Why do you care?

[500grains]

I'm talking about Guy A ALREADY bought from Vendor Q.

Your need to comment on that choice is?

If a guy shows up to discuss his gun or holster or whatever, then I am not going to hold my tongue just because his feelings might get hurt if he bought a piece of crap. Hopefully the mood will strike me to be diplomatic, however. If the gun is to be used to preserve life, someone may die as a result of it being a piece of crap. If I were him, I would hope someone would give me a heads up that I am on the wrong track.

[SHIVAN]

Since this is so far out of context now that we are in a new thread, the point is if you buy an Atomic Dog kydex holster, why would anyone care enough to say that you should have bought a Pete's Custom or Raven Concealment?

They are all roughly equivalent, and not unsafe, or shitty pieces of gear. Who are you to comment? Regular Joe A? If so, we are back to not all opinions are equal and the guy you are commenting to probably values his above yours anyway. So where'd that get us?

Precisely no where.

So why comment at all? Again the presumption is not pre-purchase planning, or opinion gathering.



Here let's go with:

I bought a Raven Concealment G17 LC holster because it fit my needs perfectly. I have demo'ed their gear before I purchased and found it completely suitable to my needs, wants and price point.

I would recommend them to anyone looking to buy a kydex holster.

[Skyyr]

Here let's go with:

I bought a Raven Concealment G17 LC holster because it fit my needs perfectly. I have demo'ed their gear before I purchased and found it completely suitable to my needs, wants and price point.

I would recommend them to anyone looking to buy a kydex holster.

I read everything as I would a statistics report. Yes, that might seem jerkish or overly complicated, but the truth is that everything should be tested for validity before believing it.

That being said, the user states "I would recommend them to anyone..."

Why is he recommending them and why is he recommending them to everyone? He hasn't revealed his experience, nor has he revealed why he's suggesting them other than the fact he likes them, so he comes across either as a noobie or as someone trying to justify their own purchase.

That post is something I typically see on arfcom and something I like seeing less of over here.

Compare that with Trident82's post on 10" AR barrel accuracy, where he documented every single step and then basically stated 10.5" barrels were accurate enough for most people. Trident's post is supported with facts and they are used for a logical conclusion.

[d90king]

Ughh, kinda hate threads like this because generally someone walks away butt hurt.

The issue that I have with a lot of the recommendations on holsters is the misconception that all kydex holsters are equal. I have seen guys online raving about how brand X is just as good or even better than brand Y... The bottom line is that its just not the case, because people get the product fast, or because it was less expensive, they tend to overlook the quality variances that exist. They then start to shill for company X as if it was every bit as good as Y company. That starts a vicious cycle that ends up hurting the consumer who might see their drivel and believe they are buying a comparable product of company Y .

I think its bullshit! That said what do you do? Do you openly bash another company selling kydex holsters, or do you just go about your business assuming that the person making the claims isn't smart enough to know the difference or recognize the quality in company Y?

I have seen a huge variance in the quality between kydex makers, yet even the shitty ones get lumped into the same mix as the quality makers...

What do you do? At the end of the day is helping someone with a holster selection online even worth the time?

[orionz06]

What do you do? At the end of the day is helping someone with a holster selection online even worth the time?

If you can't help that user with a holster, can you help them with anything?

[SHIVAN]

That being said, the user states "I would recommend them to anyone..."

I presume the person reading the post is intelligent enough not to buy something they don't need or can't use. My recommendation would apply to anyone in the market for a kydex pancake holster for the G17 with light.

If you were looking for a 6004-type drop leg, you'd probably be smart enough to discount my recommendation, no?

BTW, at some point we've all got to stop posting that I've taken X classes, or shot with this or that, or I was an 11B or Recon, or whatever. Furthermore, introducing variables only convalutes the issue -- so let's presume it was someone of a known quality, like if that post had come from Robb Jensen or mark5pt56 or Detmongo or JFreuler.

From me, sure I'd need to qualify to someone who doesn't know me, but to those that do, they can usually guess that I've tried, at a minimum, the RCS and several others before I'd lay it out there for review.

[SHIVAN]

Do you openly bash another company selling kydex holsters, or do you just go about your business assuming that the person making the claims isn't smart enough to know the difference or recognize the quality in company Y?

If they are stepping up to the plate and saying they liked their purchase, I'm letting that stand on it's own merit, more and more.

Who am I to care, or even to challenge what they bought so long as they aren't making objectively errant statements? Which is why I asked the original question in Rob's holster thread.

I simply do not care that someone is happy with their Atomic Dog, Pete's, G-code, Comptac, or other -- unless I need to get more info from them to help me buy the right thing for me. Then I ask them directly, and usually via PM.

I have a few guys I trust, and I ask them, or borrow theirs at a class and try it. Or run their gun, or sling, or grip. Or worse I buy it and try it myself, then sell it if it's not what I wanted.

Sitting behind my computer, bashing the hell out of someone for not buying what I bought....

I think I've outgrown it as of 02/28/2011.

[Scoby]

Here let's go with:

I bought a Raven Concealment G17 LC holster because it fit my needs perfectly. I have demo'ed their gear before I purchased and found it completely suitable to my needs, wants and price point.

I would recommend them to anyone looking to buy a kydex holster.

I would assume that the guy was either trying to start a conversation about kydex holsters or, at worse, wanting someone to validate his purchase.

If I had one of these holsters, I may comment on whether I liked it or not, but even if I didn't, I wouldn't bust his balls for buying it. Certainly not where he bought it. It's a done deal anyway at this point.

I've learned a couple of expensive lessons with these ARs. I'm still learning. Others have as well and will in the future. I like to refer to it as ..........continuing education.

Scoby

[glocktogo]

Generally, if someone has already bought something and asks what others think of it, all they're really wanting is validation. If you've tested it and think it's a great piece of kit, I guess there's nothing wrong with saying so. If they ask a serious question like "What are the drawbacks or things I need to look out for", then it might be worth commenting about known issues or worthwhile mods/upgrades.

Otherwise, a complete lack of response will tell the OP what they should have known before spending their money.

[MTechnik]

a week ago I got the "but I'd rather have it now for $650 in stead of later for $800"

I started typing furiously for a few seconds and felt my blood rate rise..

then took a breath.

and said

it does add up quickly, but quality isn't cheap.

good luck with your blaster, I am sure it will be fun!

Because I'm sure it will be, and he'll have fun. And he'll go to Dick's and buy 100 round packs of some reloaded .223 at the range on his bsa red dot.

Then he might start thinking, and end up rebuying everything the right way, as he finds shortcomings.

Or it'll sit in a safe and come out once or twice a year, and might spark friend of his to buy an evil black rifle, and maybe he'll do the right research.

Not my worry.