At the early
20th century gun holster were made with the only famous material
available at that time which was “leather”. Even at that time there was
different quality of leather which was used to make gun holster. A stage
also comes where nylon holster were used by many people but with the
turnaround of the 21st century the new product “Kydex” which was a
thermoplastic acrylic- polyvinyl chloride alloy replaced the usage of
nylon and leather holsters.
The
durability and other desirable characteristics of the custom Kydex
holster make this product hard to beat the competition in the market.
Kydex belt holster is typically produced with the help of sheets which
vary in color and thickness, and after that these sheets are cut and
transformed into a final product. These sheets are made up of non-porous
material and to get the required holster shape they are molded in the
desired shape by forming, heating and cooling in the factories.
Now
days you can easily find every style of gun holster such as inside
waistband holster (IWB), outside the waistband holster (OWB), tactical
holster and other holster in a Kydex version. Kydex Inside the waistband
and Kydex outside the waistband (OWB) holsters are one of the best concealer among kydex versions.
The
usage of the custom kydex holster cannot be denied. Therefore you must
take into account following of the key features of kydex holsters which
makes it different form all other holsters:
- Best Custom Kydex holsters are virtually waterproof. They don’t let the moisture to soak into the holster as this affect the weapons finish which we normally see in case of leather holster. Also if you want to clean your kydex holster you can do that with the help of wet cloth. Kydex holster is best suitable for use in tropical and humid climate.
- Another feature which makes your kydex holster favorable is that these holsters are scratch resistant as they come with Rockwell r scale hardness of 90.
- Kydex holsters are always easy to use. It is also beneficial as holsters made with the kydex material will not easily shrink or stretch under normal conditions.
- A high quality kydex holster is always resistible when it comes to repeated holstering and re-holstering. They are also ideal for prevention of finish wear.
Conclusion:
Spending
money while choosing the right holsters for your gun must be taken into
account with utmost care. After all no one will ever want to buy such a
holster which is not up to the mark. You must choose that material
which helps you to make you money worth count.
