Mika Pocket Holsters

At some point last month I decided that I needed a pocket holster for my Sig P238.  I had been looking at Remora holsters, Sticky holsters, etc., but I decided that I really wasn’t comfortable using one of them IWB in the great state of New Yorkistan where showing or especially dropping (!) a concealed pistol can result in losing your permit to carry.  Plus, the Remora and Sticky’s are a little thick for doubling up as pocket carry options.

For a few years I have had a Mika pocket holster for my Smith 642 and the holster has served me very well.  It had been a while since I ordered my last Mika and I wasn’t quite sure if I wanted to “get on the waiting list” and wait out a new holster or just slap a DeSantis Nemisis or something of the quick-order sort in my pocket and call it a day.

I decided to give the Mika a try for the P238 and checked out the website.  Price is right on, and dare I say cheap for the quality that you get.  I hit up the website at http://www.frontiernet.net/~akim/ and placed an order while taking a coffee break at work.

I was really pleased to see that he has added a range of material and stitching color choices for the holsters since the last time I ordered.  Custom colors at no change in pricing.   I picked a white holster with black stitching to complement my “pimp” backup gun.  (Some of you will know what I mean, DVM gentlemen: http://www.deathvalleymag.com/ )

Less than an hour later I received a call on my cell phone while driving home.  Robert Mika called to verify the make and model of gun, overall color and stitching colors that I chose in addition to chatting about safeties, personal defense gun choices, and general gun-guy stuff.

By the end of the week I had the new holster in my hands, in addition to two other holsters.  A round-cut black holster for a Ruger LCP and another chestnut-colored round cut for a Smith J Frame.  The holsters are made out of a semi-rigid, yet thin, vinyl material on the outside, with a heavy duty fabric sewn on the inside.  The model of the gun, the date that it was made, Robert Mika's name, and your name is penned on the inside of the holster.  There is a non-woven sticky material patch at the midline of the holster which holds the holster in your pocket while you are drawing the weapon.  This works very well and doesn’t add much bulk at all.  

P238 all cozied up in it's pocket nest...

Showing the semi-rigid opening at the top of the holster.  This gives your hand good purchase on the

 draw.

Detail of the inside of the holster.  Note the fabric interior.

Black, round-cut LCP holster.

Chestnut, round-cut J-Frame holster.

 The stitching is fine for the purpose of the holster.  I have had some people comment that it’s not “clean”.  Well, it’s not hand-stitched leather, for one.  In my opinion:  It looks fine, it does its job, and it’s mainly supposed to be in your freaking pocket doing its job.

Yup.  It's there.  Right front pocket.

You can see some outline of the gun looking down past the pocket, but nothing from the front or side.  It was also apparently sweater and fancy shoes day.

For $30 plus a small shipping charge for regular USPS, you get a custom sewn holster made from good materials and a quick turnaround.  It’s a very serviceable holster with excellent draw characteristics.  It gives a little in concealing the outline of the holster since the top is held open a bit by a stiffener, but the aid in drawing the weapon clearly exceeds the negative of the slight outline of the handle of my P238.

I highly recommend the Mika pocket holsters for concealed carry of a back-up gun.  Robert Mika also makes a straightforward IWB in addition to a multitude of other gun and security / LEO related items.  Check his site out and be sure to let him know where you heard about him.