I had this same problem with three leather IWB holsters I had. I actually still have them, but they fit two guns I no longer own — a HK USPc and a 3" Kimber. Two were fairly expensive Galco models, and one was a DM Bullard. All were well-made in terms of fit & finish......it's just not a very good design IMHO. They either had one loop, or two loops which were so close together as to function as a single loop. They did a poor job of keeping the entire gun/holster package from rotating backwards; and in the case of the most expensive one — a $130.00 Galco Royal Guard IWB for the 3" Kimber — it wouldn't even retain the gun vertically beneath my belt. The entire gun/holster package would ride upward vertically until just the muzzle was being retained behind the belt, causing the package to sag outward. The belt was a 1-1/2" DM Bullard bull hide gun belt, and the holsters were all ordered to fit a 1-1/2" belt, so the belt wasn't the issue.Skiprr wrote:You didn't mention if it's an IWB or OWB holster. That'll make a difference.growlerVII wrote:Sometimes I carry a commander length 1911. It's a great pistol and, I don't mind the weight. The problem I have is when carried at 4:30 in a custom kydex holster it tends to need adjustment. The grip starts drifting downward on me. I've got another holster but the kydex is the easiest on/off rig I own. It has one of those injection molded belt clips. Any suggestions to mitigate the rotation on the belt? Should I make another belt loop for it? Move on to a different holster? Or just suck it up and, adjust it as needed? It rides on a wilderness 1.75" instructor's belt (great product!)
Anyone have this problem? Thoughts?
I've gotta think the single belt clip is the likely culprit. If the Kydex shell and associated tension retention is properly constructed, I have to believe having a single pivot point on the belt is the problem. Even a wide belt clip, if a single, simply isn't as stable as a holster that has two clips for a base. And most modern IWB hybrid Kydex holsters (Comp-Tac, Crossbreed, Alien Gear) have the clips fairly widely spaced on the back of the leather base.
Since you're using a 1.75" belt, that isn't likely a contributor. But a general note is that I've talked to people before who felt their holsters weren't very stable, and in some cases they were using a holster slotted for 1.75" on a 1.5" belt. Even if the gun doesn't shift--as in rotate--if a holster has nice tension retension, drawing from a belt that is mismatched to the holster slots/clips can present a definite issue. Holster can slide up and down.
Since then, I've only got one single-clip IWB holster — a kydex one designed and made by my son to fit a Glock 43 — which I carry at the appendix position and which works very, very well. But otherwise, I am not sold on single clip/loop holsters.