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Post by tormentor on Jan 6, 2009 21:17:40 GMT -5
I'm currently having a problem with my belt whenever I use my drop-leg holster for airsoft (I have the type of holster that wraps around your belt and thigh). After 15 minutes or so, the holster weights down the belt and the belt just bends and the holster moves down my leg and gets way too loose. I was just wondering, what type of belts do you guys use with your holsters? I have searched online a bit and the only good belts I found are pretty expensive and I was wondering if anybody knew of a somewhat cheap belt I could use with my holster without any problems.
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Post by Knife on Jan 6, 2009 21:20:49 GMT -5
Well, what belt are you using now? Can you just get some suspenders for it if it's got the attachment points?
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Post by Psychosis on Jan 6, 2009 21:30:47 GMT -5
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Post by tormentor on Jan 6, 2009 21:34:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the link Psychosis. I'm going to get a new holster but I don't have the money to get one now.
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Post by GrinchBiscuit on Jan 6, 2009 21:50:47 GMT -5
Still, it would help to know what belt and holster you are using so we can attempt to solve the immediate problem.
From what it sounds like you should just tighten your shit up.
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Post by Locutus 494 on Jan 6, 2009 23:57:05 GMT -5
I use an Army issue pistol belt, and it works perfectly. It's no more than $20, too.
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Post by Dahm on Jan 7, 2009 11:32:32 GMT -5
Seriously, get some suspenders. They will prove necessary. Unless you can successfully ride your belt on top of the pant-line on your pants so it doesn't slip down, the belt will be getting tugged on all day by running, sliding, etc.
You can pick up a pair of suspenders pretty cheap, but I wont link you to any because I don't know what kind of loadout you're running.
If you're doing more ALICE gear style, or any kind of old school stuff, LC-2 military suspenders work well. Y-suspenders also would work well for this situation (especially if you're using a Mil belt).
If you plan to get some sort of MOLLE belt in the near future, and don't want to spend money on suspenders for your current belt, many MOLLE belts come with suspenders, but there are a few different types you can pick up. For instance, PANTAC HS Low Drag Suspenders work wonders, and that's probably what I would recommend.
That's about the broadest answer I can give to you in terms of suspenders. The only other product I would recommend you pick up for your drop leg issue would be a Blackhawk SERPA holster (pistol type specific). If you absolutely need it on your leg, they sell a leg platform (specific to the SERPA itself) that you can pick up, however it can get a bit pricey (more cost effective solution next paragraph). Ive never bothered to buy it myself but, knowing from people like Knief, I know it works well.
The other route you could go with, using the SERPA, is to get a MOLLE adapter and mount it on your vest (assuming you have a MOLLE vest, one sturdy enough to support the weight of a pistol without flopping around - generally a plate carrier). This is the route I took, and it worked really well. Plus, the cost of the MOLLE adapter is only around $15.
Even if you didn't want to do this, the SERPA comes with two different paddles to plate on your current belt, or just on the lip of your pants (though I sort of don't recommend this for actual play). Its a good cost effective alternative if you really into spending bare minimum.
By now, I hope you have a better idea of the ways that you can prevent this problem. I think Ive covered everything here but if I haven't let me know and I can expand a little more on a solution Ive missed (and to all the geardos out there, I know there are other ways of doing these things, but these seem the most practical to me).
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Post by Rogue1 on Jan 7, 2009 12:17:26 GMT -5
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Post by cqbr on Jan 7, 2009 12:23:26 GMT -5
If your not worried about a little bulkiness...
Use a small profile belt for keeping up your pants, and then get a blast belt and attach your holster to that and run it down your leg like you normally would.
It *usually* helps out with that sagging issue and gives you a easily detachable way to get rid of your pistol should you not want to use it.
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Post by tormentor on Jan 7, 2009 18:46:37 GMT -5
Okay, thanks guys. I definitely recieved enough information here to solve my problem. I'm probably just going to get one of the belts that Rogue linked.
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