Tucker Gunleather -- EXCELLENT!

[primalmu]

I got my Tucker Gunleather HF1 a few weeks ago. After I bought my Kimber 1911, I decided I needed a holster that would do the gun justice. I couldn't bring myself to slap it into a Kydex or cheap Bianchi holster.

This is their HF1 holster with Egyptian border stamp and star concho. I couldn't be happier with this holster. Price with these options was around $180 -- worth every penny.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Nice holster but I'm way too cheep to buy a holster that expensive. It is beautiful, enjoy...

 

[SigP229R]

This is mine; HF2 with my initial and Egyptian key border, you will love it. I almost got the same one but, in the end went with the HF2. You will like the way it wears. They are worth the money and the wait.

 

[bannockburn]

Fine looking holsters! A little pricey for me but if they do the job they're designed for, are comfortable to wear, and are well made, then you're going to get your money's worth out of them in the long run. Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

[primalmu]

I don't know if there is any basis to this way of thinking, but I feel like someone open carrying is probably a little less threatening to sheeple if you've got a classy looking setup vs carrying in a kydex holster or, god forbid (and I've seen it here in Tucson), a tactical drop leg holster.

 

[redneck]

Love the look of them. How do they do for concealed carry? It seems to me the front belt loop being set to the outside of the holster would make the butt of the gun want to turn out away from your body? I really like the style and having a place to mount a concho like that though.

 

[primalmu]

I can't speak to its suitability for concealed carry, but I can say that I don't have any issues with the butt of the gun turning out. It sits really well. Obviously though, any OWB holster isn't going to be great for concealed carry unless you're wearing a jacket/coat.

 

[JTQ]

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[nettlle]

Nice looking Tucker. I have a plain HF1. These are not so expensive but very well made. The HF1 holsters ride high and tight to the body.

 

[JTQ]

How do they do for concealed carry? It seems to me the front belt loop being set to the outside of the holster would make the butt of the gun want to turn out away from your body?

Think of the Tucker HF1 as a combination of a Nelson #1 Professional/Avenger and a Pancake, giving you the advantages of both and none of the disadvantages of either.

Both the Nelson #1 Professional and the Pancake have trailing loops to pull the grip close to the body. They are equal here, and the HF1 also has that.

The downside to the Nelson holster is the slide portion of the gun is not pulled as close to the body as the pancake holster does, so it doesn't typically conceal as well as a pancake.

The downside to the pancake is the gun is not as easy to reholster as with the Nelson design.

The Tucker HF1 gives you the easy to reholster nature of the Nelson design (it is a wraparound holster like the Nelson holster), and with the outer flap providing the front loop it pulls the gun close to the body like a pancake does.

That's the theory at least.

 

[redneck]

Thanks, I may try making myself something similar sometime to see what I think. I currently favor pancake holsters, and like how tight they can pull the gun in. For my build, they conceal pretty well with just a loose shirt. In my mind, the offset loop should be on the butt end, so that any twisting as the belt tightens pulls the butt of the gun in, but I am a novice in the holster game and have a lot to learn.

 

[JTQ]

I currently favor pancake holsters, and like how tight they can pull the gun in.

Correct, and the HF1 does the same because the loops are position similarly to a pancake.

In my mind, the offset loop should be on the butt end, so that any twisting as the belt tightens pulls the butt of the gun in, but I am a novice in the holster game and have a lot to learn.

I'm not sure I'm following. The HF1 has a trailing loop. If the offset loop were on the trailing end, what would your front attachment point be.

 

[redneck]

Maybe I'm not using the right terms. On a standard pancake, both loops are attached in the same plane, and pull inwards equally.

On the HF holsters posted here, the front loop is attached to the outside face of the holster, the rear loop is attached to the inside face of the holster. I would expect that to make the front loop pull the gun inwards more than the rear loop, which in effect would twist the butt of the gun away from your body.
I would expect to get better results, doing the opposite. If the rear loop was on the outside plane, then any twisting motion caused by it pulling in would bring the butt of the gun closer to your body.

 

[I6turbo]

Nice HF. I have a Tucker Texas Heritage for my CZ 75 D PCR. It fits very well.

 

[JTQ]

Maybe I'm not using the right terms. On a standard pancake, both loops are attached in the same plane, and pull inwards equally.

Yes, this is true, which is why it is more difficult to reholster a gun into a pancake holster than to reholster into a Nelson #1 Professional.

On the HF holsters posted here, the front loop is attached to the outside face of the holster, the rear loop is attached to the inside face of the holster. I would expect that to make the front loop pull the gun inwards more than the rear loop, which in effect would twist the butt of the gun away from your body.

Does the front loop of your pancake cause the butt of the gun to twist away from your body?

I would expect to get better results, doing the opposite. If the rear loop was on the outside plane, then any twisting motion caused by it pulling in would bring the butt of the gun closer to your body

I'm not sure it is a terminology thing, but maybe a visualization thing. Can you think of any "taco" style (wraparound like a Nelson holster) holsters that has the stitched side on the slide side of the gun, and the wrapped part on the trigger guard side? I suspect you'd need to have the stitched side on the trigger guard side, because it is narrower and that's where you'd expect to get the holster tension on the gun. With the closed side of the holster on the trigger guard side, you'd most likely not get enough tension on the trigger guard.

Note the Milt Sparks 60TK uses a similar design to the Tucker HF1. http://www.miltsparks.com/products-60-tk.php

 

[redneck]

Yes, this is true, which is why it is more difficult to reholster a gun into a pancake holster than to reholster into a Nelson #1 Professional.

Does the front loop of your pancake cause the butt of the gun to twist away from your body?

I'm not sure it is a terminology thing, but maybe a visualization thing. Can you think of any "taco" style (wraparound like a Nelson holster) holsters that has the stitched side on the slide side of the gun, and the wrapped part on the trigger guard side? I suspect you'd need to have the stitched side on the trigger guard side, because it is narrower and that's where you'd expect to get the holster tension on the gun. With the closed side of the holster on the trigger guard side, you'd most likely not get enough tension on the trigger guard.

Note the Milt Sparks 60TK uses a similar design to the Tucker HF1. http://www.miltsparks.com/products-60-tk.php

My pancake holsters don't twist the gun butt away from my body but they have the loops on the same plane, so that both pull in equally. This is the first I've really looked at a holster like the HF1, which is why I asked the question in the first place.

I am aware that folding the holster the opposite direction would pose a difficulty in getting good retention. I wasn't saying it necessarily should be made that way, I was saying that if the holster is going to impart a twist on the gun it would be preferred to have it twist the butt of the gun towards your body instead of away from it. It's the same principle as having a kicker on an IWB holster, it's used to pull the butt of the gun in tighter.

I am not criticizing the HF1 at all. I am only asking if it puts a twist on the gun, or if it is neutral and pulls the gun straight into your side? It wouldn't have occurred to me to build a holster that way because when I look at it I expect it to twist the butt of the gun away from you.

 

[tonerguy]

The HF1 does not twist the butt of the gun away from you. Customers give us high marks for concealability.
We're not new to the business and have a ton of public reviews. We have an incredible return policy but rarely get a holster back.
Rob
Tucker Gunleather
800-308-6628

 

[Mainsail]

My personal opinion is that Uncle Mike's is more appropriate for a Kimber...

Seriously though, Tucker makes some incredible holsters for whatever gun you want to put in it. It conceals better than any of my kydex holsters and tucks the gun in tight to my body.

 

[SigP229R]

View attachment 225522 View attachment 225520 The HF1 does not twist the butt of the gun away from you. Customers give us high marks for concealability.
We're not new to the business and have a ton of public reviews. We have an incredible return policy but rarely get a holster back.
Rob
Tucker Gunleather
800-308-6628

Good to see you here Rob. I have loved my HF2 from day one and recommend you guys every chance I get. Just as an asdie mine will also work with my FNP40 and my H&K P30.

 

[tonerguy]

I'm glad to hear you guys like your holsters. That's what makes our business fun.
Rob

 

[primalmu]

My personal opinion is that Uncle Mike's is more appropriate for a Kimber...

Seriously though, Tucker makes some incredible holsters for whatever gun you want to put in it. It conceals better than any of my kydex holsters and tucks the gun in tight to my body.

Well, I guess you have a right to your opinion! Whatever your opinion of Kimber is, I can say that I put 200 rounds down range on my first outing with the gun with only a single mag-related malfunction. Accuracy was excellent as well -- or rather, the gun is far more accurate than I am...

 

[jjones45]

Wow those are really nice holsters, but for that kind money they better well be. I don't buy real expensive holsters because I carry too many different guns and I would have a small fortune invested in holsters alone. I just can't justify that kind of money for a holster unless I was carrying an $3000 custom 1911 or something, and that would never happen because I would never carry a gun that expensive for several reasons. I try hard not to spend over $60 for a holster and I moved away from leather so it's fairly easy to do. Congrats on the Kimber as well, with good mags and after it's broken in it should run as well as any other 1911. Kimber makes a good 1911, don't listen to the haters lol