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Still haven't bought my gun yet -- waiting until work dies down in October. So until then, I just get to ask questions. :8>/
I was asking in a previous thread about holsters, and Wag mentioned his belly band. I got to looking into them, and it might make sense for what I need. I bought an inexpensive one from my local gun store and wore it plain for a few days - it felt okay. Next step is to wear it with my rubber training gun and see how it feels with weight and bulk.
I have some questions about the actual gun holding provisions. From what I can see, there's four basic types:
-- A fabric / elastic pouch - not a fan, because it would collapse as soon as you draw the gun
-- Alien Gear (and there may be others) has theirs used with the IWB holster of your choice that clips to the belly band
-- Crossbreed (and there may be others) has you select the holster of your choice from their belly band styles and it attaches using velcro
-- Keepers Concealment makes Kydex inserts for the fabric pouches so the pouch doesn't collapse
For my gun (Springfield XD 9mm 4" with light), Keepers doesn't make an insert, and Crossbreed doesn't have a belly band - style holster that will work. So that would leave me with the option of getting a standard IWB holster and wearing it clipped to the belly band (instead of my pants waistband). That would give me the benefits of both the belly band and a Kydex holster.
Any thoughts or comments??
Ed
I was asking in a previous thread about holsters, and Wag mentioned his belly band. I got to looking into them, and it might make sense for what I need. I bought an inexpensive one from my local gun store and wore it plain for a few days - it felt okay. Next step is to wear it with my rubber training gun and see how it feels with weight and bulk.
I have some questions about the actual gun holding provisions. From what I can see, there's four basic types:
-- A fabric / elastic pouch - not a fan, because it would collapse as soon as you draw the gun
-- Alien Gear (and there may be others) has theirs used with the IWB holster of your choice that clips to the belly band
-- Crossbreed (and there may be others) has you select the holster of your choice from their belly band styles and it attaches using velcro
-- Keepers Concealment makes Kydex inserts for the fabric pouches so the pouch doesn't collapse
For my gun (Springfield XD 9mm 4" with light), Keepers doesn't make an insert, and Crossbreed doesn't have a belly band - style holster that will work. So that would leave me with the option of getting a standard IWB holster and wearing it clipped to the belly band (instead of my pants waistband). That would give me the benefits of both the belly band and a Kydex holster.
Any thoughts or comments??
Ed