Soldier needs holster for XD-40 with rail mounted light.

I'd suggest trying either Blade Tech or G-Code.

They both make Kydex holsters that are very good.

Why are they not using the Beretta 92 or a 1911?

There seem to be lots of those in Iraq anyway, so spare parts should be easy to find over there. Holsters would be easier to find also.

I am not knocking the XD 40, its just a fairly rare gun in a caliber that I don't think would be too common in Iraq.

Um, do you vouch for this guy?

To the extent of my knowledge:

A) Only general officers and some special units (SEALs, et al) are authorized to carry personal sidearms.

B) .40S&W is a REALLY strange choice in the Army, especially over in Iraq. You see a lot of special operations people carrying sidearms besides the Beretta, but it's usually still something in 9mm (Like the SIG 226) or .45 (1911). I'm curious where he was able to get more .40S&W while he was overseas.

Not calling BS on anyone or anything, just seems kind of odd...

springfields

if he was in army law enforcement, and working out of uniform, then he would have an m9, or a sig [if he was lucky and had really small hands/female] or possibly an old inventory revolver[rare]. it seems to me that possible deniability issues would be really irrelevent in iraq today.
det.pat

Some marines were allowed to purchase their own Glocks or keep thier Berettas....thats it....having it in 40 sounds strange....it was nice of you to help him regardless.

Try Safariland.

Kydex can easily be custom molded. For an order of any size, this is a very reasonable solution. Blade Tech has always been very nice to deal with. They made me one-offs for like $5 extra. In the past so it might have changed, of course.

Safariland is gonna be off the rack, but any of the boutique makers can probably help.


I concur on everything said above about caliber and weapon. Love to hear more, if its not a secret.

I second safari land. I doubt anyone makes a specific holster for it. which leaves you to cordura or canvas. maybe try HK holsters.

40S&W imo is poor choice(good cartridge but not widely used/availible outside US). I know XD's use slight offshoot of Beretta mags and can use beretta mags but they need to be modified to work in XD. since everyone else has 9mm I would want it myself. its availible. heck the insurgents are probably using it.

best place to ask would be www.hs2000talk.com which is THE' Springfield XD/HS2000 forum. if they dont know no one does.

have him go to this site and email James Nicholas. He will get him set up with what he needs.

sendec said:

Um, do you vouch for this guy?

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does it really matter? the guy's looking for a holster he already has the weapon.

Does this guy speak Arabic with a Boston accent?

It is my understanding that the theater commander forbids privately owned weapons. Getting on the wrong side of a 4 star general can hinder one's career advancement.

CENTCOM General Order #1 prohibits carrying personal weapons or ammunition into its theater of operation.

CENTCOMs 1st general order prohibits personally owned firearms on the field of combat?
I know R.A.s and N.G.s that have taken personal handguns over-over there and they seem to be packing them.
The CENTCOM rule may apply to M1A-AR10 rifles, Remington 700 sporting rifles and the like but I think personal sidearms are exempt.
Our local National Guard unit took pistol grip Mossberg 500 shotguns over and they are being used as door breaching guns and are in great demand.
Anyway I am taking this Blade-Tech tactical thigh rig should I elect to accept the security position I have been offered.
Have the trooper tell them his unit and deployment date and they will do their very merry best to get the holster to him.
About $120.00 with a GI discount.
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jdkelly said:

I dropped into my local gun shop where I met a soldier, home on leave from Iraq, trying to locate a holster for his Springfield XD-40s that has an Springfield XML light mounted on it's rail. He has been tasked with obtaining holsters for a group of Intelligence people and they would need paddle or belt holsters for concealment.

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Where - Four Seasons? Roaches? AG Guns? I'd like to track this joker down and ask to see his ID, because the story he told you is complete BS. No sense in even poking holes in it as you'd just educate another round of posers. If he wants a holster for this firearm he should just say so.

I have emailed a couple JAG officers about POW's - Personally Owned Weapons. If you're a GI don't even think about bringing a personally owned firearm over to Afghanistan or Iraq, unless you're willing to risk very serious disciplinary action, including fines and jail time. Impersonating a soldier could conceivably get you in legal trouble as well.

jdkelly said:

He didn't say whether it was a personally owned firearm or not.

The thing is this, he wants multiple holsters as described above.

This isn't about whether we can fit what little information I've given you, into what little we know about what can or can not be used, and where it can or can not be used.

What surprises me is how quickly some of us will judge others based on almost a complete lack of information.


Respectfully,

jdkelly

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The alternative to this being a personally owned weapon is that the Army saw fit to issue a weapon with zero support from the Army's supply infrastructure (i.e. no spare parts, no weapon specific training, not a single scrap of ammunition in use by any part of DOD), and thereby replace a weapon (either the Beretta M9 or the Sig M11) that is already issued to this particular group.

It may be judgmental, but our interpretation that these are personally owned weapons is the most logical.

jdkelly said:

This isn't about whether we can fit what little information I've given you, into what little we know about what can or can not be used, and where it can or can not be used.

What surprises me is how quickly some of us will judge others based on almost a complete lack of information.

Respectfully,

jdkelly

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Sir, your original post stated the following:

I dropped into my local gun shop where I met a soldier, home on leave from Iraq, trying to locate a holster for his Springfield XD-40s that has an Springfield XML light mounted on it's rail. He has been tasked with obtaining holsters for a group of Intelligence people and they would need paddle or belt holsters for concealment. [snipped]

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Please explain what unjustified conclusions we are asserting?