Holster for revolver

txray22 · June 24, 2018, 08:21 AM

Anyone conceal carry a K-frame or GP100? What holster do you use?

TJB101 · June 24, 2018, 11:29 AM

For my GP100, 4”, 6 shot, I purchased a Gould & Goodrich holster. Excellent craftsmanship. Don’t think I’d ever carry conceal though unless I had a trench coat or was going for a woods walk

DaleA · June 24, 2018, 04:00 PM

Holsters. Grrrrr.... IMhO holsters are WAY more frustrating to buy than the handgun itself.

That said, Midway is trying to make things easier with their 'Holster Finder'...
https://www.midwayusa.com/holster-finder/

Good Luck.

P.S. My only holster advice that is any good is don't cheap out. I remember someone getting an unlined leather holster that had rust forming on a single action revolver in a matter of days. A quality leather holster will NOT do this.

Bob Wright · June 24, 2018, 04:32 PM

I carried a 4" S&W Model 586 for awhile with the Don Hume rig:

And another Don Hume rig, gor a Model 19 S&W:

I've found nothing I like better than Don Hume holsters for double action revolvers.

Bob Wright

briandg · June 24, 2018, 05:11 PM

I'm not certain, but leather will probably be easier on your clothing. I don't ordinarily buy nylon.

IAhunter · June 24, 2018, 05:36 PM

My 2 1/2" model 66-5 rides in a Simply Rugged Sourdough Pancake holster. Plain, nothing fancy, but gets the job done.

joed · June 24, 2018, 05:45 PM

I'm a fan of Bianchi, have several similar to the Don Hume. The Hume looks better made though. Been very happy with Bianchi.

BarryLee · June 24, 2018, 05:49 PM

I have a Simply Rugged Pancake holster for my S&W M66 2.5" barrel. I really like the way this holster holds the gun "high & tight" also the quality seems very good.

105kw · June 24, 2018, 07:15 PM

For a 4 inch K frame Smith, I prefer a pancake or speed scabbard type in back of the hip.
My original was a Roy's Pancake. Since I've used Bianchi.

krunchnik · June 25, 2018, 06:27 PM

Galco Combat Master for my 4 inch GP100

JERRYS. · June 25, 2018, 06:37 PM

its an echo chamber because all are good suggestions.... especially for OWB belt carry, plenty of great rigs out there.

Model12Win · June 25, 2018, 09:03 PM

Two words:

SOURDOUGH PANCAKE.

Thank me later.

Nanuk · June 25, 2018, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Anyone conceal carry a K-frame or GP100? What holster do you use?

L frame 44 magnum, K frame 357 magnum. Custom Kydex and Don Hume Pancake.

dontcatchmany · June 26, 2018, 01:01 AM

Simply Rugged has my vote. I have theirs for a S&W 627 and 629 couple of years now and they are great......will out live me for sure.

Also look at Don Hume.

Of course I am one of those who has a couple of drawers full of holsters that were horribly made.

June 24, 2018, 08:21 AM	#1
txray22 Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2004 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 167	Holster for revolver Anyone conceal carry a K-frame or GP100? What holster do you use? __________________ NRA Life Member, TSRA annual member

June 24, 2018, 04:32 PM	#4
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	I carried a 4" S&W Model 586 for awhile with the Don Hume rig: And another Don Hume rig, gor a Model 19 S&W: I've found nothing I like better than Don Hume holsters for double action revolvers. Bob Wright __________________ Time spent at the reloading bench is an investment in contentment.

June 24, 2018, 05:11 PM	#5
briandg Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2010 Posts: 5,468	I'm not certain, but leather will probably be easier on your clothing. I don't ordinarily buy nylon. __________________ None.

June 24, 2018, 05:45 PM	#7
joed Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2014 Posts: 442	I'm a fan of Bianchi, have several similar to the Don Hume. The Hume looks better made though. Been very happy with Bianchi. __________________ The 6 gun was once as common as the cellphone is today, and just as annoying when it went off in the theater.

June 24, 2018, 05:49 PM	#8
BarryLee Senior Member Join Date: July 29, 2010 Location: The ATL (OTP) Posts: 3,946	I have a Simply Rugged Pancake holster for my S&W M66 2.5" barrel. I really like the way this holster holds the gun "high & tight" also the quality seems very good. __________________ A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it ... gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. - Milton Friedman

June 24, 2018, 11:29 AM	#2
TJB101 Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2017 Posts: 498	For my GP100, 4”, 6 shot, I purchased a Gould & Goodrich holster. Excellent craftsmanship. Don’t think I’d ever carry conceal though unless I had a trench coat or was going for a woods walk

June 24, 2018, 04:00 PM	#3
DaleA Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2002 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 5,312	Holsters. Grrrrr.... IMhO holsters are WAY more frustrating to buy than the handgun itself. That said, Midway is trying to make things easier with their 'Holster Finder'... https://www.midwayusa.com/holster-finder/ Good Luck. P.S. My only holster advice that is any good is don't cheap out. I remember someone getting an unlined leather holster that had rust forming on a single action revolver in a matter of days. A quality leather holster will NOT do this.

June 24, 2018, 05:36 PM	#6
IAhunter Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Cochise County Arizona Posts: 31	My 2 1/2" model 66-5 rides in a Simply Rugged Sourdough Pancake holster. Plain, nothing fancy, but gets the job done.

June 24, 2018, 07:15 PM	#9
105kw Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2017 Location: Columbia Basin Washington Posts: 413	For a 4 inch K frame Smith, I prefer a pancake or speed scabbard type in back of the hip. My original was a Roy's Pancake. Since I've used Bianchi.

June 25, 2018, 06:27 PM	#10
krunchnik Senior Member Join Date: October 27, 2010 Location: Lakeland,TN Posts: 220	Galco Combat Master for my 4 inch GP100 __________________ THE CROW

June 25, 2018, 06:37 PM	#11
JERRYS. Senior Member Join Date: September 23, 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,968	its an echo chamber because all are good suggestions.... especially for OWB belt carry, plenty of great rigs out there.

June 25, 2018, 09:03 PM	#12
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Two words: SOURDOUGH PANCAKE. Thank me later.

June 26, 2018, 01:01 AM	#14
dontcatchmany Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2010 Posts: 460	Simply Rugged has my vote. I have theirs for a S&W 627 and 629 couple of years now and they are great......will out live me for sure. Also look at Don Hume. Of course I am one of those who has a couple of drawers full of holsters that were horribly made.