I cant believe this

[harpman]

you guys see the prices at this company on ebay ?...holsters that seem to my newbie eye that would take like a week to make going for 100 something bucks..
http://cgi.ebay.com/Western-Custom-3-Lined-Gun-Belt-Double-Side-Holsters_W0QQitemZ290040225470QQihZ019QQcategoryZ73976QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

I guess maybe China again ?

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Yeah, but yours will be made a little better. I've seen some $100 rigs and they look OK, but I sure wouldn't want one.

[Deadeye Don]

In my limited experience with gun leather, I have found that you really get what you pay for.  Those rigs on Ebay may look good in pictures,  but it doesnt account for the quality of the leather or the construction which can only be determined by touching and seeing the product in person.   For me,   gun leather is half the goal of looking and feeling good on the range.  Safe shooting.

Deadeye.

[Mogorilla]

I agree on the ebay items.   I am currently repairing a bridle for a friend.  She bought it for $9, all black leather and conchos.  Worst buckles I have ever seen and the portion where you connect the bit (not a rider so not sure of terms), is 4 thicknesses of leather and comes to an abrupt point.  She was not putting that anywhere her horses mouth.   

[Irish Dave]

I see a lot of rigs that look very similar to this one displayed in huge quantities at area gun shows etc. All made in Mexico and of generally poor quality. If this is of the same origin as the ones I've seen around here, they're substantially overpriced at $129, IMHO.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

I had some Harachi sandals that were made in Mexico from Mexican leather. Boy did they smell bad. Of course, maybe it wasn't the leather that smelled...

[Mean Mongrel Matt]

I brought one of them Ebay rigs ...Sure makes a good rig for my sons cap guns  ......You couldn't use it too well at the range ..Just BAD alround...Save ya money and get somthing made from someone you can trust ...You'll find it will work & stand the test of time .


Just my thoughts .
Mongrel.

[will ghormley]

Hey Will, don't beat yourself up, it was the sandals.  Mexican leather is urin tand.  It holds up OK, but the least bit of moisture and it smells like bull piss, which of course it is.  Mexican sandals will make your feet smell bad, not the other way around.
Will

[Bad Hand Dan]

I have one of these rigs! They are incredibly strong. Steel lined and everything. I use  it at shoots out here with the CAS world champs and everybody thinks it is top notch. I formed it to my guns and the thing is a champ!! I have several of them in different finishes.

I hope this doesn't stir up a cow chip storm, but I thought I'd look and see.

They are Mexican, but my experience with Mexican leather makers has been positive. My Daddy used to rave about the work of our Hispanic friends. They painted our hot rods in Texas. So Viva Mexico!

Bad Hand Dan the Indestructible Cowboy

[harpman]

American steel ?....hhmmm.......I seen a report last week, on how a "Levi" plant in Mecksico dumps blue stuff in a river all day from the plant, the local farmers said at nite is when they let the toxic stuff go...they were told by the mecksican guberment not to plant any thing with a root system except corn, the farmers dirt in the fields were blue, who knows what Levi is dumping, and who knows where the liquid from those tanning plants are going.....I been tryin hard to buy only USA made stuff..Levi didnt break any laws and were not fined, its bussiness as usual for them.

[Travis Morgan]

I had some Harachi sandals that were made in Mexico from Mexican leather. Boy did they smell bad. Of course, maybe it wasn't the leather that smelled...

Goatskin STINKS when you get it warm and sweaty. I had a pair of goatskin gloves that felt great, but they smelled nasty!