Bartholomew Roberts
Moderator
Over the years, I've seen a number of attempts to be innovative as regards holsters for daily carry. There are the belly bands that position the pistol below the belt line. There are the products like Versa-Carry where the pistol sits on a rod through the barrel. And there are the "minimalist" holsters like the Raven Vanguard line.
One of the reasons I've never taken to crossdraw holsters is that they are impractical for classes and many ranges since you can't draw from them without sweeping everyone on your weakside. If I can't train with the holster and pistol I am going to carry, I tend to feel less confident in them.
When I see a lot of the non-traditional style of holsters, they just seem like a pain to actually train with. It looks like you'd spend half your training time just trying to reholster after every string. I've actually tried belly bands and the one I tried was like trying to pull a chew toy from my dog's mouth to unholster - and because the stretchy spandex collapses when the pistol comes out and it sat low on the beltline, reholstering was a pretty comical affair.
I was just curious to read how some of the people who use the non-traditional holsters deal with these challenges (or why they might not be as much of a challenge as they seem).
One of the reasons I've never taken to crossdraw holsters is that they are impractical for classes and many ranges since you can't draw from them without sweeping everyone on your weakside. If I can't train with the holster and pistol I am going to carry, I tend to feel less confident in them.
When I see a lot of the non-traditional style of holsters, they just seem like a pain to actually train with. It looks like you'd spend half your training time just trying to reholster after every string. I've actually tried belly bands and the one I tried was like trying to pull a chew toy from my dog's mouth to unholster - and because the stretchy spandex collapses when the pistol comes out and it sat low on the beltline, reholstering was a pretty comical affair.
I was just curious to read how some of the people who use the non-traditional holsters deal with these challenges (or why they might not be as much of a challenge as they seem).