I am a dinosaur who grew up owning genuine leather holsters [mostly hand stitched] for all my handguns. Probably because that was the only/most available type in the dark ages. Regardless, I still prefer them over Kydex or nylon or whatever. [Just as info, I also prefer deeply blued weapons over stainless/parkerized/cerakote/whatever finishes and I prefer paddle holsters for ease of removing from belt area. ] Nevertheless, the point of my thread is are genuine leather holsters pretty much forever gone because of cost to manufacture or laws against animal hides being utilized or not enough interest by owners for shops to stock or they cause the weapon to sweat or ? Just curious. Thanks.
Leather Holsters a Thing of the Past ?
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Striker fired guns.
Not following. Brain slow to process. Thanks.
Leather makers still out there doing their thing. Leather just cost more, is heavier, thicker and lead times on leather holsters tend to be longer. That being said, my shipping notification from TTGunleather should be coming any day now 
Many reputable leather holster makers are running a backlog. In spite of the trend toward kydex, there’s still demand for leather. You probably have to order it though if you’re looking at the more popular makers.
oh ok. My learning curve has begun. Thanks.
I don't wear leather holsters anymore because they're bulkier, heavier and pourous. More than one occasion I've removed my leather holster after a day in the summer heat and it'd be moist from sweating
