Who do we like for non-kydex J frame pocket holsters?

[Lex Luthier]

I am starting the process of learning to pocket carry. My current piece is a c. 1980 Model 36 no-dash; it has a lot of family history, and the bluing is in pretty good condition for a 40-year-old revolver carried as much as this one has been.
(Much better shape than this awful photograph shows, to be sure.)
I'd like to keep it in decent nick*, hence the non-kydex requirement.





It will be a cold weather, heavy jacket sort of affair. We're heading into the frigid part of the year for the Twin Cities. Temps are currently 25-30 F during days; it will drop to under 0 F soon enough.

I'm aware of the DeSantis Nemesis, and the Kramer pocket holster. What other J-frame specific pocket holsters are favored here?

Thanks!


(*and replace it as a carry piece later this year with some flavor of the Centennial type J-frame.)

[JRV]

Mika pocket holsters. Check them out. You can get them in different profiles to fit round and square pockets. They’re not expensive, and they are very well made.

Another option is the Safariland 25. It’s a rigid holster, but it doesn’t clamp onto the trigger guard. I have found it to be about as fast as a pocket holster can be.

[blues]

Uncle Mike's works for a thin pocket holster. Mika makes a more robust (and higher volume) pocket holster but it takes a while to receive them as they are made one at a time. Neither has any retention.

[RJ]

I was suggested a Desantis Nemesis for my first snubby. I bought one and quite like it.

[blues]

https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....and-experience

https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....pocket-holster

https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....t-Holster-Help

[JAD]

The Kramer works very well for me in loose pants with big pockets. In a jacket pocket I would be concerned about maintaining orientation and would probably prefer a mika.

[HCM]

I’ve had best results with the Galco Horsehide pocket holster and the Mika. The desantis Nemesis is decent but the other two are slightly better at maintaining orientation in the pocket.

https://www.galcogunleather.com/fron...1168_1122.html

[JR1572]

I’m using a BFG pocket holster and have no complaints.

[BillSWPA]

The best pocket holster I have ever used is the Aholster, but that is Kydex. If trying to avoid Kydex, I suggest a DeSantis Superfly, which is similar to the Nemesis but includes an anti-print panel.



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[sam3]

I have used a Kramer since 1995