Cross Draw holster

[Ranger514]

Around this campfire not only is that extremely rude it's also incorrect because that's what everyone gives, opinions. Or is a recommendation not an opinion? Just curious....maybe it's different where you live.

Unless I misread the OP's post, he was simply asking for recommendations for cross draw holsters, not judgements or opinons of crossdraw carry. Seems every time crossdraw comes up, someone feels the need to advise us against its use, or the limits and supposed risks of its method of carry. I'm kinda tired of "judgements" like that.

You'll probably applaud the fact that moderators have spanked me with a reprimand for being "rude." I understand that I should have kept my thoughts to myself, but I simply feel it's also rude to undermine or inject personal negativity into a thread that asks for a simple holster recommendation. So in other words, I feel its good manners to stick to the subject without lecturing...which is kinda what I'm doing now.

I personally vary my carry pattern to include crossdraw, as well as strong side, pocket carry, and shoulder holster carry with a variety of different handgun models. All of these options have their benefits and drawbacks. My apologies to anyone whom I may have offended.

 

[GerSan69]

Crossdraws have been around longer than anyone on this forum has been alive.... not nice to diss your elders.

Seriously, the crossdraw only went out of favor among the "cool kids" when semi-autos for police use came into vogue. The safety factor was overblown, because there just weren't a ton of cops using that style that were losing their guns in olden days. For one, the fact that having it right in front of you really does make it easier to defend, because someone must come right at you to try to grab it - unlike a "strong-side" holster, where the main attack point is from the rear - and they knew they were in for a proper a**-whoopin' just for trying, that would most likely put them in the E.R. (Another related point: back when we carried like that, there was a hell of a lot more respect for the police. We still occasionally were attacked, but the popular line at the time was, "You'd have to be crazy to attack a cop!" and that was true in many, if not most cases!)

I carried a CD for years on-duty and never had an issue. One thing I liked was when I worked around the projects, a CD meant I could pull my gun while sitting in the car when a miscreant approached. The surprise factor was priceless.

Well I don't mean all this to start yet another back-and-forth about safety, blah, blah, blah. But I am pointing out that when crossdraw was popular, it was a very different time, decades ago, and not everyone who's "here" was "there" when it was all going on.

 

[crazyphil]

Ken Null made this VAM for me. It has the pull-thru snap. I like it a lot.

 

[IrishFritz]

I've carried a 2 1/2" 66 in a Kramer belt scabbard cross draw and have found the holster to be secure, accessible and very durable. My holster is their horse hide material and it is now almost 10 years old and daily worn and is still going strong. I'm now 75 and I've lost a lot of flexibility so a cross draw is the better option for me.

 

[GerSan69]

I've carried a 2 1/2" 66 in a Kramer belt scabbard cross draw and have found the holster to be secure, accessible and very durable. My holster is their horse hide material and it is now almost 10 years old and daily worn and is still going strong. I'm now 75 and I've lost a lot of flexibility so a cross draw is the better option for me.

Glad you mentioned that. I'm "only" 68, but a reverse-shoulder replacement means I don't reach back to behind my hip like I used to. (Flexibility? What's that? )

 

[AZretired]

When traveling I carry my 642 in a vintage S&W upside down shoulder holster. Very comfortable and easy to get at when seated.

 

[sourdough44]

I just skimmed through, of the mindset cross draw carry has its place. For just casual use, a 'regular' holster worn on the 'weak' side often works good enough.

With some I don't like the butt sticking out a bunch, cross draw. That's more of an issue with larger gun.

 

[smitty_bs]

Give the Galco Hornet a look. Well made and fits well.

 

[mscampbell2734]

Privateer Leather makes both a belt slide and snap on

Pancake-style OWB holsters

Mitch Rosen also make a belt slide, and a special driving holster that snaps on.

On the Belt Holsters | Mitch Rosen Extraordinary Gunleather