Does anyone have a drop leg holster that they would recommend (brand/manufacturer)? Thinking about getting one to wear at our land. Don't want the kind that sits really low on the thigh.
Naveronski said:
Safariland is the standard, but model will depend on the firearm you want to carry.
Use one that's not trash!cuz-i-can said:
In my opinion...and I've carried drop leg holsters and they are trash...it might look cool but go jump over something or sprint with it on...it's cumbersome...wear your firearm where you can control it...
For the two of you who have mentioned running with a leg holster on, I don't plan on doing much running out on our land. Just like the concept of the ride height and ease of drawing from this rig. In fact, I don't ever run with my pistol no matter the holster or position in which I carry it. I'm not a cop chasing bad guys.O.G. said:
Not a fan of them for a handgun. I've carried gas masks down there but that's a lot less weight than a gun.
Its tacticool looking but not all that practical once you have to stand/run or anything else.
It's not a level 3 holster but the retention is adjustable like most OWB holsters. I've never had the gun fall out from normal use in classes or working in the pastureRED III said:
What is the retention like on that Blade-Tech?
This, you may not being chasing bad guys or whatever, but its doing to sag, badly. Its going to bang into stuff, its going to jam up against your leg & hang up on stuff when you try to get into your truck etc etc etc. Its not going to ride right where your hand is like all the pics in the ads say they will.BlueSmoke said:
Drop legs flop around too much. To get them to anchor, you basically have a tourniquet on your leg. Get a range belt with a good holster, as mentioned above.
O.G. said:
Not a fan of them for a handgun. I've carried gas masks down there but that's a lot less weight than a gun.
Its tacticool looking but not all that practical once you have to stand/run or anything else.
Cool.AgLA06 said:O.G. said:
Not a fan of them for a handgun. I've carried gas masks down there but that's a lot less weight than a gun.
Its tacticool looking but not all that practical once you have to stand/run or anything else.
The average person spends more time getting in, driving, or getting out of a vehicle or sittingin blinds. Most of us aren't doing whatever the latest former special forces youtube training challenge is. We just want something out of the way of seatbelts and backpacks and comfortable, yet still easily accessible.
So because you wore a gas mask in a crappy carrier 20 years ago, you're an expert in carrying a pistol with current holsters/options?O.G. said:Cool.AgLA06 said:O.G. said:
Not a fan of them for a handgun. I've carried gas masks down there but that's a lot less weight than a gun.
Its tacticool looking but not all that practical once you have to stand/run or anything else.
The average person spends more time getting in, driving, or getting out of a vehicle or sittingin blinds. Most of us aren't doing whatever the latest former special forces youtube training challenge is. We just want something out of the way of seatbelts and backpacks and comfortable, yet still easily accessible.
Between everyone else on this feed, I'm probably the only one that has worn anything (gas mask) on their leg for any length of time. Not doing youtube stuff. I was doing job stuff. Real world. In vehicles, buildings etc etc.
Its going to look cool at first. Then, eventually, it isn't going to be comfortable, or accessible because it will droop much lower than the mannequin model pic above. A handgun weighing a couple of pounds, loaded, will feel like a lot more eventually. It is going to flop around. You will be forever having to readjust it, even when you go to sit down.
Its going to be in the way. Its going to be uncomfortable. Sooner than later you'll take it off and either start carrying with a regular holster or in the console of your truck.
So, you can argue with me if you want, but I was doing this in the early 2000s before there was a youtube...so no, it wasn't the latest greatest spec ops training that I learned this from.
Wasn't a crappy carrier. Double stitched nylon double leg loops and all of that. Galls, I believe. Some of our stuff was Galls, some was Blackhawk.Naveronski said:So because you wore a gas mask in a crappy carrier 20 years ago, you're an expert in carrying a pistol with current holsters/options?O.G. said:Cool.AgLA06 said:O.G. said:
Not a fan of them for a handgun. I've carried gas masks down there but that's a lot less weight than a gun.
Its tacticool looking but not all that practical once you have to stand/run or anything else.
The average person spends more time getting in, driving, or getting out of a vehicle or sittingin blinds. Most of us aren't doing whatever the latest former special forces youtube training challenge is. We just want something out of the way of seatbelts and backpacks and comfortable, yet still easily accessible.
Between everyone else on this feed, I'm probably the only one that has worn anything (gas mask) on their leg for any length of time. Not doing youtube stuff. I was doing job stuff. Real world. In vehicles, buildings etc etc.
Its going to look cool at first. Then, eventually, it isn't going to be comfortable, or accessible because it will droop much lower than the mannequin model pic above. A handgun weighing a couple of pounds, loaded, will feel like a lot more eventually. It is going to flop around. You will be forever having to readjust it, even when you go to sit down.
Its going to be in the way. Its going to be uncomfortable. Sooner than later you'll take it off and either start carrying with a regular holster or in the console of your truck.
So, you can argue with me if you want, but I was doing this in the early 2000s before there was a youtube...so no, it wasn't the latest greatest spec ops training that I learned this from.
lol
Also, no.
As per my previous post, I've done this too; with a pistol, much more recently.
Needing to use a gas mask carrier in the first place is trash. But at the end of the day, its still something on your leg, and its in the way.CharlieBrown17 said:
Gas mask carriers are trash
Assuming Naveronski is talking from real world use cases is a good assumption you should keep
SMM48 said:
Get the strap anyway. If you use it great. If not you'll have it just in case.
O.G. said:Wasn't a crappy carrier. Double stitched nylon double leg loops and all of that. Galls, I believe. Some of our stuff was Galls, some was Blackhawk.Naveronski said:So because you wore a gas mask in a crappy carrier 20 years ago, you're an expert in carrying a pistol with current holsters/options?O.G. said:Cool.AgLA06 said:O.G. said:
Not a fan of them for a handgun. I've carried gas masks down there but that's a lot less weight than a gun.
Its tacticool looking but not all that practical once you have to stand/run or anything else.
The average person spends more time getting in, driving, or getting out of a vehicle or sittingin blinds. Most of us aren't doing whatever the latest former special forces youtube training challenge is. We just want something out of the way of seatbelts and backpacks and comfortable, yet still easily accessible.
Between everyone else on this feed, I'm probably the only one that has worn anything (gas mask) on their leg for any length of time. Not doing youtube stuff. I was doing job stuff. Real world. In vehicles, buildings etc etc.
Its going to look cool at first. Then, eventually, it isn't going to be comfortable, or accessible because it will droop much lower than the mannequin model pic above. A handgun weighing a couple of pounds, loaded, will feel like a lot more eventually. It is going to flop around. You will be forever having to readjust it, even when you go to sit down.
Its going to be in the way. Its going to be uncomfortable. Sooner than later you'll take it off and either start carrying with a regular holster or in the console of your truck.
So, you can argue with me if you want, but I was doing this in the early 2000s before there was a youtube...so no, it wasn't the latest greatest spec ops training that I learned this from.
lol
Also, no.
As per my previous post, I've done this too; with a pistol, much more recently.
Much lighter than a gun....which is how I know a gun will be worse. But you do you. Since you assumed so much about me, I'll assume that you were doing this much more recently for 12 hour shifts, 4 on/4off, up and down stairs, doors/cars etc etc? Because I was. Real world, real use.
Never mind. You do you.D206 said:O.G. said:Wasn't a crappy carrier. Double stitched nylon double leg loops and all of that. Galls, I believe. Some of our stuff was Galls, some was Blackhawk.Naveronski said:So because you wore a gas mask in a crappy carrier 20 years ago, you're an expert in carrying a pistol with current holsters/options?O.G. said:Cool.AgLA06 said:O.G. said:
Not a fan of them for a handgun. I've carried gas masks down there but that's a lot less weight than a gun.
Its tacticool looking but not all that practical once you have to stand/run or anything else.
The average person spends more time getting in, driving, or getting out of a vehicle or sittingin blinds. Most of us aren't doing whatever the latest former special forces youtube training challenge is. We just want something out of the way of seatbelts and backpacks and comfortable, yet still easily accessible.
Between everyone else on this feed, I'm probably the only one that has worn anything (gas mask) on their leg for any length of time. Not doing youtube stuff. I was doing job stuff. Real world. In vehicles, buildings etc etc.
Its going to look cool at first. Then, eventually, it isn't going to be comfortable, or accessible because it will droop much lower than the mannequin model pic above. A handgun weighing a couple of pounds, loaded, will feel like a lot more eventually. It is going to flop around. You will be forever having to readjust it, even when you go to sit down.
Its going to be in the way. Its going to be uncomfortable. Sooner than later you'll take it off and either start carrying with a regular holster or in the console of your truck.
So, you can argue with me if you want, but I was doing this in the early 2000s before there was a youtube...so no, it wasn't the latest greatest spec ops training that I learned this from.
lol
Also, no.
As per my previous post, I've done this too; with a pistol, much more recently.
Much lighter than a gun....which is how I know a gun will be worse. But you do you. Since you assumed so much about me, I'll assume that you were doing this much more recently for 12 hour shifts, 4 on/4off, up and down stairs, doors/cars etc etc? Because I was. Real world, real use.
Why are you trying to compare a floppy ass gas mask to a secured pistol?
No. I didn't I said it was either a Galls or a Blackhawk. I can't remember. Neither of which makes bad gear. Someone else said it was a crappy holster...rather, they assumed it.....but I'd bet a 6pack of whatever you drink that they also use Galls & Blackhawk, since they haven't replied since I pointed that out.D206 said:
You described the crappy holsters in your post… So you clearly don't have any experience pertinent to the conversation.
O.G. said:No. I didn't I said it was either a Galls or a Blackhawk. I can't remember. Neither of which makes bad gear. Someone else said it was a crappy holster...rather, they assumed it.....but I'd bet a 6pack of whatever you drink that they also use Galls & Blackhawk, since they haven't replied since I pointed that out.D206 said:
You described the crappy holsters in your post… So you clearly don't have any experience pertinent to the conversation.
The EXPERIENCE of wearing a leg holster, is however a crappy one. They are bad kit. But again, you do you.
Also, OP already went with a different rig anyway, so why are you beating a dead horse?