector value. But one of the side bars was that you supposedly could buy a Theodore designed holster and even be hand fitted, In fact the story was that at one time it was required. this was due to the legend around the pistol and Theodore, and the CIA etc. etc. I think Paris Theodore was a design genius but as so one of the best self promoters since Barnum and Baily. I do know it took a complaint from a Federal Judge to finally get the pistol. Design was very neat and it had a very different sight. My age I guess keeps from recalling the name of the site and the brand of the holster,,,,I keep thinking ******* was the holster name but I'm not sure. Somebody on this site some time ago posted a picture of the Paris designed holster. It was very neat due to it's simplicity and lack of much stitching. I was not going to NY for a sizing so I never got to see the holster in person. The gun was very innovative but first shot trigger pull was horrible by today's standards and even worse than the pistol that was used to cut down on the original model 39 a very nice pistol even be today's standards in my opinion. In fact probable one of the best pistols along with the 3913 that S&W ever made. Any further information or correction to my foggy memory would not only be read but appreciated......Those were the days.
Back in the old days during the days of the 39,39-2 and the ASP. Which I bought from Theodore for a judge whose court I was assigned to. the story about the ASP and receiving it takes almost as long as it was to receive....Almost two years. I always thought that it was the precursor to the #3913 I have no real knowledge that is a fact just the design looked like a Asp but a better pistol except for collector value. But one of the side bars was that you supposedly could buy a Theodore designed holster and even be hand fitted, In fact the story was that at one time it was required. this was due to the legend around the pistol and Theodore, and the CIA etc. etc. I think Paris Theodore was a design genius but as so one of the best self promoters since Barnum and Baily. I do know it took a complaint from a Federal Judge to finally get the pistol. Design was very neat and it had a very different sight. My age I guess keeps from recalling the name of the site and the brand of the holster,,,,I keep thinking ******* was the holster name but I'm not sure. Somebody on this site some time ago posted a picture of the Paris designed holster. It was very neat due to it's simplicity and lack of much stitching. I was not going to NY for a sizing so I never got to see the holster in person. The gun was very innovative but first shot trigger pull was horrible by today's standards and even worse than the pistol that was used to cut down on the original model 39 a very nice pistol even be today's standards in my opinion. In fact probable one of the best pistols along with the 3913 that S&W ever made. Any further information or correction to my foggy memory would not only be read but appreciated......Those were the days.
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Glock 'em down
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Shoulder rigs are best left for the professionals who know how to wear them...
Hollywood and TV actors.
Hollywood and TV actors.
sipowicz
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In the old days, I bought one for each of my carry guns....eventually, I sold them all off..they look cool but aren't very practical for day to day wear....
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When you wear a shoulder holster you have to wear a pastel shirt and shoes without socks.
It also helps to wear a white jacket,keep a 1 day growth of hair on the face and walk with one hand in the pocket.Having 1 strand of hair deliberately hanging over the forehead doesn't hurt either.
On the other hand,one can take a different approach and growl the words "Do ya feel lucky,Punk"?........Aaaaahhhhh Hollywood.
george minze
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Thank yo it sort of came trough the fog of years after I made the post. I think the holsters were called *******...I think the designs were sold to somebody and a form of them are being made by a larger company.
photoman
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Galco is the current company.
******* was the original company- and it was in Chicago, of all places!
Great American Leather Company is the descendant after it moved to Arizona.
Meanwhile, the one shoulder holster I find use for (when I am not in my home state!) is the upside-down "Berns & Martin" style or its Bianchi semi-copies.
On a motorcycle, or in a small sports car, this is a better solution in many cases.
It also has a huge advantage in ambidexterity- you can easily draw your snub with either hand. Another motorcycle benefit.
There are certain other cases in favor of shoulder holsters, particularly for people who simply can't use a belt carry. One example would be persons with physical ailments.
Another could be a toolbelt-wearing tradesperson.
I have neck troubles (from a fall as a tradesman) and shoulder holsters tend to bother my neck, but in a Miata, there's just no other holster you might be able to use.
Incidentally, I've practiced this on the range.
A Detective Special with +P Buffalo Bore from inside a car is kinda loud, I might add.
Great American Leather Company is the descendant after it moved to Arizona.
Meanwhile, the one shoulder holster I find use for (when I am not in my home state!) is the upside-down "Berns & Martin" style or its Bianchi semi-copies.
On a motorcycle, or in a small sports car, this is a better solution in many cases.
It also has a huge advantage in ambidexterity- you can easily draw your snub with either hand. Another motorcycle benefit.
There are certain other cases in favor of shoulder holsters, particularly for people who simply can't use a belt carry. One example would be persons with physical ailments.
Another could be a toolbelt-wearing tradesperson.
I have neck troubles (from a fall as a tradesman) and shoulder holsters tend to bother my neck, but in a Miata, there's just no other holster you might be able to use.
Incidentally, I've practiced this on the range.
A Detective Special with +P Buffalo Bore from inside a car is kinda loud, I might add.
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Now I'm imagining driving a Miata up between other guys on the firing line at the pistol range...
writerinmo
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I wear one occasionally, albeit a cheapy one that I altered a bit. If I am driving any distance at all or wearing a jacket, I prefer it due to a couple of bulging discs in my lower back and a touch of arthritis in the right hip tends to get aggravated with all my other holsters if I sit for more than a few miles. Of course I could remedy this by sticking my pistol in the center console, but prefer to keep it on me if it all possible. And of course, I had to have one to round out my 'drawer of holsters' too...
michael thornton
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i gave up on shoulder holsters, never could find one that didnt make my neck hurt
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