Paladin,
I have the Rafter S and the Gunner's Alley belt. It's tough to give a real critical comparison at this point because I haven't had both of them for a long time yet. My initial impression is that the Rafter S belt has a little more attention to detail but it's not quite as stiff as the GA belt. Rafter has good, strong double rows of stitching all the way up and down both sides and also the belt holes are closer together which makes it easier to fine tune the fit when you put it on. Again though, the GA belt is stiffer, I guess because of the bullhide, but both make for great and very stable belts for carrying a gun and whatever else. Gunner's Alley will never be beaten on service by anyone. I had to send my first GA belt back because the black edges were peeling off of it from the moment I got it but I think that's a rare occurrence and of course it's no problem to have things like that taken care of thanks to GA's top-notch service. Another thing I noticed on it though was that a stitch had already broken and the little hairs of the stitching were sticking out. That's just part of the attention to detail difference I think.
brad cook
