{"id":5333,"date":"2010-07-18T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-18T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2010\/07\/18\/cross-draw-yaqui-holster\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:11:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:11:24","slug":"cross-draw-yaqui-holster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=5333","title":{"rendered":"Cross-draw Yaqui Holster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:19286,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.shottist.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:17678,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.shottist.com\\\/ching.htm&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>In my day job, I drive a lot. Finding a way to carry concealed that is reasonably comfortable is hard. For me, I have found that a cross-draw carry allows both comfort and accessibility while seated in the car.<\/p>\n<p>Months ago I approached <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shottist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">custom leather maker Andy Langlois<\/a> to see if I could get one of his Yaqui holsters in a cross-draw model. I wanted it for my Browning Hi-Power. He said he didn&#8217;t make a cross-draw model but would experiment to see if he could make it work. Obviously, as can be seen by the pictures, Andy did make it work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Yaqui-on-belt-blog-sized.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Yaqui-on-belt-blog-sized.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Yaqui-on-belt-backside-blog-sized.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Yaqui-on-belt-backside-blog-sized.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Yaqui-blog-sized.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Yaqui-blog-sized.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\nThe cross-draw Yaqui holster is made of heavy oil finished, vegetable-tanned leather. The cant is neutral to maybe 5%. Andy designed it to be easily removable by using a brass stud button. Since many of the locations I visit on work purposes forbid any firearm, it is a simple matter to remove the holstered pistol and store it in my car safe. One other great feature of this Yaqui holster is that it works with multiple pistols. I can use it with my Hi-Power or I can use it with any single-stack 1911 pistol like my Officer-sized Para CCO.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Wearing-yaqui-crossdraw-blog-sized.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Wearing-yaqui-crossdraw-blog-sized.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Yaqui-with-Para-blog-sized.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Yaqui-with-Para-blog-sized.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Andy Langlois is known for more than just his Yaqui holsters. His rifle slings are things of beauty. He is well-known for making a Ching Sling to use on Jeff Cooper-inspired scout rifles. I have one that I will be using on my Ruger Frontier. You can see pictures of his slings on his website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shottist.com\/ching.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When I first started corresponding with Andy, I didn&#8217;t realize he was a cop. Given that he is in Vermont and doing leather work,&nbsp; I figured he might be an art history major who somehow saw the light on guns. Andy found that quite amusing as he is, in his words, &#8220;the typical alpha male cop, high and tight, 2 1911s and so un-art-history!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to contact Andy for a holster, belt, sling, or other custom leather work:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Andy Langlois<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">PO Box 141<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Windsor, Vermont 05089<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">andy@shottist.com<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">(603) 630-4072 (mobile)<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">His websites:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">http:\/\/www.shottist.com<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">http:\/\/www.andysleather.com\/<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">http:\/\/andysgunthoughts.wordpress.com<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">And, by the way, he is currently having a sale on some of his products! <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my day job, I drive a lot. 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