Tactical Tailor has a new holster out and it's one that has a few interesting twists, one of which is the price. The Tactical Tailor Low Profile Holster is an ambidextrous universal holster, built of 1000 Denier Cordura, and is using 2.5" belt loops. The cost: just $19.95.
My thoughts after being told of the price was that I wasn't interested in doing a review. What changed my mind? How good can a universal holster be, especially when it's less than $20? Click the picture for the full scoop, as well as a bunch of additional images...
I'm not kidding when I say that I was unimpressed with the holster, even though I had never seen it. I don't think I've paid less than $50 for a holster in the past 10 years — my duty holster cost north of $125 — and I believe with every fiber of my being that it's money well-spent. However, I've owned a bunch of Tactical Tailor gear — some of it from custom work Logan did for me a long time ago — and none of it was ever let me down. I figured the worst that would happen is that I would wear it for a couple days, say it sucked and send it back to them with a few suggestions.
What happened instead was an interesting series of events. The first was spending a few days with some good guys shooting in mud, heavy rain and gritty sand that got into everything. While working various prone positions, one of the guys wearing a Serpa Holster found the grit had locked his holster shut. He yanked on that thing for all he was worth and it wouldn't budge. He finally got it out after hosing it down to get the crud out. Is it realistic to expect a holster to get covered in mud when you are out hunting, hiking in the woods or covered in sand or mud? Yes, it obviously is. The above-mentioned holster failed in the worst case scenario, but it made me go back to my compound and re-evaluate the Tactical Tailor LP Holster.
The stitching is solid, no shock there. The material is heavy duty, no reason for concern. The holster held a few different pistols from my large-framed Glock 21 to my smaller Glock 19 securely by way of the adjustable straps, so I had no real reason to complain there either. The belt loops are 2.5", which means my Rigger style belts all work well enough. The trigger is fully protected, and the pistol actually tucks up nice against the body for concealment. The only draw back I could find is the material which covers the trigger area goes back a bit farther back than it does on my duty holster, so my grip to draw the weapon is slightly different. That was it.
So I'll eat crow on this item. It was something which I had very low expectations for and it ended up doing well — VERY well if you figure in its $20 price tag. This is not going to replace the holsters that I've carried for the past five- to 10 years for concealed carry as I've already trained and worked with them for too long to discard, but for open carry where I'm out hunting, camping and hiking and have a weapon out in the elements, this $20 little guy just made my personal approved carry list.
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