A $99.95 Falco Kydex Holster Makes the Ruger LCP Draw Cleanly
Falco Holsters sells the A913 Kydex Pocket Holster for $99.95, and its C-shaped upper hook does what it promises. A TTAG writer bought his 21-year-old son a Ruger LCP last year, then tested the Slovakian company's pocket and leather IWB holsters on it. In loose jogger shorts, the hook caught the pocket fabric during the draw. The son pulled the pistol and left the holster behind. That single fact separates this holster from the nylon pocket rig that shipped with the gun.
Key Details
The review centers on two holsters. The first is Falco's A913 Kydex Pocket Holster, listed at $99.95. The second is a leather IWB model that the writer's son uses with jeans and a belt. Key specifics from the piece:
- Price: The A913 lists for $99.95.
- Material: U.S.-made Kydex, molded to the specific handgun it is ordered for.
- Hook: A pronounced C-shaped hook at the upper edge catches the pocket during the draw and separates the holster from the gun.
- Retention: An adjustable retention screw sets how tightly the holster grips the pistol.
- Coverage: The broad outer surface breaks up the pistol's outline, and the rigid shell covers the trigger guard.
- Gun: The Ruger LCP, a small pocket pistol. The writer's son received his carry permit when he turned 21.
- Falco's range: Kydex, nylon, hybrid and leather holsters in IWB, OWB, shoulder, pocket, ankle and duty styles, plus magazine pouches, rifle slings, gun cases and range bags.
- Company: Based in Slovakia. Founder Ivan Kovac started the business, which became Falco in 1989. Robert Kovac took over in 2007.
The writer also met Falco representatives at SHOT Show. The article begins to describe a thumb-push draw method for the A913, but the excerpt cuts off there. Read the full review for that section.
Background
The Ruger LCP has been a staple of compact carry since it launched in the mid-2000s. It is a small .380 ACP pistol built for pockets, and the trade-off is a short grip and a light trigger that demands a careful draw. Factory pocket holsters, usually nylon, rarely do much beyond keeping the gun in a bag. They offer little shape, weak retention and no reliable way to stay put when a pocket snags.
Falco's roots go back to the late 1970s. Ivan Kovac learned sewing in the military, where he worked as a meteorologist and repaired parachutes on the side. He later taught at a forestry school and made falconry gloves for students. That led to hunting leather and then holsters for local gun owners. The business took the Falco name in 1989. Holster makers across Europe and America have spent the last two decades moving toward molded Kydex, and the A913 follows that path.
Why It Matters for Gun Owners
This holster fits a specific group: owners carrying small pistols in pockets, especially people who wear shorts, joggers or loose pants. Pocket carry lives or dies on the draw. If the holster comes out with the gun, the carrier has to fight it back into the pocket under stress. A hook that catches the pocket fabric removes that problem, provided the pocket cloth is loose enough to catch.
Check fit before you carry. Confirm the A913 is molded for your exact model, because a holster built for a neighboring pistol can shift the grip angle and the trigger guard coverage. Adjust the retention screw until the LCP stays put when you bend, sit and reach, but still releases clean on the draw. Test the hook with the pants you actually wear. Tight denim may not give the hook enough fabric to catch.
Practice the draw with an unloaded gun and a dummy round. Dry-fire with snap caps only, following the manufacturer's safety rules and your range's policy. Holster design does not replace training, and a holster that works in the living room can behave differently in a crowded store.
DownRange Analysis
A holster is not a constitutional question, but it carries real weight in how the right to carry works in practice. Under New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen (2022), the Supreme Court tied gun regulation to the nation's historical tradition. That test covers whether you can carry at all. It does not decide which holster you choose. Still, a holster that keeps a gun secure, consistent and retained gives a lawful carrier a concrete safety advantage.
The $99.95 price sits between cheap nylon and premium leather. For a molded Kydex holster from a European maker, that is fair. Buyers who want custom molding should expect to wait and pay for the specific fit. Here is what a gun owner should do now: buy a holster molded to your exact pistol, test the draw in the clothes you wear every day, and keep training on the range. Then review your state's carry rules for holsters and concealment, because some states regulate how a gun is worn as well as whether it is carried.
