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Due to the success of our “November Special” we have extended the special until the end of November.  (Originally it was to end on the 15th.)

Just order a Silent Thunder IWB, belt holster, Champion or STX and you can get 25% off the second Silent Thunder.  (This applies to the least expensive of the two.)

When you order online, I will manually change the final total and deduct the discount at my end. The software won’t do it automatically.

Best not to use Paypal for these orders, but I have a work around for that also. Ask me if you want more details.

Current lead time on Silent Thunders is 2-3 weeks and we’re running on schedule.

Thanks for making the Silent Thunder one of the most successful holster designs ever!

The new Silent Thunder STX is the most concealable Silent Thunder belt holster yet.

1911’s are easy to conceal because they’re relatively thin and flat in profile, but the butt is large and can sometimes “print.”

The STX does a magnificent job of hiding the butt. (Shown above with 4″ 1911)

How?

Silent Thunder STX rotates the butt inwards toward the body and also provides a rock-solid mount close to the body like a leather pancake holster.

Wow! The STX has beta-testers totally impressed!

The Silent Thunder STX conceals a full-size 1911 incredibly well and is comfortable to boot.

The STX has a fixed FBI cant and rides behind your strong side hip.  It has two tension screws and it’s leather-lined like all Silent Thunder holsters.

If you like to carry a full-size 1911 – any 1911 – on your belt, you may have just found your holster.  (CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ONLY FOR 1911’s)

What’s the DELIVERY TIME?

TWO WEEKS now, but it may be longer once the word gets out.

The Silent Thunder is our most popular holster right now and we’ve increased production capacity to meet the demand.

To celebrate, we’re offering a special purchase from now to the end of November.

Buy two Silent Thunder holsters and the second one is 25% off.

Details:

Order online or by phone and ask for the November Special.

If ordering online, just type “November Special” in the comments section of the order that appears near the end of the ordering process.

Note: I have to manually apply the discount to the order, so you won’t see the discount in your confirmation. The computer doesn’t know how to add the discount automatically.

This means also that a credit card is better than using paypal for this. Paypal takes the money right away and it will take the regular price.

Call me if you have questions or just want to order by phone.

Don’t need two holsters? I’ll bet you have a buddy who might like part of this deal.

Important Note: No hesitating, cogitating, lollygagging or puttering around allowed. We expect a lot of orders, so don’t be  a “tail-end Charlie.”

You might end up at the end of the line, waiting longer than you have to if you come in late on this.

I bought a new Kahr PM45 yesterday. (No waiting period with a Concealed Handgun License in Texas).

Kahr recommends shooting 200 rounds through it before trusting it for defensive carry, so off the the range I went.
I had 200 rounds of FMJ and some defensive carry ammo with me. (Ouch! At today’s inflated ammo prices that’s almost $100 just to break in the gun.)
I remember a time when I was competing heavily and using a progressive loader, that my cost per thousand (200gr SWC) was just $65. Ah, the good old days!

I already have three other Kahr pistols – First was the P9, then the PM9 and more recently, the P45.  All have been totally reliable with ball or hollow points.

The only modification is that I put Agrips (by Brooks Tactical on each. ( I wish I’d had time to put Agrip on the new PM45 before putting 200 rounds through it with the pronounced checkering on the front strap and back strap.)

Despite the good history with Kahr pistols, you never know until you actually shoot a new pistol how reliable it will be. Fortunately, I got a good one again. 200 rounds with no malfunctions.

The recoil spring is very strong on this compact pistol, so if you’re an occasional “limp-wrister,” butch up and hold on. You can’t let the gun move backwards or the slide will not have anything to work against, and it will short-cycle. This will cause failures to eject and/or failures to feed.

Toward the end of my range session I ran some hollow points through it, including my carry ammo, Corbon DPX 185 grain all copper hollow points. Again, no failures of any kind.

.45 ACP in this gun doesn’t sting and the gun is completely controllable, There’s no reason to fight the recoil, just grip properly and the gun will come back on target quickly.

(See this recent blog post on recoil control).

The PM45 will be for pocket carry, backing up a 4″ Lightweight Springfield Champion that’s my primary carry gun. I’m in Texas so I carry everyday, everywhere I go (except the post office).

I carry my 1911 in a Tucker Cover Up IWB or a leather-lined kydex Silent Thunder IWB.

Like all our IWB’s they’re made so that I can tuck my shirt over the gun and holster, and I can conceal it without hanging my shirt out or wearing a jacket.

If you have a large revolver, a single action revolver, or just need a field holster, Tucker may have something you’d really like.

This is a picture of a cross draw field holster Tucker just made for a Freedom Arms Model 83 Single Action revolver. It comes with a hammer thong (not visible in picture).

Cross draw is great for a hunting holster because it keeps your handgun away from the butt of your rifle while carrying in the field.

The customer ordered four matching holsters for four different pistols:

Freedom Arms Model 83 with 7-1/2″ bbl, Freedom Arms Model 83 w/4-3/4″ bbl, a Ruger Black Hawk and a Single Six.

The color is medium brown and the stamping is called Cross Cut. The holsters are lined with 4-5 oz. smooth cowhide.

Want one?

Someone needs to invent something a person can wear  that will shield the eyes from the sun…

It’s kinda like wearing a good holster with a crappy belt.

Below is the Tucker Cover Up for LCR. We also make pocket holsters and pancake holsters for the LCR.

Let us know what you need.

The Silent Thunder is hot. To reduce lead times, we added staff in the shop.  Despite the number of orders, there’s only a two week wait to ship.

To make sure we keep our new staff busy, we’re offering FREE SHIPPING on Silent Thunder holsters through the end of August.

See what a recent customer told us:

“Rob, I won’t use anything else now! I just finished a four-day training class, with literally hundreds of presentations from the holster.  My Silent Thunder held up great, and is the smoothest, fastest holster I’ve ever tried.   I saw other guys struggling with their equipment, but I couldn’t have been happier. I’m recommending them to everyone who’ll listen.” Tom.

Sometimes a new product just connects and the “Secret” IWB has connected so well that it’s the most successful product launch Tucker’s ever had.

Come see what the fuss is about – here.

New "Secret

Before Tucker designed the Texas Heritage he created an IWB design that’s been locked in the gun vault now for years.

It’s “The Secret.”

We’ve heard from customers who don’t tuck in their shirt over their carry gun and don’t need the special features of the Texas Heritage.

Just for them, and maybe for YOU, we’ve brought “The Secret” out of the dark place into the light of day.

The Secret is more compact than the Texas Heritage and has leather belt loops instead of belt clips, but it shares the good parts of the Texas Heritage.

It’s made from Hermann Oak premium leather, it’s comfortable and extremely concealable. It’s also value-priced.

It comes only in natural un-dyed leather, but you can order the belt loops in natural, brown or black to suit the belt you’re wearing. The sweatshield is standard.

Until July 1st, 2009, there’s a special sale price to introduce “The Secret” and a short 2-week turnaround from the time you place your order here.

Don’t wait until the price goes up July 1st.