Before my stroke CompTac belt, & a crossbreed hybrid holster.As a formerly big guy who wore a suit or sport coat every day, it wasn't hard to conceal. Don't know what I'll do when back to 100%
Before my stroke CompTac belt, & a crossbreed hybrid holster.As a formerly big guy who wore a suit or sport coat every day, it wasn't hard to conceal. Don't know what I'll do when back to 100%
- Either you're part of the problem or you're part of the solution or you're just part of the landscape - Sam (Robert DeNiro) in, "Ronin" -
"It is better to be a Warrior in a Garden than a Gardner in a War"
Let's use the First Amendment to protect the Second so we can avoid using the Second to protect the First.
1791 Gunleather Thumb Break 5” mil spec Springfield
Bigfoot Belt with a Tucker Avenger Style Holster or a Wilson Lo Pro for my Nighthawk Talon II
Be of good cheer, you men of Valor.
For this set up, I have following items in my list:
Small knife, from SOG;
5.11 belt, with Cobra buckle (this is the inner belt that runs through the larger, padded belt that everything else attaches to);
Three pistol magazines;
Esstac Kywi triple mag pouch;
Two rifle mags (5.56mm);
G-Code Holsters Scorpion rifle mag pouches (you might choose to run only one I opt for two, to save space on my plate carrier, or, add more weight on my waist rather than my chest);
Expandable dump pouch from High Speed Gear (HSGI);
IFAK;
Drop-leg attachment for the pistol holster from G-Code Holsters (this option is a mid-drop, which is a good compromise between having a holster directly on the belt, which tends to be too high with body armor, and not having a low-riding drop-leg holster on your thigh that tends to be awkward and too low);
G-Code holster;
Last edited by anglina; 04-01-22 at 01:08.
I EDC'd a compact 1911 for over 20 years. GALCO belt holster did the trick.
(Then I got serious about protecting my life. Sold the 1911 and went G19. Had to get a new Galco holster).
I moved almost exclusively to 2011s. Everything I love in the 1911 with 17,18,19, or 20:rounds of high end SD9mm. I do carry one 10mm 5” but only for specific train, and lately with the joy of long Covid that hasn’t happened again. So revise exclusively 9mm HSP normal pressure in Artemis; dropped the Critical Duty 135 +P for the C2 limited.
Only Atlas or Staccato magazines; no MBX after failures in sample of 2 of 2; take with appropriate none statistically significant info.
Cheers,
Dan @ MN
^^Very nice.
Is this 5” length, Commander slide?
A true "Gun Guy" (or gal) should have familiarity and a modicum of proficiency with most all firearms platforms.
Roll of the dice philosophy has changed my ED carry. I mostly carried a 7-round 5" .45acp. Not a lot of fun but after The Luby's deal decades ago, I decided I needed to be effective beyond 25 meters. Years later began carrying one of my 3.5" 1911s for comfort assuming (hoping) most times I would not need the extended range of a full size. Sometimes an extra magazine was carried but most times not. All depended on my destinations. I have now backed-off from all that and my EDC is a newly-purchased 9mm Sig P-365.
Unlike most guns, I actually took a liking to it if that makes sense. Been shooting the crap out of it the last 2 weeks or so. Though I have 20/10 vision, it doesn't "kick-in" til about 10ft or so. I can't and don't use pistol sights. I have trained for years using the invisible edge of the slide (top to side break). I have a natural cant /roll that accommodates that style nicely. Other than fight it, I chose to accept it and it's 100% muscle memory.
I've ordered a Crimson Trace laser specific to the P-365 (LG-422). Have a few visible lasers on ARs. Great aide in low light. The 9mm will be limited in range (for me) therefore even in most daylight / artificial-light conditions, the 5mW red laser will be just fine. I now have 10+1 and carry a 2nd magazine.
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