New to CHL: Need holster recommendations

[ShaneHD]

I should be getting my plastic within the next 10 days (pending a print). I have no clue what I am looking at or doing when it comes to holsters. I DO know my guns very well. I need help picking out good quality and comfortable holsters for two guns:

Sig Sauer P250
Ruger LC9

I think I am going with an IWB on the right back side (above my cheek) as it is going to be tough for me to put it anywhere else (my build). I might even have a pocket holster for my Ruger LC9, but want an IWB holster as well for both guns.

Cabelas has some, but again, I don't know what is good, bad and comfortable. Plus I am not even sure which one will fit my guns...because you can't exactly walk in with your gun and try them on.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[maisano]

go with the crossbreed holsters. you might have to wait a week or two but worth the comfort...

[speedsix]

...Don Hume's been my favorite since the 70s...great customer service...reasonable prices...top quality...they're online and you can call them with questions...quick delivery time...

[mikeintexas]

go with the crossbreed holsters. you might have to wait a week or two but worth the comfort...

I vote for the Crossbreed Supertuck as well. I've used one for about 3 years and love it.

As good as a good holster is, get a good gun belt that will hold up the weight of the gun. I have been using a Double Duty belt from Cabela's, but will go with something better (read stiffer) than that when I get ready to change.

Good luck! Most of us end up with a drawer full of holsters that didn't make the cut.

[snatchel]

True story. I counted yesterday. Actually, my wife counted for me. I have 17 holsters for the 3 handguns I regularly carry. Of those 17 holsters, I only use 5. The other 12 holsters sit in a box at the top of my closet... waiting to get sold on here/ebay/garage sale/ .. or maybe they will just sit at the top of the closet indefinitely.

[eureka40]

Yep, Crossbreed won't disappoint. Both holster and belt.

[C-dub]

Plus I am not even sure which one will fit my guns...because you can't exactly walk in with your gun and try them on.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

If they have a P250 or LC9 for sale just find a holster you like and ask to see how it fits with one of theirs. You won't be able to try it on, but you can get an idea of how it will draw. I tried this with a Galco leather holster and a G21 this past weekend and it was so tight I thought I'd have to both hands to get it out. The salesman assured me it would require a break-in period, but I have a holster I'm happy with and didn't feel like spending $90 on and experiment.

[MoJo]

You can't go wrong with either a Crossbreed or Kholster I own both and they are the most comfortable IWBs I have ever used. For pocket holsters I like the DeSantis Nemisis, TuffProducts Pocket Roo and Jr. Roo, the gold standard in pocket holsters is Mika's.

Here's links to all the holsters I mentioned.

http://www.tuffproducts.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.frontiernet.net/~akim/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (Mika's)
http://www.crossbreedholsters.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.kholster.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.desantisholster.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[A-R]

In addition to Crossbreed, check out Comp Tac - specifically the MTAC Minotaur.

Either will be better than anything sold at Cabela's - including the Crossbreed/Comp Tac rip offs from Galco etc

For pocket holsters, I highly recommend Mika's http://www.frontiernet.net/~akim/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

EDITED TO ADD: and definitely get a quality stiff belt as mentioned above.

Cabelas Double Duty is not bad for the price

My personal favorite is Wilderness Tactical web belt with kydex reinforcement. 5.11 Tactical offers similar and some decent (for the money) faux leather reinforced belts.

Best leather belt (expensive $$) is http://www.thebeltman.net" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; but there are other good ones.

[alexrex20]

True story. I counted yesterday. Actually, my wife counted for me. I have 17 holsters for the 3 handguns I regularly carry. Of those 17 holsters, I only use 5. The other 12 holsters sit in a box at the top of my closet... waiting to get sold on here/ebay/garage sale/ .. or maybe they will just sit at the top of the closet indefinitely.

Great story...

[CombatWombat]

+1 for Crossbreed

[ShaneHD]

Does anyone recommend DeSantis? I think I am going to go with a pocket holster from them, but wonder if the DeSantis 105 The Intruder IWB holster is any good.

IWB:
http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... CGUQ8wIwAg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Pocket:
http://www.cabelas.com/product/DeSantis ... l+Products" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[ag13]

Mtac

[spolct]

I did a bunch of research and looking around to fit my LC9 IWB. I went with http://theisholsters.com/. Great customer service, reasonable wait times, great quality, and reasonable price. I also have a remora which works well in certain instances. Not really worth mentioning is my uncle mike's cheapo.

For a belt, I picked up one of these. I figured with a lighter gun I didn't need a super dooper deelux, triple reinforced, doubles as a tow strap belt. I'm almost always untucked so appearance wasn't a very big consideration.