How To Wear Your Holster
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How To Wear Your Holster
How do you guys wear your holsters, and why?
Underneath your jacket? With your jacket going behind the holster instead?
Is your holster on the side of you, or kind of in front?
In Christ,
Shane
Underneath your jacket? With your jacket going behind the holster instead?
Is your holster on the side of you, or kind of in front?
In Christ,
Shane
In front, and I usually let the jacket wrap around it when nothing's happening, and I move the jacket around behind it for photos. I try to wear mine much like the below photo, but it doesn't always come out that way. Depends on how much attention I am paying that day. At the comic con, I ended up not wearing it like that, because it just kept getting accidentally pushed back.
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Makes sense to me...floatinjoe wrote:If you look at the picture, his pinky in not in the pocket. I think he was forcing it there so that he had something to do with his hand and not just have his arm hanging there.
I actually wear mine to the front usually, weighed with the pistol so that it tips forward with the jacket behind it... I may take a pic later to show what I mean...
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So the general concensus is that the holster is sort of on the front of your leg - sometimes maybe towards your hip - and generally with the jacket behind it. I've only seen pictures of it like this though when his jacket is zipped up. What happens if it's unzipped?
In the cinamaquette it's below his jacket altogether, so the jacket wouldn't be able to go behind it and you'd have no problems - but some of us don't have a 45 in there to hold it down. lol
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In the cinamaquette it's below his jacket altogether, so the jacket wouldn't be able to go behind it and you'd have no problems - but some of us don't have a 45 in there to hold it down. lol
In Christ,
Shane
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If you ever get the chance to carry a full weight, honest to gosh N-Frame loaded Smith and Wesson revolver, and carry it in these flap holsters for any given period of time in the field, you'll discover that this is where the holster usually decides it WANTS to go, no matter where YOU think it should ride.
Been there, done that, and THAT'S where mine ALWAYS ends up after a day of carry.
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Been there, done that, and THAT'S where mine ALWAYS ends up after a day of carry.
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Very true! Also, beware of the "cowboy syndrome" of wearing the belt loose and letting the holster side sag down real low. It can create a bad situation.Michaelson wrote:If you ever get the chance to carry a full weight, honest to gosh N-Frame loaded Smith and Wesson revolver, and carry it in these flap holsters for any given period of time in the field, you'll discover that this is where the holster usually decides it WANTS to go, no matter where YOU think it should ride.
Been there, done that, and THAT'S where mine ALWAYS ends up after a day of carry.
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Yeah, that's the problem with a rubber gun and a real whip. The whip is heavier than the gun and hoster and it doesn't tilt the right direction.Michaelson wrote:If you ever get the chance to carry a full weight, honest to gosh N-Frame loaded Smith and Wesson revolver,...
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I thought about filling my holster with some lead shot to help out.
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I don't have an actual replica holster, but I have a removeable flap holster that looks plenty beat-up. Since I haven't handled a .45 revolver, I can't tell if the holster'd fit one (or if it's just for an old .38 M&P or something).
Anyway, even if it's empty, I usually pull it a ways towards the front and sag it down some. It's been a while since I did the costume, but I think I usually keep my whip on my web belt rather than the gunbelt. I realize this isn't canon, but (a) my whip holder's a Mark Allen one, not an official one (And thus not integrated with the belt), and (2) I'm not as picky about this because I'm not carrying the same exact gear as Indy (my whip is relatively lightweight -- which is why I plan to upgrade).
Anyway, even if it's empty, I usually pull it a ways towards the front and sag it down some. It's been a while since I did the costume, but I think I usually keep my whip on my web belt rather than the gunbelt. I realize this isn't canon, but (a) my whip holder's a Mark Allen one, not an official one (And thus not integrated with the belt), and (2) I'm not as picky about this because I'm not carrying the same exact gear as Indy (my whip is relatively lightweight -- which is why I plan to upgrade).