USPSA Holster for a Glock 19
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Blade tech makes a nice package of a holster and mag pouch, but i'm not sure what your budget is. My son shoots a G34, and we just bought an el cheapo Fobus for $12. It had a serious retention pull, so I popped the rivets and replaced them with small bolts and screws, with washers inserted to spread the two parts of the holster apart and therefore lessen the force required to pull the gun out of the holster to a competition level. So if you have no money, but have time, you can make a fully adjustable holster for not a lot of money. or, you can buy the really nice blade tech adjustable holster.
regarding mag pouches, don't buy the nylon fabric Gunmate-type ones, as soon as you start running during your transitions, the mags will fall out. I'd get the cheap Blade-tech two mag holsters, there is no difference except appearance to the ones they sell that are more expensive. i called Blade tech to confirm this. These are the ones I'm talking about that you should get.(http://www.blade-tech.com/-Millennium-Double-Mag-Pouch-W-Tek-Lok-pr-1048.html).
My son competes in Production division, and competes with 5 magazine, 4 and his LAMR mag. Therefore, he uses 2, two mag pouches, so he can carry 4 on his belt. Last month, there was a stage with 40 rounds. Even when you start with 51 rounds, if you throw a few misses, you'll want that extra magazine. I shoot single stack, and started with 41 rounds on that stage, and ran out of rounds...
Whatever you get, you want plastic or kydex, in my opinion. These are hell on the finish of the gun, but there insn't an alternative that I am aware of. My son wears this on a regular belt, not a CR Speed. I use an 2" diving weight belt, which is that same width as a police duty belt, so i can always find stuff to fit the belt.
regarding mag pouches, don't buy the nylon fabric Gunmate-type ones, as soon as you start running during your transitions, the mags will fall out. I'd get the cheap Blade-tech two mag holsters, there is no difference except appearance to the ones they sell that are more expensive. i called Blade tech to confirm this. These are the ones I'm talking about that you should get.(http://www.blade-tech.com/-Millennium-Double-Mag-Pouch-W-Tek-Lok-pr-1048.html).
My son competes in Production division, and competes with 5 magazine, 4 and his LAMR mag. Therefore, he uses 2, two mag pouches, so he can carry 4 on his belt. Last month, there was a stage with 40 rounds. Even when you start with 51 rounds, if you throw a few misses, you'll want that extra magazine. I shoot single stack, and started with 41 rounds on that stage, and ran out of rounds...
Whatever you get, you want plastic or kydex, in my opinion. These are hell on the finish of the gun, but there insn't an alternative that I am aware of. My son wears this on a regular belt, not a CR Speed. I use an 2" diving weight belt, which is that same width as a police duty belt, so i can always find stuff to fit the belt.
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71Commander
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Till you figure what gun you want to shoot, go with the Fobus. When all decisions are made, then you can upgrade.
If you go with the Fobus, here is a trick.
Use a hair dryer to heat up the area where the trigger guard meets the upper frame. When it is too hot to touch, slide an item about 1/2" thick into the trigger area of the holster. Let it cool and check retention. If it's too loose, heat it up again and use a slightly thinner spacer.
You don't need to pop any rivots--this works every time.
Dan
Use a hair dryer to heat up the area where the trigger guard meets the upper frame. When it is too hot to touch, slide an item about 1/2" thick into the trigger area of the holster. Let it cool and check retention. If it's too loose, heat it up again and use a slightly thinner spacer.
You don't need to pop any rivots--this works every time.
Dan
Jim Watson
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If you want something nicer than Fobus, the Blade Tech Combo Pak gets you a holster and double mag carrier for $55; you will need another mag carrier for $25, $80 spent so far.
http://www.blade-tech.com/Combo-Pak-Special-pr-897.html
You will also need a good stout belt. The Bison Designs Last Chance Heavy Duty is comparable to the popular Wilderness three stitch belt at a lower price of $23, and still made in USA.
http://www.bisondesigns.com/mm5/mer...roduct_Code=54&Category_Code=38mm_Width_Belts
If you expect to upgrade the gun to, say, a Glock 34, you might want to get the cheapest holster available, but you had just as well get good mag carriers and belt that will keep serving you down the road.
http://www.blade-tech.com/Combo-Pak-Special-pr-897.html
You will also need a good stout belt. The Bison Designs Last Chance Heavy Duty is comparable to the popular Wilderness three stitch belt at a lower price of $23, and still made in USA.
http://www.bisondesigns.com/mm5/mer...roduct_Code=54&Category_Code=38mm_Width_Belts
If you expect to upgrade the gun to, say, a Glock 34, you might want to get the cheapest holster available, but you had just as well get good mag carriers and belt that will keep serving you down the road.
So the consensus seems to be there are two routes, cheap and expensive. Cheap will get you by, but if you feel like you might be in it for the long haul, expensive may be the way to go. If you go expensive and decide to quit later, you can always sell it later on. There is a huge used market for this stuff.
I decided to get my son the bare bones equipment, and if he wanted to get better stuff, he'd have to save his own money and buy it himself. If I felt that the equipment he had was holding him back, I'd fix that.
So we went the cheap route...
I decided to get my son the bare bones equipment, and if he wanted to get better stuff, he'd have to save his own money and buy it himself. If I felt that the equipment he had was holding him back, I'd fix that.
So we went the cheap route...
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fourrobert13
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Personally, I would get an Uncle Mike's kydex holster before I got a Fobus. Uncle Mike's are adjustable from the get go, so there is no extra stuff that you have to do. I spray the insides of all my holsters with some silicon lube. Makes any holster slick and fast IMO.
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