Frequently Asked Questions

I performed a "shake" test, and my weapon fell out. What do?

Nothing. Just kidding - well, sort of. Verify your adjustable retention is set to the point where your weapon won't just fall out of the holster (which it shouldn't), but not stiff enough to where you won't be able to draw, and you're fine. We believe the infamous shake test is a very arbitrary test. If a loaded handgun doesn't eventually fall out of a holster being vigorously shaken, it will be unrealistically hard to draw from that holster. We would also like to formally question what situation in life someone should worry about their weapon popping out of their pants while they're being vigorously shaken upside down. A proper shake test should be administered by holding the holster upside down (with an empty and cleared gun) and gently shaking the holster up and down to verify the retention is set properly.

I received your light-bearing Sentinel and noticed I can access the trigger with my finger, what gives?

Unfortunately, we believe this is another arbitrary standard in our community (hear us out). When performing this test, people jam their finger into the trigger well area in their holster when their holster is just sitting on their table, not under any pressure. That pressure is what happens when you wear your IWB holster, well... IWB. This gap where you can jam your finger exists on ALL light-bearing holsters due to the channel where the light needs to fit to be able to properly draw and re-insert your pistol light. This is a byproduct of a light-bearing holster. Perform this same test with the holster being carried appendix like it's designed, and you won't have as much of an issue. Also, we would like to use this as an opportunity to preach consistent dry fire practice on drawing and re-indexing your gun, as well as situational awareness, as the vast majority of these incidents happen due to operator error while re-indexing their gun and not noticing if an undershirt, drawstring, etc., falls inside the holster and actuates the trigger. Your finger shouldn't be the safety problem if you're drawing correctly. Always be aware of what you're doing and understand and negate the inherent risks of concealed carry.

How should I maintain my holster?

Occasionally clean your holster with warm water and a small amount of Dawn. Make sure to remove all hardware prior to washing.

Rubber washers don't maintain their consistency forever and should be swapped out every few months. Hit us up and we'll get a new set of washers sent out to you.

Are your holsters made in the USA?

Yes. We're proud to say we source all our materials from US-based suppliers and all of our holsters and molds are manufactured and designed in-house.

Are your holsters compatible with my compensator?

All of our holsters are designed with open muzzle ends for threaded barrels and compensators. As a general rule, any compensators that are not wider or taller than the slide of the gun should be compatible.

Why so few options?

LOA is a very small garage-based operation. The costs of implementing a new gun or light holster option involves not only the cost of acquiring the gun/light, but also the dozens, sometimes hundreds, of hours spent in CAD design for the molds and the costs of the raw mold material as well.

Expanding our offering will always be our goal, but understand that money for these molds takes time to acquire.