Sight Channels

[KY23]

Thanks for all the help! I will try both ways soon, My Kimber needs something new to wear. I guess is was over thing the stiched channels and under thinking the molded. Again thanks for the help. I'll try to post some pictures when the holster is done. Jeremiah

I saw a company called High Noon Holsters that uses rubber stitched in sight channels. Does anyone here use a similar method? It looks like it would be effective:

http://highnoonholsters.com/_Questions/Molding_on_front_of_holster/Foward_Cant/0__Cant/_Lining/sight_track.html

Eric

[Denster]

I saw a company called High Noon Holsters that uses rubber stitched in sight channels. Does anyone here use a similar method? It looks like it would be effective:

http://highnoonholst...ight_track.html

Eric

Ahh! The power of advertising. Denigrate others methods and sew in a piece of weatherstriping. Probably works after a fashion.

[BigRiverLeather]

Wow. Suddenly I've lost some respect for High Noon.

[Denster]

Wow. Suddenly I've lost some respect for High Noon.

Well they do make nice holsters, but a little pricey. Some of their add content is reminisent of the old Herter's catalogs.

[BigRiverLeather]

Well they do make nice holsters, but a little pricey. Some of their add content is reminisent of the old Herter's catalogs.

Agreed, they do make a quality product, but to use terms like "hate" and saying that proven designs "just don't work" is not very savy. For instance, to claim that anyone that uses leather strips for their sight cnnels is using a poor design because the slide will rub on the thread and wear it out. He should know better. Any reputable maker is going to put a stitching groove in those strips. Ahh, whatever. It just seemed tacky. I've been in sales for 20 years and my philosophy is brag up your product, show the benefits and let the customer make his decisions.

Sorry I blew up :D

[Denster]

Agreed, they do make a quality product, but to use terms like "hate" and saying that proven designs "just don't work" is not very savy. For instance, to claim that anyone that uses leather strips for their sight cnnels is using a poor design because the slide will rub on the thread and wear it out. He should know better. Any reputable maker is going to put a stitching groove in those strips. Ahh, whatever. It just seemed tacky. I've been in sales for 20 years and my philosophy is brag up your product, show the benefits and let the customer make his decisions.

Sorry I blew up :D

No problem a little blow up is good for the soul. I understand though it is irritating. I don't know if he was refering to the stitchline wearing on the slide or the other but did you note that his stitchline is above ground and naked to those sharp raspy front sights that tear out wads of leather? Hmmm! probably has a proprietary thread made just for that. Ya think?