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lightfighter · 09-02-2007, 12:34 PM

anyone know where i can pick up a level III holster for my XD9 and XD40

jeepinbanditrider · 09-02-2007, 01:01 PM

Blackhawk makes one I think.

lightfighter · 09-02-2007, 01:13 PM

all i can find on blackhawk are for glocks... im looking for the injected molded ones... i hate dealing with snaps

p2555016zr · 09-02-2007, 01:20 PM

Blackhawk...

But only right handed.

Bilt4Comfort · 09-02-2007, 01:53 PM

Safariland makes level III retention for those models...but they will be pricey.

Rotty37 · 09-02-2007, 09:02 PM

Pricey and a 3 to 4 week wait, but worth it. I just got one for my XD 45acp tactical. Very sweet.

http://www.blade-tech.com/WRS-DUTY-H...p-pr-1055.html

Bilt4Comfort · 09-02-2007, 09:53 PM

I like the hood release on the Safariland better than WRS because, imo, the BG has easier access to my weapon if all he has to do is press the thumb-break and the hood opens spring assisted. It looks to be very similar in every other aspect as far as construction and design. The Safariland requires that you press down and forward to get the hood released. IMO, this is very difficult to do from any other position. The level III model also has a trigger finger release button that must be engaged. I don't care for that much retention myself, but if level III is what is required by your dept, then I would highly recommend the Safariland.

http://www.officerstore.com/store/ca...l_6280_sentry/

phaetos · 09-02-2007, 10:46 PM

SAfariland also has the new one that has the hood release plus you have to rock the pistol forward for it to release from the holster. They got videos on the website. Pricey, but looks worth it to me.

lightfighter · 09-03-2007, 02:03 AM

thanks for the help gents.... well i just finished the last testing on friday .. did poly.. psych...agility. swim * never understood that .. granted orlando has lakes.. but wtf at a swim test... and was informed ill be starting next week on the 10th.... they privide us with all new gear except for holsters.. those are hand me downs... id rather have all totally new gear .. and yeah for orlando.. level III is required unfortunately.. id rather just have a level II .. much less crap needed to do to unholster

kinda partial to this one http://www.blade-tech.com/WRS-DUTY-H...p-pr-1055.html that was posted... just wondering about the fragility of that release button

The Tengu · 09-03-2007, 10:41 PM

We have to use the Safariland 070, and it actually works pretty well and is easy to draw from under stress. My only problem is reholstering under stress.

09-02-2007, 12:34 PM	#1
lightfighter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Posts: 177	level III holsters anyone know where i can pick up a level III holster for my XD9 and XD40 __________________ ____________________________________________ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. - George Orwell To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. - Theodore Roosevelt 1918

09-02-2007, 01:01 PM	#2
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,751	Blackhawk makes one I think. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

09-02-2007, 01:13 PM	#3
lightfighter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Posts: 177	all i can find on blackhawk are for glocks... im looking for the injected molded ones... i hate dealing with snaps __________________ ____________________________________________ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. - George Orwell To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. - Theodore Roosevelt 1918

09-02-2007, 01:53 PM	#5
Bilt4Comfort XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Desert Southwest Posts: 326	Safariland makes level III retention for those models...but they will be pricey. __________________ Rem870Tac SA XD40 SC Taurus M608 Henry.22 You cannot legislate morality, and banning inanimate objects will never substitute for personal responsibility. Banning and limiting things merely makes them profitable to criminals via laws of supply and demand.

09-02-2007, 09:02 PM	#6
Rotty37 XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Providence, Rhode Island Posts: 66	... Pricey and a 3 to 4 week wait, but worth it. I just got one for my XD 45acp tactical. Very sweet. http://www.blade-tech.com/WRS-DUTY-H...p-pr-1055.html __________________ 'With great power comes great responsibility" "Discipline without freedom is tyranny, freedom without discipline is chaos" Sig Sauer P225 9mm Sig Sauer P220 Super Match XD .45ACP Tactical NRA Certified Pistol Instructor NRA Certified Range Safety Officer

09-02-2007, 01:20 PM	#4
p2555016zr XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 45	Blackhawk... But only right handed.

09-02-2007, 09:53 PM	#7
Bilt4Comfort XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Desert Southwest Posts: 326	I like the hood release on the Safariland better than WRS because, imo, the BG has easier access to my weapon if all he has to do is press the thumb-break and the hood opens spring assisted. It looks to be very similar in every other aspect as far as construction and design. The Safariland requires that you press down and forward to get the hood released. IMO, this is very difficult to do from any other position. The level III model also has a trigger finger release button that must be engaged. I don't care for that much retention myself, but if level III is what is required by your dept, then I would highly recommend the Safariland. http://www.officerstore.com/store/ca...l_6280_sentry/ __________________ Rem870Tac SA XD40 SC Taurus M608 Henry.22 You cannot legislate morality, and banning inanimate objects will never substitute for personal responsibility. Banning and limiting things merely makes them profitable to criminals via laws of supply and demand. Last edited by Bilt4Comfort : 09-02-2007 at 09:58 PM. Reason: link added

09-02-2007, 10:46 PM	#8
phaetos XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 568	SAfariland also has the new one that has the hood release plus you have to rock the pistol forward for it to release from the holster. They got videos on the website. Pricey, but looks worth it to me. __________________ XD-9 Subbie 1895 Chilean Mauser 1981 Yugoslavian M59/66 SKS The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. - Sir George Bernard Shaw Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. - George Washington

09-03-2007, 02:03 AM	#9
lightfighter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Posts: 177	thanks for the help gents.... well i just finished the last testing on friday .. did poly.. psych...agility. swim * never understood that .. granted orlando has lakes.. but wtf at a swim test... and was informed ill be starting next week on the 10th.... they privide us with all new gear except for holsters.. those are hand me downs... id rather have all totally new gear .. and yeah for orlando.. level III is required unfortunately.. id rather just have a level II .. much less crap needed to do to unholster kinda partial to this one http://www.blade-tech.com/WRS-DUTY-H...p-pr-1055.html that was posted... just wondering about the fragility of that release button __________________ ____________________________________________ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. - George Orwell To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. - Theodore Roosevelt 1918

09-03-2007, 10:41 PM	#10
The Tengu XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,766	We have to use the Safariland 070, and it actually works pretty well and is easy to draw from under stress. My only problem is reholstering under stress. __________________ The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, citizens of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard. United States Code, Title 10, section 311, paragraph (a)

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