Galco Combat Master

[ingliz]

I am thinking of buying one for my Sig 228R.

Is it a good choice in leather OWB concealment holsters?

 

[JTQ]

They have a fairly good reputation. I think it depends on how much you're paying for it. At the $95ish list price, I'd pick something else. In the $70ish price range it's probably a good choice. One point to consider is the the Combat Master is cut for 1.75" belt. If you wear a 1.75" belt that would be great. However, the typical belt/holster loop standard is 1.5". If you have a 1.5" belt, you'll have some "slop" on the belt.

Galco Combat Master https://www.galcogunleather.com/combat-master-belt-holster_8_4_1063.html

If you like Galco, you may want to consider the Concealable. It is also a pancake design, but has 1.5" loops.

Concealable https://www.galcogunleather.com/concealable-belt-holster_8_4_1064.html

Some other similar options...

Mitch Rosen's 5JR Express Line at $75 https://mitchrosen.com/products/express-line/
- also available from Dillon https://www.dillonprecision.com/5jr-dl_8_22_23715.html

Ritchie Gun Leather has their Belt Speed Scabbard on sale for $80 right now http://www.ritchieholsters.com/catalog
- also on sale at Top Gun Supply for $80 https://www.topgunsupply.com/holsters/ritchie-gun-leather/belt-speed-scabbard.html


Edit to add: I'm sorry, I'm not used to looking for SIG P228R holsters. I don't know if the retailers (Top Gun Supply & Dillon) carry holsters for that gun, though I'm sure both of the leather makers will. Rosen is in New Hampshire, just like SIG, for what that's worth.

 

[If1HitU]

I use the Galco holster for my 1911's.

 

[Old Dog]

No problem with the Combat Master. It's more of a straight cant as compared to the Concealable, which has more of a forward "FBI" cant. For an off-the-shelf pancake, the Galcos are about as good as they come. I prefer Galco to the DeSantis and Ritchie offerings, but I'll concede that the Mitch Rosen Express Line (from Dillon) is just a cut above.

But ... if you can fork over another $50 bucks, I'd go with any Kramer holster in horsehide. Far more durable, the mouth is rigid and stays open.
http://www.kramerleather.com/

 

[Steve51]

I use the "combat master" for my Ruger LCR38. It is a quality holster and has a forward cant. I have no complaints. Wish they made one for my Ruger LC9 with the Crimson Trace laser guard.

 

[JTQ]

For an off-the-shelf pancake, the Galcos are about as good as they come. I prefer Galco to the DeSantis and Ritchie offerings, but I'll concede that the Mitch Rosen Express Line (from Dillon) is just a cut above.

For clarity, are you saying Galco and Rosen's Express line's are a "cut above" Ritchie's holsters, and by implication DeSantis and Ritchie are at the same level? I have no dog in the fight, but I've not seen those products ranked as such before.

Ritchie Gun Leather http://www.ritchieholsters.com

 

[Spats McGee]

I have a Galco Combat Master for my G19. While I prefer IWB, the GCM has worked just fine for those occasions where I carry OWB. I think I paid ~$75 about 4 years ago, and it was money well spent.

 

[Old Dog]

For clarity, are you saying Galco and Rosen's Express line's are a "cut above" Ritchie's holsters, and by implication DeSantis and Ritchie are at the same level? I have no dog in the fight, but I've not seen those products ranked as such before.

Ritchie Gun Leather http://www.ritchieholsters.com

Not ranking them at all. Just my experience as an inveterate collector of holsters for use with new guns while waiting for custom leather. I ordered a couple Ritchie "Speed Scabbards" from Top Gun Supply, so my sample size is exactly two. The stitching is not nearly as well done as on the comparable Galco holsters I own (I've got five or six), plus, and I don't know what I was thinking, ordered holsters claiming to fit both non-railed and railed version of the pistols -- they fit neither well -- two tight on the railed and not quite the fit I wanted on the non-railed (these were for SIG P-series). As far as DeSantis, for some reason, my employer had way back when issued some for non-uniformed carry, and the edges were unfinished and the thinner leather bodies that seemed firm at first quickly became flimsy and provided a loose fit. By way of contrast, ordered a Rosen Express OWB for a 1911 from Dillon some years back and it's held up pretty well.

 

[ingliz]

Thank you for your comments.
I will order a Galco once the Christmas rush is over in the New Year