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The products I have had issues with are from Comp-tac. I have several carry/competition guns so they get rotated depending on what I am carrying for the day. My major issue has been with the magazine holders. Though just normal use (less than 50 hours, sometimes much less), the clips on these holders loose their shape and open up. One opened up after just a 10 hour car ride. Problem is that I had that holder for more than a year before I started carrying it that much. I have had a few issues with holsters but nothing like the magazine holders.

I do shoot matches with what I carry (no game guns). That puts me at a disadvantage in matches but hopefully will help me if I have to defend myself. The issue I had that started this thread was with a mag holder for a 9mm shield. Those particular mag holders seesvery little range time (no matches). I have had issues with mag holders for my 9mm M&Ps as well (actually much more so).

It disappoints me that someone would sell a product that is made of a material that only has a 6 month warranty from the manufacturer. They should tell people that. If I had known that up front, I doubt I would have bought gear from these folks as their prices are at a premium to their competitors. I was curious if others were seeing similar issues. I do appreciate the feedback from all and will ponder what I will get for replacements going forward (don't think it will be Comp-tac products).

I primarily use Kydex holster/magazine carriers. They are supposed to be faster on the draw and are readily available. However, they are not without their issues. I have experienced the belt clips (on the magazine carriers) change shape/open up so that the magazine carrier will come off the belt (attached to the magazine) when I go for a magazine. Not much fun when that happens in a match. I recently had the belt clip break off of one of the magazine carriers when I bumped against the car as I was getting in. I took that magazine carrier with me to a big match that this manufacturer was sponsoring recently, hoping that they would replace it. They said no to the replacement. They told me that the Kydex manufacturer only warranties the material for 6 months but they gave a 1 year warranty on the product. That really surprised me about the material life from the material manufacturer. I tried researching that online but could not find anything.

My question is, what brands of holsters/magazine carriers are others using and have you had any issues with those products? I am not particularly interested in continuing to purchase something from a company that tells me that the material is only good for 6 months service life. I may go back to leather for replacements if others are having these issues.