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Posted: 1/10/2021 7:55:49 AM EDT
[#1]
I have waited months for Milt Sparks holsters.
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Posted: 1/10/2021 7:56:05 AM EDT
[#2]
Almost two years?
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Posted: 1/10/2021 7:56:32 AM EDT
[#3]
Maybe a week? I don’t order from companies whose ship time is worse than a NFA item
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Posted: 1/10/2021 7:58:42 AM EDT
[#4]
Months. I was annoyed as hell at the time but that was my first experience with having anything custom made in a small shop. It was a beautiful holster when it finally got there though.
I'm waiting on a knife sheath right now that I ordered around the end of July with a two-week estimated wait. I contacted the guy about a month ago and he told me "should definitely be out Monday. Tuesday at the latest". I'm a little bit more patient now than I was back in the day. At least this guy's posting stuff on Instagram all the time so I can see that he hasn't just disappeared with my money. |
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:00:22 AM EDT
[#5]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have waited months for Milt Sparks holsters. |
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:04:19 AM EDT
[#6]
Over 2 months for Safariland to make my lefty P320 holster with light/RDS provisions.
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:07:55 AM EDT
[#7]
6 months, worth every second of the wait.
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:08:45 AM EDT
[#8]
3 months from Safariland. It was worth it
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:12:35 AM EDT
[#9]
couple months from Craft in Slovakia. Well worth the wait. Crossdraw for my XD. Slav gun needs Slav holster
 
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:14:40 AM EDT
[#10]
Currently into month four for an El Paso Saddlery holster, they don`t return emails or phone calls.
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:20:44 AM EDT
[#11]
This is what I figured, as it wasn't just one company. It's all good, as I have other holsters for other guns, but damn I want these to carry my new pair of hellcats!
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:35:21 AM EDT
[#12]
Order a Del Fatti. Expensive but excellent!!
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:43:08 AM EDT
[#13]
Months for a custom holster when I bought my first handgun. Guy called me months later asking if I still wanted it, he was cleaning his shop and found that his cat had knocked my order form behind his table.
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:43:36 AM EDT
[#14]
6 months for an Alessi, back when Uncle Lou was still with us.
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:53:53 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:54:29 AM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have waited months for Milt Sparks holsters. 5 months for mine. Worth every penny and second! |
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:55:01 AM EDT
[#17]
I’ll let you know when mine arrives. I’m at like 4 months so far.
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Posted: 1/10/2021 8:56:31 AM EDT
[#18]
12 weeks for a Safariland holster.
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Posted: 1/10/2021 9:04:22 AM EDT
[#19]
nevermind
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Posted: 1/10/2021 9:04:30 AM EDT
[#20]
Ordered a competition holster from GX Products on November 7th. Should be delivered Monday.
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Posted: 1/10/2021 9:09:59 AM EDT
[#21]
I ordered a bunch of stuff during the most recent Safariland Black Friday Sale. It’s the middle of January and I haven’t received anything yet other than the e-mailed receipt.
I’m not complaining. They said orders could take 30 days or more. I am just hoping I eventually get my stuff. |
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Posted: 1/10/2021 9:32:50 AM EDT
[#22]
You guys are bummin’ me out. I ordered a Mernickle holster yesterday. The order page for the holster said 2 to 4 weeks and the order confirmation email said 8 to 10 weeks,??
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Posted: 1/10/2021 9:36:25 AM EDT
[#23]
Laughs in years for del fatti leather
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Posted: 1/10/2021 9:37:00 AM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have waited months for Milt Sparks holsters. I've waited 30 years for a Milt Sparks. Someday I'll order one. |
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Posted: 1/10/2021 9:38:09 AM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have waited months for Milt Sparks holsters. 8 months for my Milt Sparks VMII |
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Posted: 1/12/2021 3:34:34 AM EDT
[#26]
Slight update:
My holster maker with the 1 week turn around time emailed me back. Turns out it will be a 2 week turnaround time. As long as it is, we're all good. If not... Probably gonna want that rush fee back. Will let you know if I make and more leeway with any of the 3... |
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Posted: 1/12/2021 3:39:04 AM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Laughs in years for del fatti leather Got to wait til the calf matures. |
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Posted: 1/12/2021 3:41:03 AM EDT
[#28]
About 10 months for a Josh Bulman.
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Posted: 1/12/2021 3:51:29 AM EDT
[#29]
A shop I’m waiting on has a 12-16 week lead time.
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Posted: 1/12/2021 3:58:24 AM EDT
[#30]
about a year for a custom ?Brigade... that was a while ago..
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Posted: 1/12/2021 8:24:35 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Ordered a competition holster from GX Products on November 7th. Should be delivered Monday. Website claimed it would take 4 weeks, but it took twice that. I'm still happy with it. Would recommend for a competition rig.  |
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:06:40 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have waited months for Milt Sparks holsters. |
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:08:06 AM EDT
[#33]
Custom made rigs from Black Hills Leather.
Tony does great work and it's worth the wait, but the turnaround is about 2-3 months or longer. |
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:16:54 AM EDT
[#34]
I think the longest I ever waited was a few months.
I make my own now and work by word of mouth. I consistently have at least a two month wait. Seems everyone wants custom leather right now and I’m certainly not complaining. I can only imagine how hectic it is for some of the big name makers. |
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:22:09 AM EDT
[#35]
I love quality leather holsters, but it's always been a pet peeve of mine how long the wait is for some of them.
I understand "quality and craftsmanship take time blah blah blah", but I'm also a small business owner who wouldn't be in business if I advertised a product that's never in stock and takes months to get after you order. For instance, I don't know if del Fatti is still in business, and I truly don't give a fuck how nicely they sew two pieces of leather together, but a 2 year wait time is fucking ludicrous. There's no way even a one man shop can support itself with a 2 year lead time on a $150 product. |
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:22:27 AM EDT
[#36]
A year now.
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:26:19 AM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have waited months for Milt Sparks holsters. |
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:27:26 AM EDT
[#38]
Vedder has got all of my light tucks to me in a couple of weeks from when I ordered.
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:27:34 AM EDT
[#39]
I'm currently at 34 days for a Safariland
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:28:39 AM EDT
[#40]
Over a year. Some guy at a gun show took forever. Claimed one was lost in the mail. Never again.
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:29:42 AM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I love quality leather holsters, but it's always been a pet peeve of mine how long the wait is for some of them. I understand "quality and craftsmanship take time blah blah blah", but I'm also a small business owner who wouldn't be in business if I advertised a product that's never in stock and takes months to get after you order. For instance, I don't know if del Fatti is still in business, and I truly don't give a fuck how nicely they sew two pieces of leather together, but a 2 year wait time is fucking ludicrous. There's no way even a one man shop can support itself with a 2 year lead time on a $150 product. Agreed. Lead times of a few weeks is fine because small holster makers can’t realistically keep inventory on hand. 6+ months? Hire some help. |
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:30:58 AM EDT
[#42]
I have a holster on order from El Paso Saddlery, and right now their lead time is 24 weeks.
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Posted: 1/12/2021 9:32:42 AM EDT
[#43]
10 weeks for a Ryan Grizzle.
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Posted: 1/12/2021 10:57:16 AM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
I have waited months for Milt Sparks holsters. 
Today's kids and their instamolded kydex. Sheesh. 
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Posted: 1/12/2021 10:57:56 AM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have waited months for Milt Sparks holsters. Yup...I think 3-4 |
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Posted: 1/12/2021 12:14:41 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/12/2021 8:11:22 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Order a Del Fatti. Expensive but excellent!! Lol, I thought Sparks was a long wait but Del Fatti was running 2-3 years at one point. Lou Alessi was a better holster smith than Del Fatti ever thought of being.
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Posted: 1/12/2021 8:15:33 PM EDT
[#48]
I think Shadow Holsters took a whole damn week one time! The nerve that James @goodmedicine has!
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Posted: 1/12/2021 8:16:58 PM EDT
[#49]
Last and only time I ordered a holster to be made by GCODE it took 8 months.
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Posted: 1/12/2021 8:18:55 PM EDT
[#50]
I cancelled one with a "4 week" lead time on week 8. Simple kydex situation, no leather or anything exotic at all.
Small shop too, no response on week 6's status inquiry. Used PayPal so I started the cancellation & refund process through them. Communication suddenly became a thing again, guy claimed it was done & ready to ship next day  I told him to give me my money back. |
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