Although this is the first year that DSG Arms has a booth at SHOT, they are no strangers to the show. If you don’t already know. DSG is a large supplier, distributor and retailer based in Fort Worth, Texas. Priding themselves in comprehensive support to the law [Read More…]
In the midst of a sea of 2017 SHOT Show attendees, I was lucky enough to get a personal tour of the Surefire booth and their new products from none other than Andrew Wright, Surefire Public Relations. Quick side note: it is a pretty surreal experience to talk [Read More…]
All of us probably have a desk drawer or safe full of holsters. It is like women and shoes (no insult intended ladies), or men and… guns! We just tend to have a lot of them. One item I think we could all appreciate is a holster for our vehicle or bedroom or work [Read More…]
DeSantis has been designing and manufacturing quality holsters since 1972. Of course, four decades ago the company consisted of founder Gene DeSantis making holsters one by one at his kitchen table; safe to say they’ve come a long way since then. One thing that [Read More…]
Black Arch Holsters (formerly SHTF Gear LLC), known for their concealed carry offerings, has announced the release of their latest holster for the new Ruger LCP II sub-compact handgun. The hew holster is from their ACE-1 family, Generation 2. The new holster is designed [Read More…]
JM4 Tactical announced a new line of holsters that are designed to be a more comfortable solution to concealed carry when compared to other options on the market. Called the Quick Click and Carry (QCC) holsters, these rigs are vegetable tanned leather designs that use [Read More…]
In the market for a new holster? Comp-Tac Victory Gear is now offering more options for their Flatline and Flatline Thumb Break holster lines. The company mentions the onset of fall as their motivation for increasing on-the-waistband (OWB) options. After all, thanks to [Read More…]
There’s another holster option for those using Recover Tactical’s add-on tactical grips from the popular holster maker Blade-Tech. Recover Tactical already offers their own holsters for the 1911s equipped with their CC3H grips called the HC11. Their holster [Read More…]
The Ruger LCP Custom is instantly recognizable thanks to its red skeletonized trigger. Of course, the original LCP has been around for some time and is among the company’s best sellers. The pistol is chambered in .380 ACP and favored by many gun owners interested [Read More…]
Comp-Tac Victory Gear announced a number of new competition holsters for revolvers that are based on the company’s existing International rig. For those not familiar with the design, the International holster is an outside the waistband synthetic rig that uses a [Read More…]
Telor Tactical developed a new product that merges some of the aspects of a belly band with those of a go bag. Called the Go-Band, this new rig may have a place in home, office or patrol car of some readers. The company got the idea from an officer with a state law [Read More…]
Concealed carry is something countless gun owners do on a regular basis. Of course, in order to CC, the right tools are needed. Among those tools are proper training, state appropriate permit, quality defense ammunition, and a good holster. With the final item in mind [Read More…]
When you’re carrying a gun for self-defense there are many factors to take into consideration, and rapid presentation is one of the most important things. After all, if you can’t get to your gun quickly odds are good you will not be the one walking away [Read More…]
So, a friend of mine approached me about holster selection the other day, and I thought about it a little bit and decided I really didn’t have a good answer. And really, neither did the internet (at least not a consolidated answer). Along the lines with gun [Read More…]
Warning: Graphic images below. They appear with far greater frequency than one would hope to see, and although it used to be the original poster would claim the images came from the ever-mysterious “friend” it seems the majority no longer hesitate to claim [Read More…]
Elite Survival Systems introduced a number of pistol carry options recently. These are not your typical holsters, and they might have a useful role for shooters needing a non-traditional carry method. Photo Ops GunPack First up is the Photo Ops GunPack. This lightweight [Read More…]
I was making my way to another appointment at SHOT when the Mako Group/FAB Defense booth caught my eye. The first thing I checked out was their new “Scorpus” line of holsters, made of glass-reinforced polymer. These are a retention holster that indexes [Read More…]
A large number of people purchase firearms for home defense, and those that do must decide on issues such as whether to carry at home, keep the gun in a safe, store it loaded or unloaded – the list goes on. But that pales in comparisons to the decisions and [Read More…]
Today CrossBreed celebrates ten years in the holster business. In fact the original CrossBreed holster is the one that started it all in this holster design. Today CrossBreed has grown a great deal and now sells many holster designs as well as belts and other [Read More…]
You make a good number of friends over the years in the gun industry. One of those friends, Josh Sykes, not only works in the marketing end of the industry but has a company of his own named Kinetic Concealment. Up until now Josh has been designing and making holsters [Read More…]
The 1911 is a classic, one that seems to be increasing in popularity lately. In response to that rise in interest there have been some new guns and accessories, and in that vein Recover Tactical is coming out with a new 1911 holster. They’re calling it the HC11 [Read More…]
BLACKHAWK! was founded more than two decades ago, but the idea for its existence started a little earlier, in 1990. At that time, the company’s founder, who was a Navy SEAL, was attempting to cross a minefield, and his pack failed. As the story goes, he watched [Read More…]
The Streamlight TLR6 is a versatile subcompact pistol light that’s actually the first of its kind, a subcompact light that works both as a red laser and as an LED illuminator. It’s a great addition for any pistol and is made, among others, to fit the Glock [Read More…]
If you’re looking for a holster for your FNS Compact 9/.40, DeSantis may have just what you need. Their new holsters are made specifically for the FNS Compact and are custom-molded to the contours of the firearm for a secure hold. In addition the holsters [Read More…]
Alien Gear has been manufacturing holsters since March of 2013, and in just two short years has grown significantly. Today they have a team of more than 100 based out of two locations, one in Hayden, Idaho, the other in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Their holsters are [Read More…]
As a growing number of states pass open carry laws, an increasing number of gun owners are choosing to take advantage of the changes. Texas and Mississippi are among the most recent states to pass open carry laws, and the response from the gun-carrying public has been [Read More…]
When the Glock 43 was debuted at the 2015 NRA Meeting it was with a significant amount of excitement, because the long-awaited single-stack 9mm had finally arrived. Demand immediately outdid supply, and the even now, months later, the Glock groups on social media [Read More…]
Most of the time, we at TFB get to test products. Typically, they are evolutions on top of one another, with new features that push the envelope of accuracy, durability, usability, and/or aesthetics. I enjoy them, but is not often that we are asked to review a new idea [Read More…]
Heckler and Koch’s VP9 is a popular gun, and many of the gun owners who have purchased one have done so for self-defense purposes. There are practically endless aftermarket options and accessories for pistols, but perhaps the one item purchased on the largest [Read More…]
Recently Tydex Holsters posted up a picture of their Millennium Falcon inspired kydex holster. Here is a rebel alliance holster. Tydex even made Darth Vader. Off the grid made a Boba Fett holster a while ago. And my buddy Johnny, of Black Center Tactical, [Read More…]
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