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<blockquote data-quote="druryj" data-source="post: 2836598" data-attributes="member: 10465"><p>Ain't OSA great? Lots of good advice here, so lemme give you my two cents: A Glock 42 doesn't weigh squat and it's a skinny little bugger too, so in reality, a thick, heavy-duty gun belt is NOT as important for CCW the G42 as it is a full size pistol. I carry a Glock 43 pretty much most of the time now days; I can get by just fine carrying it IWB with about any old belt and I prefer a minimal approach to IWB holsters for a small gun like this. My IWB holster for this gun is an RM Lowrider from RMholsters.com. I have been using his products for years and find them to be well made and as comfortable as its gonna get with a foreign object stuffed down inside your britches. I do have a SHTF Gear IWB for this little Glock too, and sometimes will use it if I am going to be out and about all day. Its also well made and for a hybrid, it's as good if not better than most. I prefer the G43 over the G42 for two main reasons; ammo cost is much less and the 9mm trumps the .380ACP. Since ammo is less, I can shoot (practice) more with my 43 than I could had I bought a G42. Now on the other end of the spectrum, I also sometimes carry a either a Glock 19 or a 1911, my selection of belt and holster is now very important because of the weight of my loaded and larger gun that I have to support. Today is going to be a 1911 day; ( I woke up just feeling like being "1911 Man" cause well, cause they are badass). I will use a lined heavy leather gun belt, I think the Looper is the only one hanging in there that my fat azz will fit until I shed the Holiday fat I slapped on...I'm gonna start a diet...tomorrow) and a Kramer #3 IWB holster and be quite comfortable. The increase in comfort comes from not having my dang jeans all drooping down on one side because I have a few pounds hanging off of it. The heavy belt is most important with a bigger gun, and I like Kramer's rigs cause they are very well made indeed and I'm a bit of a holster snob. (I actually have several holsters for each of my carry guns; not that I <em>need </em>them so much as I <em>like </em>them and <em>want </em>them...So, pick a IWB holster for your gun and get a good one. Pretty much; you get what you pay for you know? The RM Lowrider is $60 but I guarantee it is a far superior rig to a $10 Uncle Mike or some similar POS. You can spend close to $100 for a IWB Hybrid and might need one of the heavy duty ones like the Crossbreed for a big gun, but for that little G42, a $59 SHTF or $60 RM is gonna be just fine. For a light belt, I don't think you can go wrong with a Wilderness Tactical 5-stitch. Lots and lots of satisfied people use them. Again, you get what you pay for, so steer clear of the bargain basement nylon belts with cheap, flimsy buckles. If you find you are digging fine holsters and end up like me, you will need to do a room addition to be able to handle them all. Here is an example of one <em>fine </em>rig to drool over. This baby is from Nightingale Leather, a <em>real </em>custom maker and it is a work of art IMO. It's cordovan leather, top-quality grade <u>fine </u>leather too, not the cheap, already-worn-out leather off some sad-ass old cow's ass end that got sent to McDonalds to end up as your lunch, and it's accented with some nice black Elephant hide. It doesn't get much tougher than elephant hide after all. Cheap? Hell no! $140 for this one; but man oh man does it ever look good! This is Nightingale's Griffon V; it is an OWB rig, but I like it a heck of a lot. I also have a super nice Alessi CQC, all black leather holster that is similar to this one but it's not as purty; and I like purty...Feast your eyes:<a href="http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/joelnmary/media/Firearms/NG%201_zps7gyah0o9.jpg.html" target="_blank"><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></a><a href="http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/joelnmary/media/Firearms/NG%202_zpswgbqfvi1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1177.photobucket.com_albums_x354_joelnmary_Firearms_NG_202_zpswgbqfvi1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/joelnmary/media/Firearms/NG%203_zps98kzr30c.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1177.photobucket.com_albums_x354_joelnmary_Firearms_NG_203_zps98kzr30c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="druryj, post: 2836598, member: 10465"] Ain't OSA great? Lots of good advice here, so lemme give you my two cents: A Glock 42 doesn't weigh squat and it's a skinny little bugger too, so in reality, a thick, heavy-duty gun belt is NOT as important for CCW the G42 as it is a full size pistol. I carry a Glock 43 pretty much most of the time now days; I can get by just fine carrying it IWB with about any old belt and I prefer a minimal approach to IWB holsters for a small gun like this. My IWB holster for this gun is an RM Lowrider from RMholsters.com. I have been using his products for years and find them to be well made and as comfortable as its gonna get with a foreign object stuffed down inside your britches. I do have a SHTF Gear IWB for this little Glock too, and sometimes will use it if I am going to be out and about all day. Its also well made and for a hybrid, it's as good if not better than most. I prefer the G43 over the G42 for two main reasons; ammo cost is much less and the 9mm trumps the .380ACP. Since ammo is less, I can shoot (practice) more with my 43 than I could had I bought a G42. Now on the other end of the spectrum, I also sometimes carry a either a Glock 19 or a 1911, my selection of belt and holster is now very important because of the weight of my loaded and larger gun that I have to support. Today is going to be a 1911 day; ( I woke up just feeling like being "1911 Man" cause well, cause they are badass). I will use a lined heavy leather gun belt, I think the Looper is the only one hanging in there that my fat azz will fit until I shed the Holiday fat I slapped on...I'm gonna start a diet...tomorrow) and a Kramer #3 IWB holster and be quite comfortable. The increase in comfort comes from not having my dang jeans all drooping down on one side because I have a few pounds hanging off of it. The heavy belt is most important with a bigger gun, and I like Kramer's rigs cause they are very well made indeed and I'm a bit of a holster snob. (I actually have several holsters for each of my carry guns; not that I [I]need [/I]them so much as I [I]like [/I]them and [I]want [/I]them...So, pick a IWB holster for your gun and get a good one. Pretty much; you get what you pay for you know? The RM Lowrider is $60 but I guarantee it is a far superior rig to a $10 Uncle Mike or some similar POS. You can spend close to $100 for a IWB Hybrid and might need one of the heavy duty ones like the Crossbreed for a big gun, but for that little G42, a $59 SHTF or $60 RM is gonna be just fine. For a light belt, I don't think you can go wrong with a Wilderness Tactical 5-stitch. Lots and lots of satisfied people use them. Again, you get what you pay for, so steer clear of the bargain basement nylon belts with cheap, flimsy buckles. If you find you are digging fine holsters and end up like me, you will need to do a room addition to be able to handle them all. Here is an example of one [I]fine [/I]rig to drool over. This baby is from Nightingale Leather, a [I]real [/I]custom maker and it is a work of art IMO. It's cordovan leather, top-quality grade [U]fine [/U]leather too, not the cheap, already-worn-out leather off some sad-ass old cow's ass end that got sent to McDonalds to end up as your lunch, and it's accented with some nice black Elephant hide. It doesn't get much tougher than elephant hide after all. Cheap? Hell no! $140 for this one; but man oh man does it ever look good! This is Nightingale's Griffon V; it is an OWB rig, but I like it a heck of a lot. I also have a super nice Alessi CQC, all black leather holster that is similar to this one but it's not as purty; and I like purty...Feast your eyes:[URL=http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/joelnmary/media/Firearms/NG%201_zps7gyah0o9.jpg.html][b][Broken External Image][/b][/URL][URL=http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/joelnmary/media/Firearms/NG%202_zpswgbqfvi1.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1177.photobucket.com_albums_x354_joelnmary_Firearms_NG_202_zpswgbqfvi1.jpg[/IMG][/URL][URL=http://s1177.photobucket.com/user/joelnmary/media/Firearms/NG%203_zps98kzr30c.jpg.html][IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i1177.photobucket.com_albums_x354_joelnmary_Firearms_NG_203_zps98kzr30c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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