DeSantis Holster Question

[Hillsideblue]

DeSantis Checkmate Belt Holster Question
Does anyone have any experience with the DeSantis Checkmate belt holster for a GLOCK Model 27 ?

I like the way it looks from pictures on the web.......

What I need is a holster that will let me re-holster the weapon with one hand.......Usually the best leather for this is Horsehide, because it is so stiff........I think this model DeSantis is Cowhide........

I have to qualify in Florida with a concealed carry holster that permits me to re-holster using only my strong hand.....The course doesn't permit someone to use two hands to get the weapon back in the holster if it doesn't stay open wide enough to do it with just the strong hand..........

The qualification course is to meet the new Federal standards for retired cops to carry a concealed handgun in all fifty states under the US Code, amended two years ago....I will have to qualify every year to satisfy the Federal Law.......

The people at DeSantis say the holster is plenty stiff and the thumb lock holds the weapon in securely, but I want to know if anyone has used this model holster for a while and can give me some feedback......


I really want to stick to leather with this weapon......I've looked at Serpa CQC holsters and I think over time the carbon plastic material will mar the slide on the weapon.......I may be wrong.....

Anyway, the course mandates the use of a concealed holster and the Serpa CQC models are more like duty holsters compared to the DeSantis belt slider holsters.........Any type of holster that might be considered "Open Carry" is out........You must show up wearing a concealed carry holster that you intend to carry all the time.....

Although the course itself isn't difficult, the holster standards aren't flexible at all........


By the way, www.GilbertsGuns.com has some pretty good prices on all DeSantis holsters thru www.Gunbrokers.com


Thanks,

John

 

[psyopspec]

Why not post this in Handguns: autoloaders? Aside from that, my CQC has treated both my Beretta 92fs and my XD .45 Tactical with excellent care - neither has sustained damage to the slide. The only Desantis I own is a "Tuck This" which has also been good for concealing my P2000.

 

[BullfrogKen]

That should work. Generally its the nylon holsters, or the Inside the Waistband holsters that collapse. Reinforcing the IWB holster with a metal band around the mouth is one popular way manufacturers solved this problem.