Open top holsters SUCK. Flap holsters RULE. Convince me I'm wrong.

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Ugly Sauce said:
So....I've always been very disappointed with open top holsters. For that kind of brush busting/trekking/woods bumming, the pistol just gets so dusty and dirty, leaves, pine and fir needles and twigs all find their way into and on the pistol. Accordingly, I always use flap holsters.
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I just use IWB holsters and put them under my shirt. I do this every day though, so I am quite used to it.
 
Pat Riot said:
I discovered this website when looking for other flap holster options. The cool thing is they have various options and you can get a holster that can be worn with or without the flap.
https://www.diamonddcustomleather.com/
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Thanks for posting the link. I had mentioned in an earlier post about this company but wasnt sure about the correct name, so, no link
I have used this flap holster set up for at least 15 years now, carrying an N frame Smith.
The quality is outstanding as is the usefulness of this rig.
 
I came across a fellow riding his horse and packing a SA Ruger.
The old horse was throwing fits along the trail and at one point took a detour into a manzanita.
The fellow made it a quarter mile down the trail before I could catch up to him and point out that his Ruger
was fully cocked:eek:
 
Risky buisness said:
Thanks for posting the link. I had mentioned in an earlier post about this company but wasnt sure about the correct name, so, no link
I have used this flap holster set up for at least 15 years now, carrying an N frame Smith.
The quality is outstanding as is the usefulness of this rig.
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Thank you for your review. I am thinking that I might buy one of their rigs for my S&W 25-15.
 
Ugly Sauce said:
No, I agree. For concealed carry I'd not use a flap holster. ! I'm talking about wilderness, rough country, hiking or hunting into areas where most would never trek. Places that might require an "unexpected stay" for a number of reasons. Brush so thick it might take an hour to go 300 yards. Stuff like that.
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Did that many years ago in jungles of SE Asia, and not talking Vietnam (that was another time) and never used a flap holster. Was I hunting...I guess you could all it that!:rofl: Now, when hiking the forests in MT, WY, ID I just make sure it has a thumb break or a very secure kydex. All are open top. Still no problem.

But to each their own, that's why there are many different types made.
 
Ugly Sauce said:
Well true. Some people get lost on it and die. I did mean to mention the legality of hiking through so many states and jurisdictions with a firearm. For sure, the Bitterroots of Montana never sees even a fraction of 3+million visitors. !!! I've been on back-packs where we never saw three people in a 9-day period.

Just saying, in the Bitterroots or the Bob Marshal, absolutely no reason not to carry the .44, (or .45, or 10mm, or whatever) and many reasons I'd not want to be without one. No one cares, and no one wants to do one harm.
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Bitterroots are beautiful. Been there a few times. Agree you can hike for days and not see another person. However, my favorites are the Absaroka and Wind river ranges in western WY.
I have wondered, does anyone have any idea how many people actually hike in these mountain ranges? I'm guessing NO. But headed over to Wind River next month; hopefully, before too much snow hits. Feel it will be an early fall....
 
I'll have to check that out before I croak some day. Not too far from Wyoming. Many of the trails in Idaho and Montana get very little traffic. In Montana they often neglect them for that reason and some of the old trails "disappear" from lack of use or maintenance. Idaho does better.
 
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Here's my Air Lite holster which I misplaced, which led to using the "sausage-sack" !!! Uncle Mike's holster, which led to the big glob of pitch sitting on top of my hammer. !!! Had to modify it a bit to pull the flap down lower for the Air-Lite. Have no idea what it was originally intended for, got it at a surplus store which always has a "grab-bin" of assorted funky used holsters for like five bucks apiece.

Yep, you can't get much slower than this one, but again the Air-Lite is a survival tool, won't be shooting any charging bears with a .22LR. The belt-pouch holds one box of fifty rounds, so with eight in the pistola that's 58 chances of shooting something edible. The Air-Lite is very accurate off the bench, but of course under field conditions there's going to be some misses.

I did discover last hunting season (during a day of drizzle and some wet snow/drizzle mix) that a canvas holster will "wick-up" moisture, even when mostly covered by a jacket. But, the Air-Lite being all aluminum and stainless steel, (except for some internal parts of course) that's not much of a worry. This one has a thin leather lining, which should slow that down. Last year it was the Luger in another canvas holster, which was a little bit of a worry, but back at camp it was clean and oil, no problem. In an extended unexpected overnight stay I may have awoken the next morning to find rust on the Luger. That would be horrifying to say the least.
 
Ugly Sauce said:
I went up North yesterday to escape the world for a while, do my mountain man thing, and chill. Did some exploring and pre-season scouting. Tried to get into some unknown territory, to me, but failed. Blocked by brush that could not be defeated without an axe and machete, boggy marsh, deep stream channels...I failed! But I gave it a good try, got wet, busted brush, how long can that kind of fun last? !!!

Anyhow, I took my Rossi .357 92SR, (I have removed the totally useless saddle ring) loaded with 200 grain hard cast bullets over lots of WW296 for bear, (and had a bear encounter, 20 yards, man that rifle came up all by it's self, nice handling rifle...yeah...it's a Winchester...kind of) and my S&W "Airlite" .22 long rifle for small game should I wind up having an unexpected stay in the wilderness.

So....I've always been very disappointed with open top holsters. For that kind of brush busting/trekking/woods bumming, the pistol just gets so dusty and dirty, leaves, pine and fir needles and twigs all find their way into and on the pistol. Accordingly, I always use flap holsters. But, I can't find the flap holster that goes to my Airlite for some reason, so I put it in a Uncle Mike's I had laying around. I can find old holsters laying around, but not one I use.

Get back late at night, put the guns on the kitchen table. Next morning go to clean the guns, and there is the biggest GLOB of fir pitch and needle right on, over, and around the hammer of the Airlite. Dang. I had the pistol on my left, canteen on my right, and as it rides pretty high on the belt, and being under my left arm, I thought it would be pretty protected. Not.

So, open top holsters...they suck. Flap holsters...yeah, they rule.View attachment 1016540
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Your opinion is whats perceived to be right by you. And that's ok FOR YOU.............150,000 of us will probably disagree with your opinion.
 
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