Let's talk about YOUR gun leather. What influenced your decision in the leather that you bought? Was it purely style or was it based upon functionality? Was it based upon something that you had seen somewhere else, in a movie, a book?
In my case, it was both style and functionality and I also fancy brown.
At first, I had a rig from El Paso Saddlery, a good rig with a mexican double loop, high cut with the trigger guard hidden.
I like the look of a mexican double loop where the gun is riding high on my hip. I want the cartridge belt to be soft, but I want a stiff holster (thick leather) with enough friction inside to make me feel safe when moving fast with a gun. I also want the trigger guard to be exposed so I can touch the front of the trigger guard with my trigger finger when I draw the gun. Because of the thick and stiff leather, the holster will also tilt a little out from my hip. Well, after using the El Paso rig for awhile, I knew what I wanted.
I was lucky to work with Thunderbolt at Gila River Leather Company back in '96 and '97 marketing his products and by that I found his main product, the H1, to be the perfect rig for me.
It was perfect both in style and functionality.
Unfortunately, he stayed in the leather business for just a few years.
I am trying to convince him to make a few rigs again and hopefully I will succeed. He was one of heck of a leather maker.