OWB or Drop Leg Holster for Micro Compact

Tinbender75 · Feb 28, 2011

I am looking for a drop leg holster or an OWB for my wife's Springfield Micro Compact. Here is the deal we have a class coming up with a lot of movement and drawing from holster. I have bought her a war belt for it but since her gun is more of a concealment gun I am not having luck finding a tactical holster. I thought of getting a Kydex made and putting it in a HSGI drop holster. Your thoughts?

Teufeldoc · Mar 1, 2011

Tinbender..... try using an OWB before a drop-leg. The OWB will stay in place and give her a faster presentation for the pistol. I have used drop-legs and they almost never stay in place when you are running around in the field and they are much slower for presenting to the target. Good luck.

grwd · Mar 2, 2011

What kind of class?
Id recommenda good owb kydex holster.
That drop-leg stuff is for swat type stuff when youre wearing body armor.

z06man · Mar 2, 2011

If it is a self defense type class, I would use whatever holster you are going to use for concealed carry. Learning to draw from a drop leg, isn't going to help you draw from your waist.

If it's a competition class, well, then all the pros use OWB, so that would seem the way to go.

Michael Brown · Mar 2, 2011

Tinbender75 said:
I am looking for a drop leg holster or an OWB for my wife's Springfield Micro Compact. Here is the deal we have a class coming up with a lot of movement and drawing from holster. I have bought her a war belt for it but since her gun is more of a concealment gun I am not having luck finding a tactical holster. I thought of getting a Kydex made and putting it in a HSGI drop holster. Your thoughts?

I would highly discourage you from selecting a drop leg holster.

It's inefficient and generally uncomfortable. I wear one for SWAT but only because it's the only thing that will let me clear the LBV.

If it wasn't a necessity, I wouldn't use it.

Michael Brown

Tinbender75 · Mar 2, 2011

Thank you all! We are going a Sonny Puzikas AK class. I have been trying to buy everything we need an it has cost me a small fortune. Well anyway I am trying to buy good stuff and things I can use for future classes as well. I bought us HSGI Suregrip belts. I was wanting something thick like my tool belt to carry the weight of the AK mags without problem. I didn't know what type of holster would be better for the belt and the class. So I will start looking at OWB holsters for her gun if I can find one. I read that drop legs were un comfortable but I always saw people wearing them.

grwd · Mar 3, 2011

Look into the safariland belt loop holster with als.

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