horse vs cow hide

[David]

My Son was looking for a holster today for a 9mm Glock. He came across the site of Milt Sparks and the Versa Max 2 holster. Apparently it is offered in either Horse hide or Cow hide. I'm quoting him here, I haven't read everything on the site. They claim better moisture protection with Horse hide?

What do the experts here think? And what would be the cost of a versa max type holser from you guys.

Dave Theobald

[$$hobby]

commenting strictly from boot selling experience, the Horse hide is more durable then the Cow.

as far as "moisture" protection is concerned, any leather boot we sold, we didnt not "guarantee" it "water proof" even when they were marked by the mfg. IMO, HOrse and Cow are were both living/breathing creature and their skin was able to "breath". So unless they have changed/modified or conditioned the hide in some manner, im not sure i would belive the better "moisture protection".

fyi, i have a horse hide holster for one of my revolvers and it is well made and securely holds my gun.

Edited August 28, 2008 by $$hobby

[Shorts]

IIRC horse is very dense. Makers often have trouble dyeing horse. That characteristic that makes it trouble to dye is what helps is be less resistant to the affects of body sweat and such. <--- All that is what Ive read of horse

My opinion as a consumer is I wouldn't spend extra money for horse horsehide when cow is just as durable. With a quality craftsman a good holster is a good holster. It still must be built well. Both horse and cow can be destroyed if it isn't taken care of.

Milt Sparks (well Tom now) does great work - currently they're very high in demand in the market. Wait times may be very high and orders are taken on a quota basis every month - first come, first serve. You might can find them also at distributors or Ebay.

As for the cost, I'm just rolling at $55 +shipping for my IWB, but I'm pretty small-time

Edited August 28, 2008 by Shorts