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scalce · 02-25-2008, 06:36 AM

I have been using my XD9 Service but I am soon switching to a Tactical.

I was just checking out my Bladetech Stingray holster and the bottom looks open enough to have the tactical stick out a bit.

Are all BT holsters for the XD like this? My Stingray for my 1911 has a closed bottom.

Any issues with using it for IDPA/IPSC?

It doesn't seem like enough room for it to be hit and pop loose.

**R Dub** · 02-25-2008, 05:34 PM

No problems with it sticking out for IDPA or USPSA. Just check to see that your front sight doesn't hang up on the draw.

slugger6 · 02-25-2008, 05:59 PM

My Blade-Tech holster has an open bottom, but the barrel of my XD9 Tactical doesn't stick out. If you have a closed bottom dirt and debris can collect in there.

leeindy · 02-25-2008, 08:07 PM

most of the newer ones are open bottom. i have one for a service model that isnt.

The Knight Of Light · 02-25-2008, 08:27 PM

I cut the closed bottom out of a service length holster to fit my tactical and used it for a while with good results.

KevinInTx · 02-26-2008, 08:27 AM

I had a girlfriend like that once, :cymbal crash: hey now..

02-25-2008, 06:36 AM	#1
scalce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,404	My BladeTech Holster Has An Open Bottom I have been using my XD9 Service but I am soon switching to a Tactical. I was just checking out my Bladetech Stingray holster and the bottom looks open enough to have the tactical stick out a bit. Are all BT holsters for the XD like this? My Stingray for my 1911 has a closed bottom. Any issues with using it for IDPA/IPSC? It doesn't seem like enough room for it to be hit and pop loose.

02-25-2008, 05:34 PM	#2
R Dub XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Last Frontier Posts: 3,538 Blog Entries: 1	No problems with it sticking out for IDPA or USPSA. Just check to see that your front sight doesn't hang up on the draw. __________________ Need XD Accessories? Support the XDTalk Sponsors. They support us! Need some competition? IDPA / USPSA

02-25-2008, 05:59 PM	#3
slugger6 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 17,598	My Blade-Tech holster has an open bottom, but the barrel of my XD9 Tactical doesn't stick out. If you have a closed bottom dirt and debris can collect in there. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

02-25-2008, 08:07 PM	#4
leeindy XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: montana Posts: 2,892	most of the newer ones are open bottom. i have one for a service model that isnt. __________________ USAF F-15 Attack Control Specialist / Range Officer / Defensive Pistol Instructor "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" Sigmund Freud Anchorage Practical Shooters Club aka ANPRACS ANPRACS Match Videos click here and here USPSA # A-58756 IDPA # A28338 Co-Founder of the OFFICIAL XDtalk Competition League Another good gun forum http://www.nationalgunforum.com

02-25-2008, 08:27 PM	#5
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,290 Blog Entries: 12	I cut the closed bottom out of a service length holster to fit my tactical and used it for a while with good results. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #A56661 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

02-26-2008, 08:27 AM	#6
KevinInTx XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ralls, Tx Posts: 13	I had a girlfriend like that once, :cymbal crash: hey now.. __________________ XD Compact .45 "The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." --Thomas Jefferson

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