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Smoke_Works · 10-19-2007, 07:48 AM

Just curious, I talked to Don Hume who makes a great ankle rig with a garter support, they said no issues from feedback, so I wanted to run it past you guys. I'll probably get another IWB but the ankle rig for dressy situations is always a good option as well. Thanks in advance for any help.

RBOWWOW · 10-19-2007, 08:07 AM

I got an Uncle Mikes just to test the possibility of ankle carry (God I loved to look of the check out girl when I got that - she looked like..WTF do you need with this?)
Anyway, that was one of the best laughs I've had in a while, it looked like a squirrel crawled up my pant leg. Nothing about it looked natural. I tried all positions but no luck. I did tuck it in Mexi style with my 45 and it was way more concealed than the leg thing. BTW I am 5'11" 155# 32 waist - not alot of room to hide stuff. Pants were Eddie Baued Dress slacks - not a straight leg or anything. What may work for some did not work for me. May just be that the XD9SC is a little bulky for this application.

Exmasonite · 10-19-2007, 12:43 PM

i picked up this WRB ankle holster on Ebay:

http://www.wrbsales.com/anbaho.html

I got it for my Bersa .380 and it works fine. My XD 9 SC will fit in it. If my jeans are baggy enough, it's ok. Not very comfortable. I have to adjust the velcro a little to get a decent cant.

I DO like it very much for ankle carry while driving. I'll usually have my IWB holster on but if i'm going to be driving long distances and worried about the area, i'll strap on the ankle holster and use it for faster draw through bad areas.

but overall, the SC isn't made for ankle carry much.

Maximum1 · 10-25-2007, 08:40 PM

Just my opinion but it's a little big to ankle carry the XDSC?

BTW, I'm not a big fan of ankle carry I don't like the idea of having to bend over to get my weapon when time is critical. That time lose could be the difference between success and failure.

dsump · 10-26-2007, 05:42 AM

It's a lot to big to ankle carry. Check my other posts on this subject.

Exmasonite · 10-26-2007, 08:37 AM

but for car rides, it's a viable option for a faster draw on your inside left leg if you're a righty. more comfortable than some IWB while sitting for extended periods, too.

GaryTx · 10-26-2007, 09:09 AM

I tried ankle carry on a pistol smaller than XD SC and hated it. After an hour it felt like a brick tied to my leg. It was just too uncomfortable for me. I have since gone back to belt holsters.

jwb72 · 11-08-2007, 07:50 AM

Anybody have any ideas on carrying the xdsc under a shirt on a vest for back-up? I have a generic holster, but it's way too thick and looks like a third arm on my side or something. Even empty it does this, so it's not just the gun.

kayl · 11-08-2007, 08:10 AM

Uncle Mikes has a Body Armor Holster. One of the officers I used to work with carried a .40SC in it every day.

DeltaCharlie2 · 11-08-2007, 10:40 AM

I tried on an ankle holster for my SC this weekend. The man selling it, let me walk around the the gun show with it on to test it out. I was really close to buying it.

My reasoning for an anle holster is the fact that I'm kinda skinny (5'10" 150lbs). My IWB holster sticks out SOO far no matter what I'm wearing that I can't carry anywhere on my waist.

10-19-2007, 07:48 AM	#1
Smoke_Works XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hayden Lake, Idaho Posts: 499	Anyone ankle carry the XDSC? Just curious, I talked to Don Hume who makes a great ankle rig with a garter support, they said no issues from feedback, so I wanted to run it past you guys. I'll probably get another IWB but the ankle rig for dressy situations is always a good option as well. Thanks in advance for any help.

10-25-2007, 08:40 PM	#4
Maximum1 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 471	Just my opinion but it's a little big to ankle carry the XDSC? BTW, I'm not a big fan of ankle carry I don't like the idea of having to bend over to get my weapon when time is critical. That time lose could be the difference between success and failure. __________________ . "Arms in the hands of individual citizens may be used at individual discretion...in private self-defense" - John Adams "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -Thomas Jefferson, Proposed Virginia Constitution, 1776

10-26-2007, 05:42 AM	#5
dsump XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 270	It's a lot to big to ankle carry. Check my other posts on this subject. __________________ I Own Lots Of Guns and a Home Security Alarm with Safe and a Crappy Dog

10-26-2007, 09:09 AM	#7
GaryTx XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,103	I tried ankle carry on a pistol smaller than XD SC and hated it. After an hour it felt like a brick tied to my leg. It was just too uncomfortable for me. I have since gone back to belt holsters. __________________ "I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the hell they please." ~John Wayne

11-08-2007, 08:10 AM	#9
kayl XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: WI Posts: 1,252	Uncle Mikes has a Body Armor Holster. One of the officers I used to work with carried a .40SC in it every day. __________________ Have you talked to your XD today?

10-19-2007, 08:07 AM	#2
RBOWWOW XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 447	I got an Uncle Mikes just to test the possibility of ankle carry (God I loved to look of the check out girl when I got that - she looked like..WTF do you need with this?) Anyway, that was one of the best laughs I've had in a while, it looked like a squirrel crawled up my pant leg. Nothing about it looked natural. I tried all positions but no luck. I did tuck it in Mexi style with my 45 and it was way more concealed than the leg thing. BTW I am 5'11" 155# 32 waist - not alot of room to hide stuff. Pants were Eddie Baued Dress slacks - not a straight leg or anything. What may work for some did not work for me. May just be that the XD9SC is a little bulky for this application.

10-19-2007, 12:43 PM	#3
Exmasonite XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 812	i picked up this WRB ankle holster on Ebay: http://www.wrbsales.com/anbaho.html I got it for my Bersa .380 and it works fine. My XD 9 SC will fit in it. If my jeans are baggy enough, it's ok. Not very comfortable. I have to adjust the velcro a little to get a decent cant. I DO like it very much for ankle carry while driving. I'll usually have my IWB holster on but if i'm going to be driving long distances and worried about the area, i'll strap on the ankle holster and use it for faster draw through bad areas. but overall, the SC isn't made for ankle carry much.

10-26-2007, 08:37 AM	#6
Exmasonite XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 812	but for car rides, it's a viable option for a faster draw on your inside left leg if you're a righty. more comfortable than some IWB while sitting for extended periods, too.

11-08-2007, 07:50 AM	#8
jwb72 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5	Anybody have any ideas on carrying the xdsc under a shirt on a vest for back-up? I have a generic holster, but it's way too thick and looks like a third arm on my side or something. Even empty it does this, so it's not just the gun.

11-08-2007, 10:40 AM	#10
DeltaCharlie2 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlantic Beach, FL Posts: 215	I tried on an ankle holster for my SC this weekend. The man selling it, let me walk around the the gun show with it on to test it out. I was really close to buying it. My reasoning for an anle holster is the fact that I'm kinda skinny (5'10" 150lbs). My IWB holster sticks out SOO far no matter what I'm wearing that I can't carry anywhere on my waist. __________________ "An unloaded gun is just a club" Currently: H&K USP Compact .45 w/Insight X2L Previously owned: XD9 subcompact w/ Insight XML XD45 service H&K USP 9mm w/ Streamlight TLR-1 Ruger LCP Desert Eagle .44mag Taurus PT24/7 Pro .45 S&W model 457 H&R Protector 12ga Romanian AK-47 (7.62x39 w/side-folding stock) Savage Arms model 111 (.30-06)

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