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HBear · 04-17-2008, 07:34 AM

I have an XD 4" Service, and got a Blackhawk CQC Serpa Level II holster for it. But this is actually a concealment holster rather than a duty holster with the usual belt loop. The duty belt has to be treaded through it and makes the fit kind of strange. I called Blackhawk and they don't make the Duty model for the XD.

Is anyone else using this as a duty holster and do you like it ? Any alternate suggestions ?

HBear

opskmallory · 04-17-2008, 01:04 PM

Blackhawk probably won't catch on for a while and make their "duty" holster for the XD any time soon.

I'd pickup a Safariland. They make most of their duty holsters available for the XD.

Alabama MP · 04-17-2008, 08:32 PM

I'm using a Safariland for my XD-45 Service w/TLR-2. It took several weeks to get it -- they kept telling the LT that they'd never heard of an XD and had to make it from scratch -- but it arrived, and it fit. The holster model is 6280-14821-61.

HAPINAZZ · 04-17-2008, 10:15 PM

Check out Blade Tech the have a good duty holster for the XD. I plan on getting one for work.

CountyDeputy · 04-18-2008, 06:47 AM

Alabama is all over it! LOL! Safariland makes a wonderful holster for the XD, and that is the same one I have.. Lvl II, and the draw is so smooth and easy!

danp · 04-18-2008, 10:00 AM

+1 for Blade-Tech, been using them for three years now, first for XDs now for 1911.

**hacker15** · 04-18-2008, 11:56 AM

Not sure what your use is - road patrol, administration, jail deputy, private security?

I'm a Court Deputy - overall, a fairly low threat environment compare to road or jail work (done both - don't want to do either again - at least not at my advanced age!). I use the CQC Level II for duty and really like it but, again - this isn't road patrol.

If you're a road guy, I wouldn't recommend the CQC for duty. For the past year, I've been asking Blackhawk to get with the program and bring out a Level II or III duty holster. All I get is, "Well, we're planning on it, but I can't tell you when it will be available...."

I got tired of waiting on them and went the Safariland route when I wanted a replacement holster for my 1911.....

TMMR03 · 04-27-2008, 08:06 PM

I carry an XD-40 4" with a Safariland holster, my department requires level III retention, so I ordered the thumb break piece, thus it's now level III.

Alabama MP · 05-02-2008, 03:00 PM

Another thing to keep in mind is the mag pouch. I didn't, and it took another few weeks to get.

hwatts47 · 06-01-2008, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMMR03

I carry an XD-40 4" with a Safariland holster, my department requires level III retention, so I ordered the thumb break piece, thus it's now level III.

What model number is your holster, I am trying to find a good Level III for my XD 40 4" but have been unsuccessfull, also will Safariland build me a custom holster? I bet it will cost an arm and leg...

04-17-2008, 07:34 AM	#1
HBear XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 27	Duty Holster question I have an XD 4" Service, and got a Blackhawk CQC Serpa Level II holster for it. But this is actually a concealment holster rather than a duty holster with the usual belt loop. The duty belt has to be treaded through it and makes the fit kind of strange. I called Blackhawk and they don't make the Duty model for the XD. Is anyone else using this as a duty holster and do you like it ? Any alternate suggestions ? HBear

04-17-2008, 01:04 PM	#2
opskmallory XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Spanish Fork, UT Posts: 355	Blackhawk probably won't catch on for a while and make their "duty" holster for the XD any time soon. I'd pickup a Safariland. They make most of their duty holsters available for the XD. __________________ Glock 22, SAXD-40 Sub-Compact, SAXD-9 Service, Walther P22, DPMS LR-308 24" Stainless, RRA Tactical CAR A4 .223, Remington 870 Police Magnum CCW Holder & LEO

04-17-2008, 10:15 PM	#4
HAPINAZZ XDTalk Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: LAS VEGAS Posts: 50	Check out Blade Tech the have a good duty holster for the XD. I plan on getting one for work. __________________ EVERY PLAN HAS A PLAN, EVERY OPERATION HAS AN OPERATION JUST WHEN THINGS ARE ALMOST READY TO GO ALWAYS PLAN FOR \"MURPHY\" CAUSE YOUR ALWAYS ON HIS LIST. FERENGI RULES OF AQUISISTION #44 \"NEVER CONFUSE WISOM WITH LUCK\"

04-18-2008, 06:47 AM	#5
CountyDeputy XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 30	Alabama is all over it! LOL! Safariland makes a wonderful holster for the XD, and that is the same one I have.. Lvl II, and the draw is so smooth and easy! __________________ *Protecting the rights we sought so hard to keep*

04-18-2008, 10:00 AM	#6
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,283	+1 for Blade-Tech, been using them for three years now, first for XDs now for 1911. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter." - Ernest Hemingway

04-17-2008, 08:32 PM	#3
Alabama MP XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4	I'm using a Safariland for my XD-45 Service w/TLR-2. It took several weeks to get it -- they kept telling the LT that they'd never heard of an XD and had to make it from scratch -- but it arrived, and it fit. The holster model is 6280-14821-61.

04-18-2008, 11:56 AM	#7
hacker15 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 3,365	Not sure what your use is - road patrol, administration, jail deputy, private security? I'm a Court Deputy - overall, a fairly low threat environment compare to road or jail work (done both - don't want to do either again - at least not at my advanced age!). I use the CQC Level II for duty and really like it but, again - this isn't road patrol. If you're a road guy, I wouldn't recommend the CQC for duty. For the past year, I've been asking Blackhawk to get with the program and bring out a Level II or III duty holster. All I get is, "Well, we're planning on it, but I can't tell you when it will be available...." I got tired of waiting on them and went the Safariland route when I wanted a replacement holster for my 1911..... __________________ If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. Mark Twain

04-27-2008, 08:06 PM	#8
TMMR03 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2	I carry an XD-40 4" with a Safariland holster, my department requires level III retention, so I ordered the thumb break piece, thus it's now level III.

05-02-2008, 03:00 PM	#9
Alabama MP XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4	Another thing to keep in mind is the mag pouch. I didn't, and it took another few weeks to get. __________________ Paired XD-45 Service Streamlight TLR-2 Safariland Level II: 6280-14821-61 Safariland Double Mag Pouch: 77-94-2HS

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