5 Things That I Wish Would Go Away

1. Clip Holsters. If it doesn’t cover the trigger guard, it’s worthless. I don’t care if the gun has a manual safety, or what. Don’t even get me started on the ones that have a plug that goes up the muzzle. Garbage.

2. Other Minimalist Holsters. When you add in the size of the pistol, they aren’t really any smaller than a proper holster, and offer a ton of disadvantages. People are attracted to these for the wrong reasons: cool factor, or because [Insert tactical dynamic celebrity instructor’s name here] uses it. Meh.

3. Everybody and their brother making kydex pancake holsters. I’m all about tinkering with kydex, it’s a great way to try out new holster designs and save some money on gear. Unfortunately due of the relative ease of making holsters with kydex (and the ease of throwing up a website with an e-commerce system) we’ve been swarmed by inexperienced people getting into the business of custom holsters and not delivering. Lots of unknowing gun owners have wasted a lot of money on broken promises, and crappy holsters because of this.

4. Trainer Worship. There are a lot of trainers out there, some of whom are great teachers, others who are riding their reputation as someone who has been there and done that, who are just in it for the money. I care a lot less about someone’s past as an operator than I do about their skills, and their ability to teach. Stop going out of your way to train with someone just because their face is on TV.

5. People who say “You need to buy this product that I own to make me feel better about my purchase!” Y’all know who you are.