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ScottyT · 04-08-2008, 01:40 PM

I am starting to OC and had a question about holsters.

The only OWB holster I have is the XD Gear holster that came with the gun (I have it tightened almost all the way). Would you recommend something a little more robust, or am I good to go?

I am planning on getting a better OC holster, but can't afford it right now.

**mhillsing23** · 04-08-2008, 01:44 PM

I wouldn't trust it, but it may work for you. I would wear it around the house A LOT before you wore it in public. Put it through the paces and see how it works for you. I would suggest looking at a Blackhawk Serpa. Here is one for $40 shipped.

yeldarb · 04-08-2008, 01:46 PM

I use mine occasionally. I also bought one of the XD Gear Paddle holsters. I use that one alot more. When you get the $ though. I'd deffinitely suggest getting a better one.

**XDONBOARD** · 04-08-2008, 01:51 PM

I prefer at least some type of paddle holster when I OC, I feel more secure. My first was the XD gear paddle my FIL gave me with my first XD. I felt the belt XD version was a little unstable.

englandcrown · 04-08-2008, 01:56 PM

I bought a Blackhawk CQC because it was inexpensive and I could switch from belt to paddle style with just a few screws. I tried using the regular belt XD gear holster once and it was not good.

ScottyT · 04-08-2008, 02:09 PM

I wore the freebie holster (w/ gun of course) around for 5 hours yesterday afternoon, it was alright, but could have been a bit more solid.

Thanks for the input! I called my local shop and they have the Serpa in stock for $42.00, I will go check it out tonight (as well as some paddle holsters). Tax return should be here next week, I can just throw it onto the charge card until then.

AZXD40 · 04-08-2008, 02:27 PM

I use an Uncle mike Kydex w/paddle for OWB(Range use) . I think I paid $15 for it at a local shop here?

**digitalexplr** · 04-08-2008, 02:43 PM

The freebie is ok until you get something better, but not much else.

ScottyT · 04-08-2008, 05:01 PM

I picked up the Blackhawk Serpa on the way home from work, tried it out in the shop and have been wearing it running errands for the last hour or so (paddle configuration). Initial impression is great! I think this is going to work out really well for OC -- now I just need to pick up my crossbreed supertuck for CC and I will be all set!

jeepinbanditrider · 04-08-2008, 05:08 PM

I have a CQC but when I first started to OC all I really had to do the job was the stock holster. It was alright but with no retention device I was iffy about using it in places like grocery stores and such.

I've used it for USPSA shooting a few times and it was good for that becuase it was a simple pull and shoot. It sits in my range bag now just incase someone needs a holster for some reason.

04-08-2008, 01:40 PM	#1
ScottyT XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 663	OC with your XD Gear holster? I am starting to OC and had a question about holsters. The only OWB holster I have is the XD Gear holster that came with the gun (I have it tightened almost all the way). Would you recommend something a little more robust, or am I good to go? I am planning on getting a better OC holster, but can't afford it right now. __________________ ------------------ XD 45 compact Mosin Nagant M91/30 Remington 870 Express Ruger 10/22 ------------------ "I seek not for power, but to pull it down. I seek not for honor of the world, but for the glory of my God, and the freedom and welfare of my country." - Moroni

04-08-2008, 01:44 PM	#2
mhillsing23 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: +38 26 31 -90 22 48 Posts: 2,492	I wouldn't trust it, but it may work for you. I would wear it around the house A LOT before you wore it in public. Put it through the paces and see how it works for you. I would suggest looking at a Blackhawk Serpa. Here is one for $40 shipped. __________________ Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. - Ronald Wilson Reagan

04-08-2008, 01:46 PM	#3
yeldarb XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Front Royal, VA Posts: 1,936	I use mine occasionally. I also bought one of the XD Gear Paddle holsters. I use that one alot more. When you get the $ though. I'd deffinitely suggest getting a better one. __________________ XD40SC Black w/TRUGLO TFO's "Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives." - William Dement "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." - Gerald R. Ford

04-08-2008, 01:51 PM	#4
XDONBOARD XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 3,523	I prefer at least some type of paddle holster when I OC, I feel more secure. My first was the XD gear paddle my FIL gave me with my first XD. I felt the belt XD version was a little unstable. __________________ Michael XD-45 compact XD-40 sub-compact XD-9 sub-compact I'd rather have my XD and not need it, then need it and not have it.... I hereby certify that the person described hereon has been granted the privilege of carrying a concealed weapon in compliance with Arizona revised statute 13-3112.

04-08-2008, 01:56 PM	#5
englandcrown XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 413	I bought a Blackhawk CQC because it was inexpensive and I could switch from belt to paddle style with just a few screws. I tried using the regular belt XD gear holster once and it was not good. __________________ . . . God Bless America! "Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY!," saith the Lord" SAXD 45acp Benelli Nova 12ga NEF 20ga Stag AR15 5.56mm NATO *Ruger P85 9mm

04-08-2008, 02:09 PM	#6
ScottyT XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 663	I wore the freebie holster (w/ gun of course) around for 5 hours yesterday afternoon, it was alright, but could have been a bit more solid. Thanks for the input! I called my local shop and they have the Serpa in stock for $42.00, I will go check it out tonight (as well as some paddle holsters). Tax return should be here next week, I can just throw it onto the charge card until then. __________________ ------------------ XD 45 compact Mosin Nagant M91/30 Remington 870 Express Ruger 10/22 ------------------ "I seek not for power, but to pull it down. I seek not for honor of the world, but for the glory of my God, and the freedom and welfare of my country." - Moroni

04-08-2008, 02:27 PM	#7
AZXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 719	I use an Uncle mike Kydex w/paddle for OWB(Range use) . I think I paid $15 for it at a local shop here? __________________ John F. Kennedy: "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom."

04-08-2008, 02:43 PM	#8
digitalexplr XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Jefferson City, MO Posts: 580	The freebie is ok until you get something better, but not much else. __________________ XD9sc "change is not a destination just as hope is not a strategy" - Sarah Palin

04-08-2008, 05:01 PM	#9
ScottyT XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 663	I picked up the Blackhawk Serpa on the way home from work, tried it out in the shop and have been wearing it running errands for the last hour or so (paddle configuration). Initial impression is great! I think this is going to work out really well for OC -- now I just need to pick up my crossbreed supertuck for CC and I will be all set! __________________ ------------------ XD 45 compact Mosin Nagant M91/30 Remington 870 Express Ruger 10/22 ------------------ "I seek not for power, but to pull it down. I seek not for honor of the world, but for the glory of my God, and the freedom and welfare of my country." - Moroni

04-08-2008, 05:08 PM	#10
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,836	I have a CQC but when I first started to OC all I really had to do the job was the stock holster. It was alright but with no retention device I was iffy about using it in places like grocery stores and such. I've used it for USPSA shooting a few times and it was good for that becuase it was a simple pull and shoot. It sits in my range bag now just incase someone needs a holster for some reason. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

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