Found a real nice holster for my M&P-9. Its a leather “Master’s” series OWB from JBP Holsters – model 7021. The holster is designed for the Glock 21, and it fits my M&P like a glove (the Blackhawk CQC Serpa for the Glock 21 also fits the M&P nicely).
I picked up the holster at a local shop (though, not my “preferred” shop) for about $45. The guy behind the counter said that they (JBP) use to make holsters for Dillon, but he was probably just blowing smoke up my ass. However, the quality of the holster does seem pretty high to me, but I’m not an expert on such things. As far as leather goes, I have two Galcos and a Don Hume (for other guns). The leather of the JBP (which is labeled as “hand made Italian leather” – but aren’t they all?) is thinner than my others, but the Hume leather is stiffer and the Galco leather is less formed (molded), so I guess it needs to be thinner in order to fit tighter. All in all, the JBP holster is less bulky, and fits tighter to my body than any of my other holsters (designed for smaller guns). The holster actually makes the M&P “CCW-able”, something I wouldn’t have expected (I’m used to smaller guns).
After the purchase, I checked the JBP website ( www.jbpholsters.com - turns out they are about 1.5 hours from my house, and Blackhawk is only 30 minutes from my house, go figure) but found no information on the “Master’s” line. I sent off an e-mail to them, and they replied saying that their site just hasn’t been updated, but they did send me a PDF file containing all of the Masters models (which seem to be of a higher quality than what is listed on their site). For what its worth, the price directly from JBP (they tout “free shipping”) was about the same as what I paid, so at least I didn’t get ripped off by the shop (that was a big surprise).
I put some photos (gun and holster porn) up on my PBASE account. There you can see my new holster, along with my other leather holsters. Also, check out my “range case”. Basically, it’s the M&P case (with lower foam removed) plus my Ace 4-mag pouch and my WRB IWB holster (with the belt clip removed). http://www.pbase.com/kramer/mp
I picked up the holster at a local shop (though, not my “preferred” shop) for about $45. The guy behind the counter said that they (JBP) use to make holsters for Dillon, but he was probably just blowing smoke up my ass. However, the quality of the holster does seem pretty high to me, but I’m not an expert on such things. As far as leather goes, I have two Galcos and a Don Hume (for other guns). The leather of the JBP (which is labeled as “hand made Italian leather” – but aren’t they all?) is thinner than my others, but the Hume leather is stiffer and the Galco leather is less formed (molded), so I guess it needs to be thinner in order to fit tighter. All in all, the JBP holster is less bulky, and fits tighter to my body than any of my other holsters (designed for smaller guns). The holster actually makes the M&P “CCW-able”, something I wouldn’t have expected (I’m used to smaller guns).
After the purchase, I checked the JBP website ( www.jbpholsters.com - turns out they are about 1.5 hours from my house, and Blackhawk is only 30 minutes from my house, go figure) but found no information on the “Master’s” line. I sent off an e-mail to them, and they replied saying that their site just hasn’t been updated, but they did send me a PDF file containing all of the Masters models (which seem to be of a higher quality than what is listed on their site). For what its worth, the price directly from JBP (they tout “free shipping”) was about the same as what I paid, so at least I didn’t get ripped off by the shop (that was a big surprise).
I put some photos (gun and holster porn) up on my PBASE account. There you can see my new holster, along with my other leather holsters. Also, check out my “range case”. Basically, it’s the M&P case (with lower foam removed) plus my Ace 4-mag pouch and my WRB IWB holster (with the belt clip removed). http://www.pbase.com/kramer/mp
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