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Trackready · 08-05-2008, 06:26 PM

Hey guys, I'm new to the forums. I just got a xd9 and first thing is looking for is a good holster.... for a lefty. I see alot of holster threads but looking around it looks like there is only a select few for leftys out there. I probably am idealy looking to get two. One for concealed carry and the other one just a good holster for when I am plinking around. If anyone could point in the right direction I would appreciate it.

tialloydragon · 08-05-2008, 06:41 PM

Raven Concealment Systems Ghost Holster

Raven Concealment Systems Phantom Holster for XD9SC (review with intensive pics)

Both of these come in either left or right hand. I love them, I carry lefty now, and I've found both to be great concealment and range holsters.

**Wendytww** · 08-05-2008, 07:28 PM

Mach 2 Tactical LLC. - Springfield

Quick and economical. Got my drop/offset at no extra cost and arrived within a few days!

amishclark · 08-05-2008, 07:35 PM

i like my crossbreed for cc...be checking out those tennessee holster co ones lately as well...can't speak to 'em, as i don't own one, but they look nice.

**Houseboat** · 08-06-2008, 05:02 AM

please take a look at our site.we have Left hand holsters in stock.if you do a search you will see that we have a lot of happy customers

KarolinaKid · 08-06-2008, 07:57 AM

If your XD came with the XD gear (right handed holsters) you can call Springfield and tell them you are a lefty and they will send you a left handed XD gear paddle holster for free.

x_out86 · 08-06-2008, 09:29 AM

Dont get much better than these two:

Blackhawk SERPA for range and plinking carry
BLACKHAWK ! *BlackHawk CQC SERPA Holster - Active Retention - Matte Finish

Crossbreed for deep concealed carry
CrossBreed Holsters, Innovative holsters for concealed carry-1911-Glock-HK-Sig-Taurus-Kimber-Springfield-Colt-XD

Best of luck!

-Brian

kraigster414 · 08-06-2008, 01:55 PM

I am a lefty. My choices and all are available in LH XD models:

Comp-tac MTAC
Comp-tac Spartan
Comp-tac CTAC
AKJ Concealco (a real sleeper but a great holster)
Crossbreed SuperTuck
(Expensive and long wait but excellent quality and comfort) Tucker Answer or Texas Heritage, ditto for the Milt Sparks Versa Max II

All above are IWB's.

Trackready · 08-06-2008, 06:51 PM

Thanks so far guys, I think I have decided on the crossbreed for concealed carry. I just need to make my final decision on a normal holster. As to the comment about springfield sending me a "XD Gear" lefty holster, from what I hear they are kind of junky aren't they? I haven't even messed with mine since its for the wrong hand.

RKirk · 08-07-2008, 07:22 PM

I am left handed. I have several holsters from Com-Tac, Don Hume and Crossbreed.

Comp-Tac - CTAC IWB also Two paddle holsters.

Crossbreed Super Tuck.

Don Hume - Pancake open top.

The CTAC and the Crossbreed are really outstanding IWB holsters. Both companies are very good to work with for service and fixing any problems.

The Hume is a good Pancake holster that keeps the pistol close. I carry IWB most of the time, so I don't use the Pancake very often. The paddles are range holsters and during the last year I prefer the IWB holsters over the paddle holsters at the range. Its seems to be a changing preference.

-- Richard

08-05-2008, 06:26 PM	#1
Trackready XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 134	Lefty looking for some holster advice Hey guys, I'm new to the forums. I just got a xd9 and first thing is looking for is a good holster.... for a lefty. I see alot of holster threads but looking around it looks like there is only a select few for leftys out there. I probably am idealy looking to get two. One for concealed carry and the other one just a good holster for when I am plinking around. If anyone could point in the right direction I would appreciate it.

08-05-2008, 07:28 PM	#3
Wendytww XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 584	Mach 2 Tactical LLC. - Springfield Quick and economical. Got my drop/offset at no extra cost and arrived within a few days! __________________ ~Wendy XD TACTICAL 9MM RUGER 22/45 Mk III RUGER 10/22

08-05-2008, 07:35 PM	#4
amishclark XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: pennsyltucky Posts: 1,664	i like my crossbreed for cc...be checking out those tennessee holster co ones lately as well...can't speak to 'em, as i don't own one, but they look nice. __________________ "sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. all other 'sins' are invented nonsense." - robert a. heinlein "when fascism comes to america, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross" - sinclair lewis

08-06-2008, 05:02 AM	#5
Houseboat XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 749	please take a look at our site.we have Left hand holsters in stock.if you do a search you will see that we have a lot of happy customers __________________ www.gun-works.com www.tennesseeholstercompany.com Gun-Works.com is wholly owned subsidiary of Tennessee Holster Company, LLC Quality Leather Holsters for your XDs

08-06-2008, 07:57 AM	#6
KarolinaKid XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: TN (In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina...) Posts: 1,132	If your XD came with the XD gear (right handed holsters) you can call Springfield and tell them you are a lefty and they will send you a left handed XD gear paddle holster for free. __________________ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. - Sir George Bernard Shaw

08-05-2008, 06:41 PM	#2
tialloydragon XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Levittown Pa Posts: 188	Raven Concealment Systems Ghost Holster Raven Concealment Systems Phantom Holster for XD9SC (review with intensive pics) Both of these come in either left or right hand. I love them, I carry lefty now, and I've found both to be great concealment and range holsters.

08-06-2008, 09:29 AM	#7
x_out86 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 549	Dont get much better than these two: Blackhawk SERPA for range and plinking carry BLACKHAWK ! BlackHawk CQC SERPA Holster - Active Retention - Matte Finish Crossbreed for deep concealed carry CrossBreed Holsters, Innovative holsters for concealed carry-1911-Glock-HK-Sig-Taurus-Kimber-Springfield-Colt-XD Best of luck! -Brian __________________ Hellen Keller: I long to accomplish a great and noble tasks, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. Bruce Lee: Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.*

08-06-2008, 01:55 PM	#8
kraigster414 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Upper Himalayas Posts: 1,442	I am a lefty. My choices and all are available in LH XD models: Comp-tac MTAC Comp-tac Spartan Comp-tac CTAC AKJ Concealco (a real sleeper but a great holster) Crossbreed SuperTuck (Expensive and long wait but excellent quality and comfort) Tucker Answer or Texas Heritage, ditto for the Milt Sparks Versa Max II All above are IWB's. __________________ "Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." - George Burns Last edited by kraigster414; 08-06-2008 at 01:59 PM.

08-06-2008, 06:51 PM	#9
Trackready XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 134	Thanks so far guys, I think I have decided on the crossbreed for concealed carry. I just need to make my final decision on a normal holster. As to the comment about springfield sending me a "XD Gear" lefty holster, from what I hear they are kind of junky aren't they? I haven't even messed with mine since its for the wrong hand.

08-07-2008, 07:22 PM	#10
RKirk XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 113	Lefty Holster I am left handed. I have several holsters from Com-Tac, Don Hume and Crossbreed. Comp-Tac - CTAC IWB also Two paddle holsters. Crossbreed Super Tuck. Don Hume - Pancake open top. The CTAC and the Crossbreed are really outstanding IWB holsters. Both companies are very good to work with for service and fixing any problems. The Hume is a good Pancake holster that keeps the pistol close. I carry IWB most of the time, so I don't use the Pancake very often. The paddles are range holsters and during the last year I prefer the IWB holsters over the paddle holsters at the range. Its seems to be a changing preference. -- Richard __________________ "A gentleman will seldom, if ever, need a pistol. However, if he does, he needs it very badly!" -- Sir Winston Churchill

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