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SAintvin41 · 02-19-2005, 09:03 PM

Long time reader, first time post, thanks for the great site! Anyways, I am almost finished with my LEO training and i am interested in finding a small of the back holster for my XD9SC, which i plan on using as my off-duty carry weapon. I am a big guy (6'2 260) but i rarely wear shirts tucked in, so a tuckable holster is not totally necessary. Concealment and comfort are my primary concerns. If anybody can help i would really appriciate it.

ajamesp51 · 02-19-2005, 09:13 PM

PM sent to you.

Figgy1682 · 02-20-2005, 03:47 PM

bladetech has a small of the back for all xd's try pistol gear first to see if they have it cause its not advertise but i ordered mine from them and havent recieved it yet it takes 4 weeks to make so good luck geting it

ichy_trigger · 02-20-2005, 05:40 PM

Downside to SOB holsters...
Fall on it and you could suffer serious back damage.
Retension is almost non existent
harder and slower to draw
VERY uncomfortable while seated for any length of time.

rwc · 02-20-2005, 09:18 PM

Ditto the fall risk on the SOB. After crushing T11 & 12 a couple years ago (skiing accident) I can say with certainty you really don't want to go there.

Verm · 02-21-2005, 04:51 PM

also prints easier and if seen, easier to disarm.

Super Trucker · 02-21-2005, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ichy_trigger

Downside to SOB holsters...
Fall on it and you could suffer serious back damage.
Retension is almost non existent
harder and slower to draw
VERY uncomfortable while seated for any length of time.

Can you name 1 person that has had "serious back damage" because of this type of holster. I am sorry but this should be on snopes. I have 3 SOB holsters, and they all have a thumb break. The guy asked where to get one, not for a bad info about them.

ichy_trigger · 02-28-2005, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Super Trucker

Quote:

Originally Posted by ichy_trigger

Downside to SOB holsters...
Fall on it and you could suffer serious back damage.
Retension is almost non existent
harder and slower to draw
VERY uncomfortable while seated for any length of time.

Can you name 1 person that has had "serious back damage" because of this type of holster. I am sorry but this should be on snopes. I have 3 SOB holsters, and they all have a thumb break. The guy asked where to get one, not for a bad info about them.

Ok you got me, I dont have a link to give you to show proof. A guy on another forum, I think the Sig forum DID have a back injury while falling back onto his. Just because it hasnt happened to you, doesnt mean it cant happen to someone else. In the NRA training course I have taken, they discourage use of said holsters for the reasons I mention. I also have read on at least one of the premier holster makers websites that they do not make these style of holsters for some of the above said reasons. Again, I can not post a link as there are too many holster manufactures for me to remember which one it was.

I thought this forum was a means of gathering information related to a particular topic. You then choose to use that information as you see fit. If you are happy with your SOB holsters then that is great, Im very happy that you made a worth while purchase.

ichy_trigger · 02-28-2005, 06:39 AM

Oh wait, way back when, when I was in the Army, we were on the back of a 5 ton making a phone run in the desert. One of the guys on the truck was sitting on his rifle and when we hit a pothole in the road, he fractured his tailbone. Does that count?

Docchase · 03-01-2005, 07:48 PM

I got a couple of really nice SOB holsters from Brigade Gunleather. They take awhile to get because they're hand made, but they are reasonably priced and the quality is VERY good.

My two cents worth on SOB holsters in general: Holster preference is a very individual thing and has mostly to do with the body contours of the joker wearing it and what he plans to be doing while wearing it. Oh, yeah, and the quality of the holster itself. For me, SOB holsters conceal subcompact pistols nicely and are pretty comfortable even while driving. I realize this won't be true for others. I say, figure out what works best for you.

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02-19-2005, 09:03 PM	#1
SAintvin41 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: northern illinois Posts: 5	SOB for XDSC Long time reader, first time post, thanks for the great site! Anyways, I am almost finished with my LEO training and i am interested in finding a small of the back holster for my XD9SC, which i plan on using as my off-duty carry weapon. I am a big guy (6'2 260) but i rarely wear shirts tucked in, so a tuckable holster is not totally necessary. Concealment and comfort are my primary concerns. If anybody can help i would really appriciate it. __________________ You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun. Springfield 1911-A1 Loaded Springfield XD9SC +many more

02-19-2005, 09:13 PM	#2
ajamesp51 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Birmingham, Al Posts: 5,027	PM sent to you. __________________ "God shall not have his word made manifest by cowards" RWE www.xd-hs2000.com

02-20-2005, 03:47 PM	#3
Figgy1682 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 340	bladetech has a small of the back for all xd's try pistol gear first to see if they have it cause its not advertise but i ordered mine from them and havent recieved it yet it takes 4 weeks to make so good luck geting it __________________ Figgy

02-20-2005, 05:40 PM	#4
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,525	Downside to SOB holsters... Fall on it and you could suffer serious back damage. Retension is almost non existent harder and slower to draw VERY uncomfortable while seated for any length of time. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

02-21-2005, 04:51 PM	#6
Verm XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Carson City NV. Posts: 814	also prints easier and if seen, easier to disarm. __________________ Enough firepower, the will and the guts to use it all.

02-20-2005, 09:18 PM	#5
rwc XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 64	Ditto the fall risk on the SOB. After crushing T11 & 12 a couple years ago (skiing accident) I can say with certainty you really don't want to go there.

02-28-2005, 06:39 AM	#9
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,525	Oh wait, way back when, when I was in the Army, we were on the back of a 5 ton making a phone run in the desert. One of the guys on the truck was sitting on his rifle and when we hit a pothole in the road, he fractured his tailbone. Does that count? __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

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