Airsoft Canada - View Single Post - Your Experience with leg holsters please.

ThunderCactus · January 19th, 2015, 18:47

chest works well in tight places like vehicles, but on the newer style of PC's your mag pouches are too close to the holster, obstructing your mag draw. Hard to see since the grip is camoform taped, but the holster is on the left side of my chest

Another big downside is if you don't have plates in your vest, it tends to flop around when you run. Depending on the weight of your pistol, my beretta felt like someone shoving me lol

Mounting on the side of a PC is impossible with the new style PCs unless you have a joint in your forearm. You'll look like a T-rex trying to scratch it's armpit.

Belt mounted works well if you have the holster angled back, good for quick draw, but makes vehicle draw downright impossible. Mounted upright works if you have no pouches on that side, I found mine still caught my cummerbund, though. Angled out works fantastic since it draws out, away from pouches. Dangerous in RS though since you're drawing the pistol with it pointed at your thigh.
The natural drop offset of the angled out adapter also helps, as the belt draw is just a tad too high to be comfortable for some.
Thigh rig is a great, natural draw, as the pistol sits (ideally) at the natural limp hanging point of your reach. However, depending on your leg type, you may suffer from the following:
heavy pistol flopping about on your thigh
chaffing caused by the above
loss of circulation from over tightening straps from trying to solve the above
limitation of running speed due to loss of circulation or floppy pistol
loss of pants due to the dropleg dragging them down

The ideal spot to mount a drop leg is as high as possible on your leg, to limit it's speed back and forth. You'll want a drop leg with TWO straps that go to your belt, and you'll want to fasten them far apart. This is to force the dropleg to center itself. And you'll want the straps just snug enough they don't affect circulation.
I'm one of those people who suffer from droplegs trying to take my pants off all the time. I've found what works best for me is having the inside panel of the dropleg and thigh strap as slippery as possible. It's secure enough with it's belt retention that it's not going anywhere side to side, so I just let it ride up and down freely and it doesn't bother me.

January 19th, 2015, 18:47	#19
ThunderCactus Not Eye Safe, Pretty Boy Maximus on the field take his picture! Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2007	chest works well in tight places like vehicles, but on the newer style of PC's your mag pouches are too close to the holster, obstructing your mag draw. Hard to see since the grip is camoform taped, but the holster is on the left side of my chest Another big downside is if you don't have plates in your vest, it tends to flop around when you run. Depending on the weight of your pistol, my beretta felt like someone shoving me lol Mounting on the side of a PC is impossible with the new style PCs unless you have a joint in your forearm. You'll look like a T-rex trying to scratch it's armpit. Belt mounted works well if you have the holster angled back, good for quick draw, but makes vehicle draw downright impossible. Mounted upright works if you have no pouches on that side, I found mine still caught my cummerbund, though. Angled out works fantastic since it draws out, away from pouches. Dangerous in RS though since you're drawing the pistol with it pointed at your thigh. The natural drop offset of the angled out adapter also helps, as the belt draw is just a tad too high to be comfortable for some. Thigh rig is a great, natural draw, as the pistol sits (ideally) at the natural limp hanging point of your reach. However, depending on your leg type, you may suffer from the following: heavy pistol flopping about on your thigh chaffing caused by the above loss of circulation from over tightening straps from trying to solve the above limitation of running speed due to loss of circulation or floppy pistol loss of pants due to the dropleg dragging them down The ideal spot to mount a drop leg is as high as possible on your leg, to limit it's speed back and forth. You'll want a drop leg with TWO straps that go to your belt, and you'll want to fasten them far apart. This is to force the dropleg to center itself. And you'll want the straps just snug enough they don't affect circulation. I'm one of those people who suffer from droplegs trying to take my pants off all the time. I've found what works best for me is having the inside panel of the dropleg and thigh strap as slippery as possible. It's secure enough with it's belt retention that it's not going anywhere side to side, so I just let it ride up and down freely and it doesn't bother me.