peacemaker45
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For folks who carry IWB, I've been trying to decide between holsters. I've thought I had it figured about a half dozen times now. But some of the maker double talk has got me wondering about how an IWB holster actually does its' job.
It seems to me that a key in carrying any heavy handgun comfortably is that said handgun should stay where you put it. There seems to be a plethora of ways in which this is accomplished:
1. Basic metal clip. Sounds wobbly fore and aft, plus a good way to end up drawing the gun AND holser.
2. Basic wide leather loop. With proper snaps, these look like they'd keep the holster in the britches, but still look wobbly.
3. Two narrower loops, but still mounted to the holster body. This seems to be a flavor of rig that everyone makes, but that everyone also talks trash about when selling their more expensive line on the page next door. Also seems like it would make the whole affair a bit thicker than the next options.
4. One loop on holster body, one mounted on a stablize fin that protrudes either front or rear. Seems a bit more stable, but also more leather to try to shoehorn into britches.
5. Two stabilizer fins, one fore, one aft. This one looks pretty stable, but, man that looks like a lot of dead cow to try to fit into my britches with me.
6. One stabilizer fin, aft. Similar to blade tech's UCH. I guess it uses the tension of the belt to keep the holster itself in place. Does this actually work?
7. A whole random assortment of kydex clippy thingies that barely attatch to the belt, but supposedly allow a shirt to be tucked in. Sounds good, but do these things actually work? They sure don't look like it, with no more belt contact than they have.
BTW, whichever one I choose, I'm going to be carrying a Taurus PT1911 in it, i.e., a 5" Government Model.
So, how do all the various methods work? At all? Excellent? Functionally excellent, but uncomfortable? Comfortable but rediculously slow draw?
I tend to carry for long periods at a time, and also tend to sit for long periods at a time. Comfort is a prime factor. I realize that I probably can't expect the same speed that I get from my OWB kydex rig, but I'm spoiled by it, too.
~~~Mat
It seems to me that a key in carrying any heavy handgun comfortably is that said handgun should stay where you put it. There seems to be a plethora of ways in which this is accomplished:
1. Basic metal clip. Sounds wobbly fore and aft, plus a good way to end up drawing the gun AND holser.
2. Basic wide leather loop. With proper snaps, these look like they'd keep the holster in the britches, but still look wobbly.
3. Two narrower loops, but still mounted to the holster body. This seems to be a flavor of rig that everyone makes, but that everyone also talks trash about when selling their more expensive line on the page next door. Also seems like it would make the whole affair a bit thicker than the next options.
4. One loop on holster body, one mounted on a stablize fin that protrudes either front or rear. Seems a bit more stable, but also more leather to try to shoehorn into britches.
5. Two stabilizer fins, one fore, one aft. This one looks pretty stable, but, man that looks like a lot of dead cow to try to fit into my britches with me.
6. One stabilizer fin, aft. Similar to blade tech's UCH. I guess it uses the tension of the belt to keep the holster itself in place. Does this actually work?
7. A whole random assortment of kydex clippy thingies that barely attatch to the belt, but supposedly allow a shirt to be tucked in. Sounds good, but do these things actually work? They sure don't look like it, with no more belt contact than they have.
BTW, whichever one I choose, I'm going to be carrying a Taurus PT1911 in it, i.e., a 5" Government Model.
So, how do all the various methods work? At all? Excellent? Functionally excellent, but uncomfortable? Comfortable but rediculously slow draw?
I tend to carry for long periods at a time, and also tend to sit for long periods at a time. Comfort is a prime factor. I realize that I probably can't expect the same speed that I get from my OWB kydex rig, but I'm spoiled by it, too.
~~~Mat
I usually wear a polo shirt or a sweater and rip up with the off hand for presentation. That presentation is more difficult and you can have some catastrophic screwups if you don't lift the cover garment high enough.
