Safariland Model 17 IWB and Model 557 Belt Slide Concealment Holsters [SHOT Show 2018]

By Dan Zimmerman

Safariland is out with a couple of new concealment options this year that are both wallet-friendly and give you a little something different than most of the other products already on the market. Let’s start with their new Model 17 IWB Inside-the-Waistband Concealment Holster.

If the Model 17 doesn’t look like Kydex, that’s because it isn’t. It’s a similar material they call Boltaron and it has a couple of advantages over Kydex. First, it’s thinner. It looks like about half the thickness of a typical Kydex holster which should make for a slimmer profile.

Second, while it’s also a thermoform material, it’s less sensitive to temperature extremes than Kydex, both at the high and low ends of the spectrum. Note: that doesn’t mean you can leave it on your dashboard in Phoenix on a July afternoon. Just like Kydex, it will still deform into something that looks like a puddle. But it’s less likely to melt down than the more popular material.

We don’t know if Boltaron is any less expensive than Kydex, but the good news is that the Model 17 is a bargain. Safariland’s pricing the holster at a very affordable $38.50 MSRP.

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Source:: Concealed Nation