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Nickp
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Location: LA Joined: Tue Aug 30, 2011 Posts: 67
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I know there's another popular thread here, but I figured I'd make another for the IWB holster I had made right before my eyes today. They luckily had some time this afternoon to make a holster for my XD-9 subcompact with a Streamlight TLR-3 attached (so operator) so I headed north from Olympia to their mobile workshop deep in Cascadia (actually: Spanaway). I ended up going with a black IWB holster (for covert missions) as well as an OD green (for forest missions) micro holster. This was their first micro holster for a gun/light system and they not only got it first try, but got it perfect the first try. A few photos from the making of it: Kydex molding. Sketching cut lines. Cutting. OMG WATCH YOUR FINGERS!!! Sanding the micro holster. OMG WATCH YOUR FINGERS!!! Fine-tuning the one-off micro holster. And here are some photos of the completed holsters: The quality is fantastic and the price is excellent. The price is beyond excellent. Skip a few meals at McDonalds and buy yourself a goddamned holster. Both fit my firearm/light very well. Smooth edges all around and a firm hold on the weapon. The turn-around time is the best out there (one hour or so from arriving there aka about two months faster than whatever pile of suck company you were going to go with before.). Having both IWB clips and OWB belt loops makes it a versatile system. Between the full holster and the micro, all of my needs are covered for $100 total (that's like 12 meals from McDonalds if I use McDonalds algebra). Watching Rich and Jeff make the holsters in front of me was a cool experience. It was like total fucking David Blaine street magic but with holsters; seriously dudes transferred my holsters through a plate glass window after they were done. Go buy one, really. For someone like me with a non-standard gun/light combo, this service is awesome and really saved my ass on either a) getting screwed with high prices and a long wait time or b) making my own holster out of felt, yarn, and crayons. They can be found at http://www.nwtacticalproducts.com/main.sc or outside of fine gun shows across the state.
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Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:14 pm |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52075
Real Name: Steve
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Now THAT is an epic review!
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Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:17 pm |
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Talons
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Location: Downtown Seattle Joined: Wed Nov 2, 2011 Posts: 2513
Real Name: Nunya Bisniss
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i know who gets my business once i've got a pistol!
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Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:04 pm |
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NWTPdesignteam
Location: Everywhere were Mobile!! Joined: Mon Oct 15, 2012 Posts: 81
Real Name: Rich & Jeff
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Totally brought a tear to my eye... from laughing that is an awesome review man..
Thank you so very much!!
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:48 am |
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NWTPdesignteam
Location: Everywhere were Mobile!! Joined: Mon Oct 15, 2012 Posts: 81
Real Name: Rich & Jeff
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And yes Jeff still has all 11 fingers..
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:48 am |
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lamrith
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Location: Tacoma/Puyallup Joined: Tue May 8, 2012 Posts: 4340
Real Name: Larry
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Do you guys have a set route? Are you normally in certain areas certain weeks? Nick mentioned spanaway, and you guys mention mobile. Might encourage some guys to get together and get a F2F going if they knew you were going to be in the area...
I am running a gun with a not so common light (TLR4) and will eventually be "needing" a holster that can carry it. Once I have the funds I will be getting in touch!
_________________Talons wrote: it's too plastic, even for me. it's like old, overworked, plastic everywhere old pornwhore amounts of plastic.
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:21 am |
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Massivedesign
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Location: Olympia, WA Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 38314
Real Name: Dan
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Awesome review Nick! Being an owner of a NWTP setup, I know exactly how you feel.
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:03 am |
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bhpdrew
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Location: Spokane Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 Posts: 9653
Real Name: Hans Edlefreth III.
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Meh... I guess it was okay. Not enough use of varying forms of "fuck", "shit" or "bling". The term "baller" or "balling" would also have been acceptable. They make good shit though. Seriously.
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:13 am |
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Nickp
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Location: LA Joined: Tue Aug 30, 2011 Posts: 67
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NWTPdesignteam wrote: Totally brought a tear to my eye... from laughing that is an awesome review man..
Thank you so very much!! Thank you guys for fitting me into your schedule and making me the great holsters. bhpdrew wrote: Meh... I guess it was okay. Not enough use of varying forms of "fuck", "shit" or "bling". The term "baller" or "balling" would also have been acceptable. They make good shit though. Seriously. Ah shit dog sorry you and your sister's romantic evening in got ruined by my review's lack of adding the words baller/ballin'/Ballingford to the mix. Next time, tho! Seriously though they do make good stuff. Thanks everyone for the feedback.
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:30 am |
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bhpdrew
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Location: Spokane Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 Posts: 9653
Real Name: Hans Edlefreth III.
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My sister died six years ago. Thanks for bringing that up. Fucker.
_________________ -A cowardly man thinks he will ever live, if warfare he avoids; but old age will give him no peace, though spears may spare him. "For I have always lived violently, drunk hugely, eaten too much or not at all, slept around the clock or missed two nights of sleeping, worked too hard and too long in glory, or slobbed for a time in utter laziness. I’ve lifted, pulled, chopped, climbed, made love with joy and taken my hangovers as a consequence, not as a punishment." -- John Steinbeck "Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing." -- Oscar Wilde "Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one." -- Marcus Aurelius "Now I'm off to check out Drew's dick." -- MadPick
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:45 am |
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Nickp
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Location: LA Joined: Tue Aug 30, 2011 Posts: 67
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We'll drink some Four Loko in her honor tonight. Pour one out.
Rich: remember snus goes in the UPPER lip.
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 8:46 am |
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olydemon
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Location: Olympia, Warshington. Joined: Fri May 27, 2011 Posts: 12508
Real Name: Oly Damon
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Great review. On my Xmas list... Please Santa...
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:09 am |
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NWTPdesignteam
Location: Everywhere were Mobile!! Joined: Mon Oct 15, 2012 Posts: 81
Real Name: Rich & Jeff
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Anytime Nick.. and yes. upper lip.. LoL
Good stuff
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:48 pm |
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NWTPdesignteam
Location: Everywhere were Mobile!! Joined: Mon Oct 15, 2012 Posts: 81
Real Name: Rich & Jeff
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lamrith wrote: Do you guys have a set route? Are you normally in certain areas certain weeks? Nick mentioned spanaway, and you guys mention mobile. Might encourage some guys to get together and get a F2F going if they knew you were going to be in the area...
I am running a gun with a not so common light (TLR4) and will eventually be "needing" a holster that can carry it. Once I have the funds I will be getting in touch! No as far as mobile we totally are mobile and we hit up the local WAC gun show each month.. But i have tossed the idea around that if we knew we would have a certain number of others to make it worth the fuel cost we could TOTALLY come set up near someone's place and have others meet up and get holsters while you wait.. Little BBQ.. Some music.. Hang out.. Maybe at a Range.. hmmmmmm
_________________ NWTP Design Team. "Custom Kydex Products made here in the Northwest..."( $2.50 of every item sold gets donated to the WA State Law Enforcement Memorial Fund) Find us on Facebook!! http://nwtacticalproducts.com/
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:51 pm |
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NWTPdesignteam
Location: Everywhere were Mobile!! Joined: Mon Oct 15, 2012 Posts: 81
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Talons wrote: i know who gets my business once i've got a pistol! AWESOME
_________________ NWTP Design Team. "Custom Kydex Products made here in the Northwest..."( $2.50 of every item sold gets donated to the WA State Law Enforcement Memorial Fund) Find us on Facebook!! http://nwtacticalproducts.com/
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 7:09 pm |
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