About a year ago, I decided to buy a good, quality gun belt. I had contacted Bigfoot, but I wasn't impressed with how much they charged to ship. I then looked into Hank's, and ordered one of their Kevlar-reinforced belts.
After I had it a short time, I decided to order a heavy duty leather belt, not reinforced. I liked how the Kevlar belt carried my gun, but it was very stiff, and hard to feed through a pancake holster. The plain leather belt performed very well, but was easier to use.
So, I had one of each, and I would switch them out periodically, to see what worked best. One day, I noticed that the Kevlar-reinforced belt had some kinks in it- the Kevlar insert had snapped in a couple of places (surprisingly, not where it threaded through the holster). I was surprised, because I am easy on my belts. The plain leather belt had no issues.
I reached out to Hank's, and they promptly sent me a new belt, and took the old one back.
That was about 4 months ago. Yesterday, while threading the Kevlar belt through my belt loops, I heard a snap. The new belt has broken, too. Obviously, the Kevlar is a good idea to stiffen a belt, but the application leaves something to be desired. I'm still using it, but I wouldn't buy another. Partly because two have broken under gentle, periodic use, and partly because the plain, non-reinforced belt is doing so good.
I can not tell a difference between the two belts when carrying. None of my guns are super heavy, so that may be part of it. Either way, the heavy, straight leather belt works great, performs better than the reinforced belt, and has been problem free. Because Hank's was so good about replacing the Kevlar belt, I am not upset. Stuff happens. I would highly recommend them, as well as their leather belts. For what it's worth, I don't think that reinforced belts are the answer- whether it is Kevlar or stainless band (like Bigfoot's).
This is the one that I would buy, again-
https://www.hanksbelts.com/collections/leather-gun-belts/products/hanks-gunner-leather-gun-belt
After I had it a short time, I decided to order a heavy duty leather belt, not reinforced. I liked how the Kevlar belt carried my gun, but it was very stiff, and hard to feed through a pancake holster. The plain leather belt performed very well, but was easier to use.
So, I had one of each, and I would switch them out periodically, to see what worked best. One day, I noticed that the Kevlar-reinforced belt had some kinks in it- the Kevlar insert had snapped in a couple of places (surprisingly, not where it threaded through the holster). I was surprised, because I am easy on my belts. The plain leather belt had no issues.
I reached out to Hank's, and they promptly sent me a new belt, and took the old one back.
That was about 4 months ago. Yesterday, while threading the Kevlar belt through my belt loops, I heard a snap. The new belt has broken, too. Obviously, the Kevlar is a good idea to stiffen a belt, but the application leaves something to be desired. I'm still using it, but I wouldn't buy another. Partly because two have broken under gentle, periodic use, and partly because the plain, non-reinforced belt is doing so good.
I can not tell a difference between the two belts when carrying. None of my guns are super heavy, so that may be part of it. Either way, the heavy, straight leather belt works great, performs better than the reinforced belt, and has been problem free. Because Hank's was so good about replacing the Kevlar belt, I am not upset. Stuff happens. I would highly recommend them, as well as their leather belts. For what it's worth, I don't think that reinforced belts are the answer- whether it is Kevlar or stainless band (like Bigfoot's).
This is the one that I would buy, again-
https://www.hanksbelts.com/collections/leather-gun-belts/products/hanks-gunner-leather-gun-belt