New holster and I need to brag on a friend

[Spots]

So since I ride a motorcycle year round unless there is snow on the road, and I ride with a club so I'm alays wearing a vest, I decided a shoulder holster may be the best method of carry. I knew I wanted leather, so that ruled out the cheap nylon rigs. I liked the look of the M7 style, but to get what I needed I had to go custom. GjohnsonIV here on TGO knocked it out of the park. He is a good friend and I have had several different leather items of his, and he is only getting better. He made a great looking rig, that fits perfect with lots of adjustment. Let me tell you, there is almost no shoulder rigs out there for a 52" chest but this one fits like a glove. I love this rig and it's going to see plenty of use. It's built for a Glock 17, though I'll have to wait until my wife brings it back from Atlanta, since she took it as her carry gun this weekend, to carry it in this rig.





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[Grand Torino]

Saweeet  :up:  That looks great. Beautiful work.

[jhc77]

I have 2 holsters from him that are top notch. Nice rig Spots.

[runco]

That looks good.  Question for you, piecing some of your other recent threads together.  Assuming you ride your bike to work, how do you disarm in the parking lot of your employer on a bike.  

[nightrunner]

That is one nice rig!

Mag pouches or anything on the othe side?

[Wingshooter]

Wow, that's really nice! It looks very functional and super high quality.

[TNWNGR]

Nice looking rig and probably the most comfortable style of shoulder holster ever designed given its intended purpose.

[TrickyNicky]

Nice rig dude! GJ makes some really top notch stuff, I have a few mag carriers from him and looking forward to some holsters when I can either drop some guns off with him for a bit and have some spare cash to burn through. My dad has one of the mag carriers and he's a really picky guy when it comes to leather, he was knocked out by the quality for the money. You guys don't know him, but thats as ringing an endorsement as I need.

[raildog]

Thats a good looking set up

[peejman]

Nice. GJ is quite the craftsman.

[leroy]

Great job... The holster looks first rate...

 

leroy

[Hershmeister]

Sweet! Will go perfectly with that GITMO jumpsuit too!

[Spots]

That looks good. Question for you, piecing some of your other recent threads together. Assuming you ride your bike to work, how do you disarm in the parking lot of your employer on a bike.

I stop at the gas station about 1/4 mile away and stow it in my vest pocket. When I get there I lock my colors in my locker and keep my mouth shut. If I had lockable hard bags I would lock it in them but for now I'm willing to risk it staying unseen. I really hate disarming for work, and this is the only job I ever have disarmed for, but since a lot of my work is around die casting furnaces with 1600 degree molten aluminum, and accidents do happen I can see why they would prefer a loaded firearm not be anywhere near the equipment. We also aren't allowed to carry any kind of BIC style light, and drink cans and bottles are specifically forbidden since a water bottle going in the furnace could level the building.

That is one nice rig!

Mag pouches or anything on the othe side?

No, just a body strap. It was part of the reason I liked te M7 design, it was a streamlined as possible.

Sweet! Will go perfectly with that GITMO jumpsuit too!

Yeah my wife is a UT fan...... but we all have our flaws so I still love her.

Sent from behind the anvil Edited October 11, 2015 by Spots

[gjohnsoniv]

Thanks for the kind words.  That belt strap was making me nervous when I made that but it looks like it fits perfectly on you.

[hipower]

Congrats, Spots on getting a rig that suits you. That's always a major chore and a seldom managed one for most of us.

[Spots]

Thanks for the kind words. That belt strap was making me nervous when I made that but it looks like it fits perfectly on you.

Came home, made on adjustment to let the chest strap out and it fit like a glove. I love that it's adjustable enough for me to wear comfortably at 6'1" and 250 lbs with a 52" chest, and my Dad can wear it at 5'10" and 165 lbs, and it doesn't look odd

Congrats, Spots on getting a rig that suits you. That's always a major chore and a seldom managed one for most of us.

It's for that reason and the superior quality and craftsmanship of GjohnsonIV that I went custom. It's almost impossible to get exactly what I want from a production rig, and to get it with this level of detail for the money is unheard of.

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[Dustbuster]

Sweet! Will go perfectly with that GITMO jumpsuit too!

Haha I saw that too! Very Nice rig spots!!! Let's see if it fits while wearing the haji Jammie's!