I bought one on a recomendation from one of my instructors for my Glock 22. I'm only a month into my academy and we're being required to wear our gear begining next month (minus the side arm, empty holster). I have used them before while in the military and like them, but the duty version is causing me some problems.
First off is how low it hangs. Makes sitting in a chair or couch uncomfortable, I cant imagine sitting in a car like that. I found places that have the mid or high ride attatchment for them and thought about getting one, but then the next issue arose.
Even as it is, riding low like it does, there seems to be a very long draw for the barrel to clear the holster. Unlike the CQC version that has the 'slit' cut in the top front of the holster. I dont want to cut it because then the holster would loose it's integrity, but it almost feels un-natural.
Sooooooo, my next thought went something like this. Instructor said the fallback of the CQC version is that the beltloop portion was weak and could be broken off the holster relativly easily in a fight. Would I be able to replace the belt loop with that of the mid ride duty holster to solve both issues? Or would 'Frankinstine'ing the holsters lead to bigger problems?
My next train of thought is to replace the holster all together with a differant style. The 6360s seem to be very popular, but my instructors refer to these kinds of holsters as the "3 levels of death". They know much more about it than I do so I'm going with what they say and would like to stick to a level 1 or 2. That being said I'm eyeballing the 5.11 Thumb Drive, any input on this holster?
First off is how low it hangs. Makes sitting in a chair or couch uncomfortable, I cant imagine sitting in a car like that. I found places that have the mid or high ride attatchment for them and thought about getting one, but then the next issue arose.
Even as it is, riding low like it does, there seems to be a very long draw for the barrel to clear the holster. Unlike the CQC version that has the 'slit' cut in the top front of the holster. I dont want to cut it because then the holster would loose it's integrity, but it almost feels un-natural.
Sooooooo, my next thought went something like this. Instructor said the fallback of the CQC version is that the beltloop portion was weak and could be broken off the holster relativly easily in a fight. Would I be able to replace the belt loop with that of the mid ride duty holster to solve both issues? Or would 'Frankinstine'ing the holsters lead to bigger problems?
My next train of thought is to replace the holster all together with a differant style. The 6360s seem to be very popular, but my instructors refer to these kinds of holsters as the "3 levels of death". They know much more about it than I do so I'm going with what they say and would like to stick to a level 1 or 2. That being said I'm eyeballing the 5.11 Thumb Drive, any input on this holster?
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