Cowhide or Horsehide Leather for IWB?

[Bender]

Which leather type is better if both are the same price for a IWB holster? Thanks

[Svt]

Horsehide.
It's thinner then cowhide and it doesnt wear out as fast. The longer you use it, the softer it gets. Plus, horse leather won't wear blue finishes.

[Banzai]

Horse hide, hands down, is the winner there. Breaks-in in seconds, last forever, and won't ruin finishes. Works great with the smooth side in better than cow hide, too.

Tom


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[TacTrain]

Bender;

Take a look at what Krammer offers. I have been using a Krammer IWB (horsehide) for about three years on and off and it works great.....

Best Regards....
"Train as You live and Live as You Train"

[Bender]

Thanks for the quick responses. Its sounds like majority rules....Horsehide. :)

[Forseti]

The best explaination of the differences, and advantages/disadvantages I've ever read on this was at http://www.holsters-for-handguns.com/which.htm

I strongly recommend you check it out before making a decision...after reading it, I went with cowhide. This is from a leatherworker that has quite a few years of experience.