Secret City WEaponeers K25 Initial Review

[Kegger]

Got the K25 for a M&P9 FS that Tony sent me yesterday.

Initially, very impressed with the workmanship and thought put into this holster. Edges are dressed beautifully, (an issue I've run into with other manufacturers,) all hardware is evenly spaced, lines are clean, and retention is perfect for me.

Been wearing it out all day. I normally carry IWB in a Comp-Tac MTAC at 4 o'clock, so positioning was standard for me. The cant built in is perfect for this carry method, it allows the draw stroke to come up naturally without any funny hand manipulation. Holster carries the gun very well, didn't try to pull my pants to my knees when wearing it. Also hides VERY well, the "tumor" we all deal with is minimized greatly with the way this holster is designed. Wore this with blue jeans and a well fitting t-shirt all over town and never had any issues with printing or the gun becoming exposed. Ran into a few cop friends of mine while out and asked 'em if they could see any sign of a gun. One of them didn't believe I was carrying at all until I pulled up my shirt to reveal the gun.

I think he may become a customer Tony.

I've done around a hundred draw strokes out of this holster so far, and other than a few tiny kydex shavings, no issues at all. As stated before, retention is perfect. Gun comes up and out easily and doesn't try to yank my pants into my armpits. But at the same time, there is no way this gun is coming out unless it is pulled out.

Two things I don't like, first it is molded for a pistol with a safety, which I don't have, so there is a small prominence in the holster body that pokes a bit until you get used to it. The other thing is the pull the dot snaps. Never have been a fan of them, but they do the job they're designed to do, so I can live with it.

Once I get to put this thing through it's paces, I'll post up the results.

Porn.

[Kegger]

I got the holster out yesterday and did some shooting. Mostly for the enjoyment of wasting money.

I put around 400 rounds through my gun, which ran beautifully as always(even though I clean it with the hose, like Mike.) Mostly doing controlled pairs, but the occasional mag dump thrown in to keep the gun hot.

The holster held up great, no changes due to heat, no wear, and held the gun very well during movement to cover and an uber cool combat roll I did just to see how well it would retain the gun. Retention didn't change, and I've come to notice that even as awkward as drawing from 4 o'clock is, the cant makes it much easier to deal with shooter fatigue after a couple hundred draws.

No issues with the holster body rubbing my fingers raw, despite me trying to do just that. As well as no perceived shift in the holster during the entire shooting series.

One thing I did notice though, is that if you tuck an undershirt in behind the holster, it WILL come untucked during normal movement. And especially during sprinting and draws. Simple fix with a bit of mild stippling to the back of the holster body by the end user to retain the shirt.

Now back to work and I'll update at the end of the day on how this thing carries in scrubs.

[Erik88]

I have one as well and the more I wear the the more I like it.

When I first got it, retention was way to tight to the point where I could not even draw my G19 one handed. I fixed that issue by heating up the holster with a hairdryer. Retention is now perfect. I wear mine OWB only and it still conceals very well. I also have the IWB loops but I've not tried them yet. I find OWB to be far more comfortable especially while driving. Since purchasing this holster I hardly use my Supertuck anymore.

The only thing I wish was different would be the length of the holster. It's probably fine for IWB but when I wear it OWB it's hard to keep the end of of the holster concealed. I realize though that it is probably not possible to change the length because of the way it's designed. If it were not for the length there would be no way to tell I'm carrying. This holster does not print at all if I wear the right clothing. The only time you can see it is if I bend over and the end of the holster becomes visible.

Overall, you can tell Tony puts a lot of time and effort into his holsters. I may try the IWB loops and report back.

[Guest Seraph]

Erik, you can raise the ride height by about 3/4", by taking the OWB loops off, and mounting them upside down. That will, of course, bring the muzzle of the holster up another 3/4" under your cover garment.

[Erik88]

Erik, you can raise the ride height by about 3/4", by taking the OWB loops off, and mounting them upside down. That will, of course, bring the muzzle of the holster up another 3/4" under your cover garment.

I will try this tonight. Thanks

[Guest Seraph]

I will try this tonight. Thanks

Should work fine, but if you don't think so, gimme a holler. If needs must be, I'll see about making you a set of raised-ride-height OWB loops.