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.

 

[REParker]

I wonder if the OP might be confusing a "Drop Leg" holster with a low ride. I share the aversion to drop leg holsters and I know they're prohibited in many places (e.g., work). However, I carried an Orpaz holster on one of their low ride attachments on duty for years with great comfort and security. I'd personally recommend looking into that.

 

[Faulkner]

I'll chime in and question why a drop leg holster is required for training?

To me drop leg holsters are right up there with S.O.B. holsters. They look cool on the big screen but they are not really all that great in real use.