R1valdez Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Another vote for the race master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Race master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvinc78 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I just picked up a Manny Bragg holster. I have not shot a match with it just dry fire... It is very smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acu111 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I like Ghost holster so far snag free and secured when needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimpy_ak Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I just picked up a Manny Bragg holster. I have not shot a match with it just dry fire... It is very smooth I've had mine for a year now and its still buttery smooth. It has actually converted one ghost guy and a CR Speed guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911Prof Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Race Master. More secure than a Ghost in my experience and slicker than a CR Speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunracer38 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I have had Limcat,, Ghost and Safariland 013. Now using Double Allfa holster and mag pouches. Have not dropped a mag or a pistol .yet. May check the new Safariland 014 soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leath4m Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I was a Safariland man for 12 years. Now going to DAA Racemaster. Broke a few tension screws on the Safariland over the years. Like the idea of a full aluminium holster, and nothing going up my barrel when I re holster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerassassin22 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 I use the Safariland 013 and like it very much. I also shoot 3 gun and the 013 works great while competing in 3 gun where confidence in pistol retention is critical. I was given one of these but I can't get it to work with a side mounted optic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tino2212 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Another vote for DAA Racemaster . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911aow Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 CR Speed for me. A CORRECTLY setup CR Speed has more retention than any of the other holsters mentioned, but it seems like everyone tries to set up the holster too light or incorrectly to gain an "advantage"... I've seen 2 instances where a small piece of dirt/grit in one of the other holsters mentioned required the gun to be removed by having to physically break the holster body from the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaster113 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Another happy RM user here. Valid points about blowing dust and shit locking up the RM; after shooting the Nationals in Utah all that blowing crap made the holster lock hard to activate, and I had a little trouble holstering also. solution is to clean the thing when encountering extreme environmental conditions.... other than that I've been very happy with the holster. Just don't bend down to pick up a piece of brass with an Open gun holstered and the lock not activated, I did this days before I left for the Nationals and my gun got pushed out of the holster by my leg. It proceeded to land on the cement right on the sidemounted scope which of course cracked. my fault though. use the provided lock which is there for a reason.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoops! Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) I use the Safariland 013 and like it very much. I also shoot 3 gun and the 013 works great while competing in 3 gun where confidence in pistol retention is critical. I was given one of these but I can't get it to work with a side mounted optic? You have to file/dremel/wheel the left part of the top of the holster in order to gain clearance for the scope mount. After that is done, the holster retains it fine. A vote here for the Safariland, it oozes quality and is adjustable for a perfectly secure and wobble-free yet easily drawed fit with a muzzle protector. I don't like the holsters without a muzzle protector, for those stages where you have to sit down. I don't like the holsters without a leg prop to keep the holster up and more secured. I don't like the holsters without adjustable tension. The only thing I wish the Safariland would add is a locking lever instead of the sliding button it has. Edited December 5, 2013 by Whoops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staro Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Safariland 014 all the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo-Hombre Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Manny holster.. Gun flops around in holster when locked in, once I got used to that I'm good with it. It comes out so perfectly I'm hooked on it. I use a neoprene gun cover. Keeps her clean as well as protected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadoFann Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I had been using a Double Alpha Racemaster and really liked it but I just got the latest generation Limcat holster and it is even better. The DAA would sometimes bind if you didn't draw straight up, the Limcat is much more forgiving and never binds. Also, like the DAA, it's very secure when locked down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadyscott999 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 CR Speed for me. A CORRECTLY setup CR Speed has more retention than any of the other holsters mentioned, but it seems like everyone tries to set up the holster too light or incorrectly to gain an "advantage"... I've seen 2 instances where a small piece of dirt/grit in one of the other holsters mentioned required the gun to be removed by having to physically break the holster body from the gun. We have done this before, but the above bold statement is not true. It is not possible for a CR Speed to have the retention of several of the holsters mentioned. It just IS NOT designed for you assertion to be true. Any holster that allows you to draw through the lock, cannot possibly have the retention of one that doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadyscott999 Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I had been using a Double Alpha Racemaster and really liked it but I just got the latest generation Limcat holster and it is even better. The DAA would sometimes bind if you didn't draw straight up, the Limcat is much more forgiving and never binds. Also, like the DAA, it's very secure when locked down I have both a Limcat and a DAA, and a CR. I like the DAA best, but the Limcat is a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67camaro Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Can someone please tell me why everyone is going with the RM vs Racer? Is it just the Aluminum body or the ability to change weapons without a whole new holster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS2 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I use the DAA Double Alpha Racemaster holster for my Open and Limited guns. I have never had any issues with retention the holster has never failed to secure the gun when it needed securing and releasing when it needed releasing. In addition I have found my draws to be extremely fast and on point. While they might not offer the protection others might from bumps and bruises, those that do will leave wear marks on you guns no matter how careful you walk. My choice was the DAA and walk a little straighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Can someone please tell me why everyone is going with the RM vs Racer? Is it just the Aluminum body or the ability to change weapons without a whole new holster? um yeah you got it. RM is aluminium (looks and feels nicer) and has changeable inserts for different guns. for not much more money than the racer you get a more versatile rig. my vote goes to the RM too, or the other I really like is the H&S CW5 (do NOT like the CW6, it's crap). lock is very nice and easy to use. still holds it securely without the lock. draw is very easy. they are delrin not aluminium but I really like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unregistered Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I went from Race Master to Manny Bragg, to the 014. I'm happy with the 014 now. Race Master worked most of the time. But that odd time when the gun was drawn at an angle, it would catch, and do so badly. I tried many things to remedy it, but nothing made it function 100% reliably. Manny Bragg was fantastic. Awesomely smooth draw. But the more I shot steel challenge, the more I realized that there was too much side-to-side wobble on the gun for a perfectly repeatable draw each time. On to the 014. Combines the fantastic short retention release of the Manny, with the stability of a muzzle-plug design. I'm not looking back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertl35 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 DAA Racemaster. Works great, retains the gun well and just works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoops! Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 FWIW, the H&S CW5 would bind on the draw all the time on my Tanfoglio Gold Custom. Even sometimes when I did pull it straight up, it was the most inconsistent holster I ever had. Probably could have been fixed if I sent it in with the complaint. Instead, I tried to fix it myself and made it slightly better, but a worse fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdc1999 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 How is the cheaper DAA Racer holster? To my untrained eye itlooks just like the Can someone please tell me why everyone is going with the RM vs Racer? Is it just the Aluminum body or the ability to change weapons without a whole new holster? um yeah you got it. RM is aluminium (looks and feels nicer) and has changeable inserts for different guns. for not much more money than the racer you get a more versatile rig. my vote goes to the RM too, or the other I really like is the H&S CW5 (do NOT like the CW6, it's crap). lock is very nice and easy to use. still holds it securely without the lock. draw is very easy. they are delrin not aluminium but I really like them. Has anyone tried the Racer version? The cost seems to be 35% lower, though it is limited to 1 pistol (of which i only have 1). I currently have a hogue powerspeed 500 that I picked up used for a really low price, its adequate but I bag my pistol after each stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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