What to buy?

All of my leather holster products including the belts are made by one of the best Cowboy Rig makers Bob Mernickle @ http://www.mernickleholsters.com/ :)

Bob is a Canadian that used to be part of our Mission Rod & Gun Club until he decided to make his fortune by moving to the States.

These 2 holsters are actually my holsters I use for Cowboy Action competitions I just removed them from the cowboy rig and had Bob make me the belt and the bullet holder.

Here's a picture of my Mernickle holster for my SRH that I posted a picture of earlier.

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I've been looking for something like that for my Bisley. Thumbsnap in a combination crossdraw/strongside. Not totally traditional but at least if you get ambushed by a bear you can do a tuck and tumble knowing your gun will still be there :p .
 
I find Whitepine's criteria interesting. In Canada, our ATC's only authorize us to draw our gun if we fear for our lives. While it might be prudent to draw the gun if the bear is sighted at 75 yards, in a nonhunting situation, there is little reason to shoot it.

A handgun for defence against a dangerous animal should have a bullet which will penetrate deeply, and to my way of thinking, have a velocity of about 1000 -1200 fps. With heavy for caliber flat nosed bullets, this combination of bullet design and velocity will produce a large wound channel and penetrate deeply, without excessive recoil which would interfere with a fast followup shot in case the first shot misses the mark. My primary ATC gun drives a .429" 325 gr WFN cast bullet about 1150 fps. This load does not disturb me, although the gunsmith tweaking the gun has reported that it has caused him to flinch. If that is the case with a .44 or .45 caliber handgun, a .357 loaded with a 200 gr bullet of a similar style to the same velocity might be a better. choice.

My preference for gun leather is a holster which covers the trigger guard, rides slightly higher so the gun butt does not bump my arm, and has an open muzzle so that the holster does not fill with willow leaves or tamarack needles. I have two holsters made by Simply Rugged in Alaska. They are basically a pancake design, this one for my Smith .357, and the other for my .44 Ruger, and can be carried strong side or cross draw.

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Gunslinger; Bob will make a holster in the design of your choice, actually he will combine designs to give you exactly what you want.

Boomer; that's a great looking holster...

I personally prefer a holster without the cross strap due to getting the strap caught bythe hammer when I am making a fast draw.
 
GS I really like that holster as well.

I would ask if they could cover the trigger as well though and their pricing including shipping is great...
 
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