William's Gun Leather Custom IWB holster

[Zundfolge]

Ok, here's a couple pics and my mini review.





Based on the photoshoped pic I posted here, Insta was able to make a very nice IWB pancake holster.

The fit and finish are excellent and the boning fits the gun perfectly (not too tight, not too loose).

I've never been a fan of leather IWB loops (like those found on a Milt Sparks VMII) and have always preferred clips. While I still think I like clips better, these loops work well, they are very tight on my Beltman belt but while this makes putting the holster on a little more difficult, it does mean that it just simply does not move once you have it where you want it. At some point I'll probably replace the loops with clips, but I can certainly see the appeal to this style of loop. One possible improvement of the loops would to make them affix to the holster with snaps instead of chicago screws so you can unsnap them, wrap them around your belt and then resnap them instead of sliding them down the belt ... assuming that would work (although honestly with a regular belt and not this double thick Beltman belt I'd have never noticed the tightness issue).

This is my first tuckable holster (thankfully I don't work in an environment where I need to tuck my shirt in or wear a tie or anything like that). I found that this one works well ... since its the only one I've ever used I don't know if there are better or not, but I was able to easily tuck my shirt in behind the loops and then quickly untuck the shirt to draw.

Only small downside is that I think it should ride about half an inch higher, but its not so low that you can't draw it easily (its just low enough that on re-holstering the edge of your pants can get in the way). But since I did have him heavily modify one of his current designs, I can see where ride height would be a trial and error thing. I'd bet he has the ride height issues squared away nicely on his standard holsters.


Overall its a good, solid leather IWB holster that is well made and carries very nicely. One BIG advantage to dealing with Wililam's Gun Leather is that he didn't blink when I asked him to modify one of his standard designs ... a lot of holster makers aren't willing to do anything more custom than finish or maybe cant angle.

William's Gun Leather can be contacted here: williamsgunleather@gmail.com
(yeah, he needs to get a web site)

[Zundfolge]

I ordered a set of tuckable clips and a set of V Clips from Crossbreed.

The tuckable clips are slightly shorter than the original leather loops so it set the ride height absolutely perfect and now its a lot easier to put on and off.

Insta, you should consider clips as an option (the V Clips are made from Kydex and I haven't installed them yet ... I just got them so that if I end up changing jobs in the near future and have to go way deep cover with my carry I'll be prepared).

[Graves]

I sent my payment on the 22nd along with a few unanswered PM's, still 'patiently' waiting...

[Zundfolge]

I'd send him an email ... he doesn't check his PMs here regularly.

[Insta]

I ordered a set of tuckable clips and a set of V Clips from Crossbreed.

The tuckable clips are slightly shorter than the original leather loops so it set the ride height absolutely perfect and now its a lot easier to put on and off.

Insta, you should consider clips as an option (the V Clips are made from Kydex and I haven't installed them yet ... I just got them so that if I end up changing jobs in the near future and have to go way deep cover with my carry I'll be prepared).

I have had a few people around here ask for the same thing . I would like to get some made like the crossbreeds but without their logo . Tried a few machine shop around here with no luck . Any ideas on a place to have those made to my specs?

I sent my payment on the 22nd along with a few unanswered PM's, still 'patiently' waiting...

Responded to all pm's and situation is resolved . Just a cross in communication but all is good now . Graves you should have a pm with all the info you need for tracking .

The best bet is to email me though , I have alot of sites I use and my email is a direct line . Most of my time lately has been trying to get a website up and running so I have an even better way to communicate . Thanks again for your patience and let me know if I can help in any way .

[Graves]

No worries Clint, I figured you had a lot on your plate so I held off on buggin' ya for a while. I'll update when it shows up.

[Zundfolge]

Any ideas on a place to have those made to my specs?

A little googling and I come up with a couple of links (have no idea if any of them are worth a darn)

http://www.fourslide.com/
http://www.jrmclips.com/
http://www.albest.com/

[Insta]

A little googling and I come up with a couple of links (have no idea if any of them are worth a darn)

http://www.fourslide.com/
http://www.jrmclips.com/
http://www.albest.com/

Ok let me ask this , out of the variations of clips , what do you like best?

[Zundfolge]

I really like the Crossbreed ones so I assumed that one of those would be able to make clips to those specs.

the JRM #1008 looks the closest to an "off the shelf" solution.
the Albest WM607 is also close.

[Insta]

I really like the Crossbreed ones so I assumed that one of those would be able to make clips to those specs.

the JRM #1008 looks the closest to an "off the shelf" solution.
the Albest WM607 is also close.

Im liking the wm607 , Im going to call them this week and see if they can make a batch of straight flat black for me .