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gemini wrote:I ordered a Brigade M-11 in March. Still nothing. I ordered a #1 for a 1911 Commander from nm-holsters.com and got it in about 2 1/2 weeks. I'm very happy with the nm#1. Made in Texas and very comfy. I haven't cancelled the Brigade order because I want to see for myself if waiting over 9 months (and still waiting) is really worth the wait. I'm not real happy with the lack of communication or any type of periodic email update on order progress. I don't care how "nice" (or not) the Brigade ends up being, I will never order anything else from them. As a side note: I have 2 friends that ordered VM II's from Milt Sparks and got them in about 5+ months. Hind sight is 20/20.

I will agree that they need to find a better way to keep customers updated, they are really lacking in that department. Brigades web page is showing a 13 - 14 month turnaround time if placing an order today, they must be really busy.

I liked the look of the NM holsters, I just don't like the fact that the openings are not reinforced for one handed holstering of the handgun.

billfromtx wrote:Well....I ordered my Brigade holster Feb 28th and its now Jan 6th. I called Brigade and was told it would be about 2 weeks...AGAIN...I was told 2 weeks in November too.
If it wasn't such a beautiful holster I would tell them to pack sand. I'll post pictures when and if it ever shows up. I had another one I gave to my brother and I loved it.
It didn't take near this long!

Now I know why people spend good money for leather. The wait and the cost of my holster was well worth the money and the wait. I love my M-11 from Brigade. You gotta love a leather holster that only requires one hand to re-holster.

thankGod wrote: That is patient.

Didn't you try any other brand of IWB holster during the wait?

Just curious, but what kind of fanny pack did you use, as I have been thinking about getting one.

http://www.gungear.com./cgi-bin/ez-cata ... i?3X300536

I got the Stock #: 400C-3LG in black and blue.

billfromtx wrote:My shark skin trim M-11 has been on order for 22 weeks and from the monthly updates I should get it around October!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im not going to canx the order though! I have one already that took 17 weeks...I love it!

I love my holster and would gladly wait 35 weeks for another one. It is extremely comfortable and seems to be breaking in nicely. I love the fact that it comes with loops and not clips. The holster stays put and so far I have had no problem with it dragging my pants down, weight is distributed nicely.

I bet that sharkskin is going to look really nice. Make sure you post some pics when you get it, it will be worth the wait.

Added pics to first post.

thankGod wrote: That is patient.

Didn't you try any other brand of IWB holster during the wait?

Just curious, but what kind of fanny pack did you use, as I have been thinking about getting one.

My fanny pack was made by Anderson Enterprises, I picked it up a long time ago at a gun show in Fort Worth. It is extremely durable and conceals a large frame handgun easily with additional room for two magazines, IPOD, Cell phone and whatever. I will post a pic of it tomorrow. What I like about it is that it doesn't look like a fanny pack that is carrying a gun. It really comes in handy when I am bike riding at the park or just out walking. I am past the age where I care what anyone thinks anymore, unless it is my son or wife.

Brigades western gun holsters have an 18 month lead time, not what is long. Anyway like I said when I ordered it it was only supposed to be 16 weeks. I was getting ready to take some pictures when I discovered the batteries are dead in the digital camera. Guess I have to make a battery run tomorrow.

Finally after 7 months I received my IWB holster (M-11) today. When I ordered the holster they only had a 16 week lead time which grew to 35 weeks during my wait. I will post pictures later but I am really impressed with the holster. Brigade was one of the few Holster manufacturers that actually made an IWB for a Baby Eagle .45. At the moment I am trying to stretch the holster just a bit as it is really tight. I am looking forward to wearing this baby and getting in broken in. This is my first IWB as I usually carry in a fanny pack (very convenient). Sorry for the poor quality of pictures, I am not that great of a photographer. I went to cabela's today and bought a brown double duty belt with a brass buckle. The belt is normally 39.95 and they had it on sale for 12.95. I would have bought a couple more but that was the last one in my size.

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