Any thoughts on women's belt holsters?

Apparently God is punishing me for my years of laughing hysterically everytime one of my buddies' 1911s shit the bed as my g/f now seems hellbent on a 1911 (which means I have to learn all the little fiddle fart parts that break on the #$%^ing things which is why I never got one in the first place....)

---deep breath---

Anyway any suggestions for holsters for women? I have been sent out in search of a pistol class for us to go and it might be as soon as October so I don't know that some custom deal will be done soon enough ahead of time for her to get good with it.

I'll end up taking my beat to hell Glock 19 and she'll probably have matching Wilsons in shark skin holsters. She's competitive as hell too

......which means I have to learn all the little fiddle fart parts that break on the #$%^ing things which is why I never got one in the first place...

......hmmmmm, [bite tongue]




Being the women have HIPS it is extreamly hard to find a concealment belt holster that is comfortable for them to wear.

Fist makes holsters specificaly designed for women.

Good read on Rusty Sherrick holster for women.

http://www.handgunsmag.com/accessories/holster_1205/]

Kramer Leather for Women

Del Fatti Holsters for Women and a good read on same.

www.womenshooters.com/wfn/del.html

All the guys I shoot with, but me, have 1911s, and nice ones, Colts or more expensive Kimbers, most of them have had their gun do down at a class or  shoot. I've seen other ones shit the bed at classes also.

Anywho-thanks for the heads up. I never thought of FIST, I really like their holsters. I couldn't find the women's section of Kramer. I'll check on those other places and see what the lead times are on them.

Oh, she's a real rookie shooter. I am leaning towards a regular belt holster for now, but she wants an IWB since that's what she'll be using-whatya think?

I think that I'd go with the Rusty Sherrick rig.

Quoted: I think that I'd go with the Rusty Sherrick rig. www.handgunsmag.com/accessories/HGholster_1205A.jpg

I saw that one, very nice.

One big issue with women and belt holsters is that most women are "high-waisted", and this means that a pistol caried in a standard OWB concealment type holster will often place the gun butt almost under the armpit, making it impossible for her to get a firm, "shooting grip" on the gun while it is still in the holster, and creating no end of problems in drawing and reholstering for those who are both "short-waisted" and big-bosomed! (we can chuckle over this, but it is a very serious problem for women who are required to carry on the belt) This can be dealt with by dropping the holster in some manner so that the gun butt rides no higher than the top of the belt. If she has wide hips, she will need a steel shank in the holster-drop so it can be bent to allow the butt to be vertical and not poke her in the side.

IWB holsters are much less forgiving, and even those that place the butt relatively "low" are still going to have it above belt level. I know female IPSC shooters who will actually cut off and reposition belt loops lower on a couple of pairs of pants for shooting use, but that is not a "real world" solution to the problem. Look for designs from well respected makers that indicate they are made with women shooters in mind...hopefully they have addressed this issue so you won't end up spending money on several different holsters before you finally find what she needs.

I am curious if you have ever thought about a Robar grip reduction on a G19 for her?(yes, I DO know what a woman who has made up her mind is like but I also predict she may have some problems with a reduced-size 1911 design, especially as fatigue sets in during a class)