April 9th, 2022
6minute read
Chris Burns reminds me some of my old friend, John Bianchi.
For this article, we tested three of his products.
All were ordered right-handed, for full-size 1911 pistols.
The author tested the C&G Covert OWB holster withhis custom Springfield Armory TGO-II 1911 pistol.
Three Amigos
Each of the three 1911 scabbards were different in design.
The Covert, $59.95, is a simple inside-the-waistband (IWB) design with a sturdy belt clip.
The Alpha variation of the Covert is a more sophisticated IWB design ($79.99).
Here, the author is carrying his TGO-II .45 in across-body position. The C&G Covert OWB is well designed for this.
All shared certain characteristics.
These are solid, rigid holsters.
My fingers were never scuffed in extensively repetitive draws from each.
The Covert Alpha holster, designed for appendix carry, worked fine behind the hip, too. Note its low profile with the Springfield Mil-Spec 1911 .45.
This would only keep your life if it made your antagonist laugh so hard he forgot to shoot you.
I think that is quite unlikely to happen with the C&G brand.
C&G wins a solid point for that.
The Covert IWB holster from C&G worked well in appendix carry. The pistol shown here is a 9mm Springfield 1911A1.
The neutral cant these holsters came with means the barrel is going straight down your leg when standing upright.
Chris Burns told me all these holsters except the Alpha have adjustable cant.
None shifted on or in the belt.
If you prefer high front sights, you will probably appreciate the deep sight channel in the C&G holsters. The author enjoyed a smooth draw with no snagging.
I did learn one thing.
We American men tend not to read the owners manual; the stereotype has some truth to it.
The instructions say explicitly to try an empty gun in the holster for fit before wearing it for real.
Ayoob demonstrates the crossdraw technique with his TGO-II carried in a C&G OWB rig.
Did the old guy here listen?
Oh,hell,no!
Lesson learned … and now, shared.
Lets look at each.
The Alpha was designed for straight appendix carry, Chris told me.
I found that it worked fine for that.
The attachment has little steps on it that help to secure it in place.
That sciatica thing helped me discover something else useful with C&G products.
Their OWB holster was reasonably concealable and certainly very fast when worn on the gun side hip as intended.
However, while searching for something more comfortable, I tried the C&G OWB cross-draw.
Customer Service
I was particularly pleased with the way C&G treats its customers.
Chris tells me this is standard policy for C&G.
That was impressive as heck.
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