Its not too often I find something worth reviewing and recommending to others... I had a good experience so I thought I would share...
In many ways kydex is superior for holsters but after years on the kydex bandwagon I wanted something more comfortable and less "tacticool" and more personal style... So last summer I took some time searching far and wide on the web for a quality leather OWB holster. There are a lot of leather holster makers out there, but I'm a picky customer and found many of them not very practical... after a few months of searching I narrowed it down to Bitterroot Gunleather, a guy making custom holsters out of Victor Montana.
first, I'll share the most important part... the customer experience, was top notch. I could only place an order by phone and from there I talked with the guy directly where he asked me questions on the type of holster I wanted, the type of leather, trim and even down to the thread type and color. Although I ordered one of the styles he regularly produces, everything else was custom ordered. From there he laid out the terms, payment and wait time and confirmed everything with both a text and email once I paid via paypal.
Second, the holster arrived on time and with communication once shipped... and I was instantly pleased the moment I saw it the fit and finish was just beautiful. I wanted something darker colored so it wouldn't stand out so I picked what he calls "pooled sequoia" which I think is his proprietary finish that has a brushed look, the trim I picked solid black and finished it out with copper colored thread. He offers more customization with hand tooled stamping, lettering and even rail lights but I kept it simple.
pictures or it didn't happen, here is his pic of my exact holster (from his Facebook page)
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lots of photos of his work on his Instagram page: Caleb Koller (@bitterroot_gunleather) • Instagram photos and videos
In many ways kydex is superior for holsters but after years on the kydex bandwagon I wanted something more comfortable and less "tacticool" and more personal style... So last summer I took some time searching far and wide on the web for a quality leather OWB holster. There are a lot of leather holster makers out there, but I'm a picky customer and found many of them not very practical... after a few months of searching I narrowed it down to Bitterroot Gunleather, a guy making custom holsters out of Victor Montana.
first, I'll share the most important part... the customer experience, was top notch. I could only place an order by phone and from there I talked with the guy directly where he asked me questions on the type of holster I wanted, the type of leather, trim and even down to the thread type and color. Although I ordered one of the styles he regularly produces, everything else was custom ordered. From there he laid out the terms, payment and wait time and confirmed everything with both a text and email once I paid via paypal.
Second, the holster arrived on time and with communication once shipped... and I was instantly pleased the moment I saw it the fit and finish was just beautiful. I wanted something darker colored so it wouldn't stand out so I picked what he calls "pooled sequoia" which I think is his proprietary finish that has a brushed look, the trim I picked solid black and finished it out with copper colored thread. He offers more customization with hand tooled stamping, lettering and even rail lights but I kept it simple.
pictures or it didn't happen, here is his pic of my exact holster (from his Facebook page)
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lots of photos of his work on his Instagram page: Caleb Koller (@bitterroot_gunleather) • Instagram photos and videos
