Drop-leg holster - recommendation request

[George_P_Burdell]

I may be taking a training class which requires use of a drop-leg style of holster (kydex), and I'll be running a Shield Plus.
What brand of drop-leg gear do you recommend? Any to avoid?

Thanks in advance ...

 

[Stickgunner]

I may be taking a training class which requires use of a drop-leg style of holster (kydex), and I'll be running a Shield Plus.
What brand of drop-leg gear do you recommend? Any to avoid?

Thanks in advance ...

Just curious, but as someone who teaches classes, the only drop leg holsters I see are typically duty holsters. A Shield Plus is one that I carry off duty much of the time. I would never carry it in a drop holster. I’ll point out that my views are that of an instructor with MIL/ LEO and tactical training experience, as well as teaching concealment and off duty classes.


There are a few ways to go about doing what you want, but why doesn’t the class allow the holster that you carry daily? Unless there is more to it, I would strongly think about getting a class from a different instructor. Again, there has got to be more to this.

 

[Stickgunner]

I just bounced it off a fellow cop and instructor I’m currently chatting with, and his quote is, “that’s the dumbest **** I’ve ever heard of”.

 

[Chubbs103]

I'm biased. I despise drop holsters. The only reason to use one is to get your handgun below body armor and battle rattle. When fully kitted out, I would use a "jacket drop" for my duty holster. As long as I had a hood on the holster to protect the holster retention from the bottom of my vest , I was good.

You MIGHT find a modular system that accepts a kydex shell for a Shield, but I doubt you'll find a decent drop holster appropriate for that pistol.

Do you know if there is any logic behind requiring a drop holster? Will you be taking the course in tactical gear (body armor, duty belt, etc)? Is the instructor someone you have a dialogue with, and you could ask?

 

[URIT]

Here is an article that may answer some questions and provide more for you to consider. 10 listed either fabric and Kydex.

I like leather, so MTR Custom Leather has a drop leg holster and most of the Shields are in their make and model listing.

 

[Frailer]

Based on my experiences wearing and using drop-leg holsters I have arrived at the conclusion that they all suck. (During my last deployment I ended up zip-tying a nylon holster to the front of my body armor.)

As a result, if I needed one for a class I’d just buy the cheapest one I could find.

 

[Harv 24]

I would not be taking a class that made using one mandatory.

That aside, Safariland is the standard.

 

[poledorus]

Let me add to the hate for drop-legs. I wore one for a time during the First Gulf War because the flak jacket made it difficult to draw my Beretta. I found the holster uncomfortable, and a bit of an obstacle getting in and out of vehicles. After about a month, I went to chest carry. With full armor in Afghanistan, chest carry was the way to go, too. I completely agree with the previous posts: a good training course should let you use the holster with which you are familiar and effective.

 

[642Fan]

George P. Burdell !! My hero.