Monday, April 30, 2018

Another extremely boring holster recommendation post - for a Shield of all things.


I'm finally getting with the times. After a decade of carrying mostly revolvers and the occasional DA/SA Sig, I picked up a new Shield 2.0 9mm on Saturday. A combination of the 20% Academy coupon code and the $234.08 I had in Academy gift cards meant the gun itself only set me back $150, so I really couldn't not buy it. I've been eyeing one for a long time.On a side note, I think that will be the last time I order a gun online at academy. They only let you put in two gift cards at once, so I had to go to the store to use multiple gift cards to buy one big gift card. Then my online order status was just "submitted" for a week, with none of the promised email and text notification when it arrived in "3-4 days." I went to the store to bitch, and as it turns out, they had it. I wonder how long it would have been before they bothered to let me know.ANYWAY, I'm going to need a holster. I've been on this sub for a long time, so I have the basics sorted out. I've just got a few finer points I'd like some help with.This is what I'm considering buying at this point. I want a "single clip" style holster, but with soft loops instead of the usual "clip over" clips that most kydex holsters feature (I've tried them, they hang up on my shirts when I draw). I know JM Custom Kydex is well regarded, and this holster seems to check all the boxes of what I want, but even so I have a few concerns.First of all, there are some options that are not available with the "quick ship" holster, notably the "long" option. I don't use a proper gun belt (one reason I carry small guns is so that I can get away with using whatever belt my outfit dictates), so I'm a bit concerned about the so-called "roll out." I wouldn't worry except that the shield is the exact gun they use in the FAQ description of what the "long" option is. Can anyone weigh in on that?Second, what about ride height? I'm sure "long" has even more bearing on that. The quick ship shield holster doesn't specify.What it pretty much comes down to is this: I feel like I'll probably be happy with the quick ship, but I'd hate to constantly wish I went custom. But I don't even know what kind of custom I would want.Also, I know there are tons of other choices out there. I was looking at Dara Holsters, especially in light of how often u/daraholsters contributes to this sub, but I don't see that I can get the soft loops in the hip carry IWB holster. I'm not an appendix guy. If I'm wrong I'm sure u/daraholsters will sort me out.There are plenty of other choices, too, like Vedder, but I don't like the clip style (again, looks pretty similar to the ones that catch my shirt). Also, I've been doing this long enough that I don't really need adjustable cant. I'm a 15 degree FBI cant sort of guy.I'd love to hear any input.Also, I'll still defend revolvers for concealed carry. via /r/CCW https://ift.tt/2rcVAKD

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