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stash wrote:I have several Hume holsters. They have always worked for me. There quality is good and you cannot beat the price. I bought one High Noon IWB clip holster for a 642 that would not work. No matter how hard I tried I could not get the little revolver in it. I called them up and they said what I got was for the 642 and to jam it in harder. I wound up throwing it away. Their other holsters may be OK but this one was not.

I've had similar trouble with HN Split Decision for my Smith 638. Tried loosening the retention screw, but still seemed too tight and gun didn't slide in far enough. Finally got a bit drastic and cut some of the inner row of stitching around the trigger guard (two rows, stiched parrallel for extra durability, so this cut row was a bit redundant anyway). This help a ton and holster carries very well now.

Dave01 wrote:The sight track insert (a plastic piece that keeps the front sight from making contact with the holster) keeps the top open so re-holstering one handed is not an issue (not sure if this is what Austinrealtor was referring to).

Dave is correct. Some of their "in-stock" holsters do have this "sight track" which keep the IWB holster from collapsing on itself when no gun is present. I should have been more specific that each of the HN holsters I own is a "Split Decision" model, a cowhide tuckable IWB with 15% "FBI cant" but no "sight track". These Split Decision holsters sell for $35 and ship in a week or two, compared to $100 or more for their better constructed holsters - some of which can also be ordered/shipped in a week or two. But to get those design elements I wanted - tuckable IWB with 15% cant - in one of their "better quality" holsters, I would've had to order from the "not in stock" designs and they quote 6-8 weeks turnaround for those.

Have owned both. Done Hume is probably slightly better quality/better materials. But I have only owned the less-expensive "in stock" cowhide versions of the High Noon holsters. I assume their horsehide holsters, which cost three times as much and take months to make and deliver, are much higher quality. Not that there is anything wrong with their in stock cowhide products, just made with less expensive materials, don't have the stay-open tops on their in-stock IWB holsters etc.

High Noon's tuckable canted versions - for me - are a better carry option than Don Hume.

As long as you select the material and style you like, I don't think you could go wrong with either brand.