Avoiding the gamer trap

I’ve heard all of these comments, some of them recently. “All of this realistic training to win gunfights is getting in the way of my IDPA.” “Practicing with my reloads that barely make power factor and barely cycle my gun has made my gun handling worse instead of better.” “I can’t stop myself from walking [...]

Concealed Carry Holsters & Outfits for Women

Good video here.

New Holster

Alex, Training For Life’s Lead Instructor, recently attended the Suarez International Combat Pistol Instructor course in Houston, and received some excellent training. One of the many highlights was trying out Gabe Suarez’s own  Anarchangel holster during a lunch break. A good review of this recently introduced holster can be found here. This holster is MUCH better than any other appendix [...]

How leather holsters are made

This is a really neat article on how leather holsters are made. More information can be found here. Scroll down to find the section on holsters.

Holster Purse

Purse carry is a valid option for women with a CWP. The purse shown below is from Hafner World Wide. I bought it as a training aid at a recent gun show. Surprisingly, it was made in the US and only cost $125 plus tax. This was less than comparable purses from Galco. It has [...]

MacDaniel II

At the 2008 SC IDPA State Match, several competitors were very complimentary of the holsters made by Andrews Custom Leather. In particular of this model: the MacDaniel II. It is an inside the waistband holster with several options: bodyshield, thumb break and several sizes of belt loop. It turns out that another friend of mine has [...]

Tuckable holster for jeans

Oleg has some great photos of a tuckable inside the waistband holster designed for use with jeans.

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