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Guess I'll update this now. I wear the holster every day now. I really like how easy it is to get on and off and that it's independent of what I'm wearing. It has no retention at all, but that's not a problem for me, because my belt holds it in place. I found some extended mags for my Sig, so I'm now carrying three more rounds than I was. I haven't found the holster to be too hot, although I've not yet worn it in the heat of summer. Overall I'm very happy with it, and it's my EDC holster now. I've noticed that, as it wear it more, the elastic seems to be getting stretched a little, so I may need to cinch it up some more. Arming and disarming has become fairly routine now. (I have to do that every day when I arrive at and leave work.) I'm certainly not going to be as fast as I would be if I had OWB holsters, but I think awareness is worth more than speed anyway. If I become aware of a developing situation, my left hand will be in its pocket sliding a mag up while the right hand is moving closer to the grip of my weapon.

I've been wearing the holster for a while now, and I'm fairly happy with it. I have one problem that bothers me. Twice I have had a cartridge fall out of a magazine. Both times were at home (thank God), so troubling but not embarrassing. I'm thinking about adding some fabric to the mag holders to keep the magazine enclosed. I haven't yet figured out what's going on, but I think the mags pressing up against my body when I sit down dislodge the cartridges a little and then the spring pops them out when I stand up. I'm trying putting them in a different position (closer to 9 o'clock to see if that resolves the issue. I'm also checking the seating of the top cartridge more regularly, and I have found more than once that they have moved a little in the magazine.

RJGold wrote:If you find out he'll sell mag holders separately, let us know.

Thanks for the review...

Turns out that they are selling extra mag holders now. http://www.tactipac.com/magazine-holders/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; You can buy two for $21.95.

I've been wearing mine all week. Some observations. The holster is very comfortable. As comfortable as anything I've worn before. I like how it's independent of my belt and pants. So I can just move the holster up toward my chest if I need to sit down in the rest room. I don't like the mag holders. They make me nervous. I wish they had bottoms. I worry that the mags will fall out the bottom. So far they haven't though, so maybe my worries are overblown. I wear the mags at about 11 o'clock. To unload them I push the mag up from outside of my pants until it "breaches" the beltline and then pull it out the rest of the way. I think this would make them fairly accessible in a gunfight, so I'm happy with that aspect of it.

The truth is I could probably add two or three more mag holders with no problem. I don't even notice the weight of the mags. Wonder if they'll sell extra mag holders. At 7 rounds each, I could carry 35 on body plus 8 in the weapon.

At night I take it off by putting one arm through, lifting it over my head and then putting the other arm through. So, once I got it set the way I wanted it, it has stayed like that.

Positioning of the firearm is important, just as it is with my MTAC. Too far forward or too far back the grip becomes obvious. At about 3 o'clock, it disappears. I wear it so that my belt is helping to hold it against my body by pressing on the grip. Drawing is about the same as the MTAC.

Overall I think this belt may be a winner. It works well no matter what I wear.

I wore the belt today to work. I found that if I adjust the belt so that the grip of the pistol is about my pants belt, so that the pants belt holds the pistol tight against my body, it conceals very well. The magazines weren't noticeable at all but were within easy reach. I'm going to wear it again tomorrow to see how it goes.

I received my holster today, immediately put it on and tried it out. I was surprised by how comfortable it was. Carrying a weapon, for me, is never truly comfortable, but compared to others I've used this one was very comfortable. I bought the double magazine carrier holster. It's made from a stretchy web-like material (like elastic band) and attaches by wrapping completely around the waist using velcro to tie the two ends together. The magazine carries loop around the belt and can be slid into any position you want. The weapon fits in a Kydex body attacked to the belt with a foam backing keeping the weapon completely off the body.

I carried my weapon at about 3 o'clock and the mags at about 10 o'clock. I found that the weapon was concealed better if I wore a belt to hold it tighter against my body, but it wasn't that bad even without a belt. Overall I'm happy with my first impression, but I've had elastic band belts before. I'll have to try this one for a while to see if it holds up and remains as comfortable as my first impression. I really like the idea of being able to carry two mags, because my Sig P239 in .357 Sig only holds 7 rounds in a mag, so having 14 extra rounds is much better than just 7 extra. With the pistol, that gives me a total of 22 rounds on body. If I carry another mag in my pocket (which is what I've been doing), i'll have 29 rounds available.

Summary: initial impression - good, but the jury is still out. I'll wear it for a week or two and we'll see.

RJGold wrote:

baldeagle wrote:I was notified today that the holster I ordered in March! has shipped. Once I get it, and use it some, I'll do a writeup.

Wow. Long wait. It's good to hear yours is on the way. I'm interested in what you think of it once you've had a chance to wear it.

Yeah, it was a long wait. Especially since they stopped communicating with me in April, and they wouldn't return my emails. I was about to give up when I went to their website and read a notice that claimed they were very busy and they were just beginning to ship the March orders.

I understand that they're busy, but hire a teenager to respond to the emails, for crying out loud. Their customer communication is horrible. Let's hope the holster makes up for it.

I was notified today that the holster I ordered in March! has shipped. Once I get it, and use it some, I'll do a writeup.

I'm still waiting on mine as well. RJ, have you tried removing the extra mags? If so, what was your take on that?