The word master is put in front of other words to describe those who have reached the pinnacle of their chosen profession. In my quest to find a word exceeding the master label, I had to go Don King and make one up to describe Bob Mernickle. “Fanister”: meaning a master who is fanatical in his pursuit of perfection.

When you talk with Bob you’ll need to take notes and have your Canadian-to-English dictionary handy. It takes less than a minute to realize Bob is fanatical in his pursuit of perfection and he’s not shy about telling you of his quest for perfection in all aspects of holster building. In Bob’s case, I’d go a step further and call his concealed carry system engineered rather than built.

Bob refers to perfecting the system as a quest/obsession to make the most concealable carry system on the market. I believe he’s done it. Bob admits it took a few variants to get the design where it is today. The high ride configuration, once properly placed on the belt, stays locked into place as if bolted there and conceals even large handguns like they were derringers. The draw takes some practice, but once mastered it’s smooth and fast.

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