Oct. 25, 2025
Smart Carry: Choosing Belts And Holsters That Fit Your Life
Send us a text The most important piece of concealed carry gear might not be your holster at all—it’s your belt. We walk through the full carry system, starting with a sturdy EDC belt that resists sag and rollover, then compare leather, kydex, and hybrid holsters so you can balance comfort, retention, and speed. Whether you prefer appendix or a strong-side 3 to 4 o’clock position, you’ll hear practical ways to tune cant, ride height, and tension to reduce printing and keep your draw path clea...
The most important piece of concealed carry gear might not be your holster at all—it’s your belt. We walk through the full carry system, starting with a sturdy EDC belt that resists sag and rollover, then compare leather, kydex, and hybrid holsters so you can balance comfort, retention, and speed. Whether you prefer appendix or a strong-side 3 to 4 o’clock position, you’ll hear practical ways to tune cant, ride height, and tension to reduce printing and keep your draw path clean.
We dig into the details that matter in daily use: how kydex preserves a safe, open mouth for reholstering, why leather is kinder to custom finishes, and when a hybrid backer solves hot spots. Running a red dot, compensator, or weapon light? We break down fitment, optics cuts, and when custom light-bearing holsters make sense. We also compare retention levels—friction-based level zero, active level one releases like thumb breaks or finger levers, and why multi-level duty holsters are designed for different roles.
Training turns gear into confidence. You’ll get a simple dry-practice routine to build muscle memory, reinforce trigger discipline, and keep your eyes up while reholstering. We cover spare mag options, versatile carriers that adapt to different calibers, and off-body solutions such as dedicated concealment purses and packs with proper inserts for safe orientation and quick access. Expect honest talk about comfort, budgets, and the inevitable “holster box,” plus brand examples that have held up for us over time.
If you’re refining your everyday carry—belt choice, holster material, retention, and concealment—this is a clear roadmap with field-tested tips. Share this with a friend who’s dialing in their setup, subscribe for more practical training insights, and leave a review to tell us what topic you want next.
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00:06 - Welcome And Today’s Focus
00:50 - Mapping The Main Carry Styles
02:39 - Belts That Support The Load
04:42 - Leather, Kydex, And Hybrid Holsters
08:20 - Optics, Lights, And Fit Considerations
09:51 - Cant, Positions, And Printing
14:07 - Mag Pouches And Everyday Accessories
15:48 - Paddle Holsters And Safety Concerns
17:50 - Retention Levels And Training
22:43 - Off‑Body Options: Purses And Packs
27:18 - Comfort, Budget, And The Holster Box
32:37 - Closing Notes And How To Reach Us
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Hi, welcome to the Armed Guardian Podcast, part of the Blueberry Tactical and Training Network.
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Today, David and I will be discussing carry options and holsters.
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So sit back and enjoy and listen to today's podcast.
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Today we're gonna discuss a few carry options for you, holsters and uh things that you might not have seen, might not know that's out there, and what the best position or best way to carry with these particular items that we've got.
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So sit down, relax, enjoy your beverage of choice, and hopefully uh you'll pick up some information.
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So we'll start off with um there are a lot of options out there for carrying your weapon.
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Uh, some of the things you might want to consider are do you want to carry inside the waistband, outside the waistband, uh, shoulder, um off-body.
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You got any concerns or any questions or any ideas on David?
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What some other things that we should discuss?
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Well, talking about ways to carry, I mean, everybody's different.
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You got to find what works best for you, and that's kind of what we're hoping to do in this episode here is showing some of the different options.
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I know for me personally, I like carrying kind of more kidney carry, smaller the back.
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Um as far as when it comes to inside the pants, if I'm carrying just on my you know, outside the waistband, I like carrying on my strong side, I'm like handed strong side um three o'clock.
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Or actually nine o'clock maybe, but yeah.
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So that's that's kind of how I like to carry, but everybody's different.
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Um, and sometimes I may I may uh carry differently due to clothing or or other things where I'm at, whatever.
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But that's my preferred.
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But uh hopefully this episode will give everybody a chance to see kind of what are what's some of the options out there.
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There's a lot more options out there, but it'll get people looking in the right direction, right?
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And kind of help you get to thinking about ways to carry.
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You know, you may already be familiar with some, you may have your your favorite picks, or you may be new at this and and still kind of trying to figure out what works best for you.
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So we'll start off with the belt, Mr.
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Brian.
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Yeah, um, wanna make sure you have a good sturdy belt.
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Um the typical belts that you find at Walmart and stuff in a pinch would do, but over time they're not gonna hold up to the weight of the pistol, uh they're not gonna last long.
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Uh, what I really recommend uh and what I use is a two-let two-ply double-stitched uh leather belt.
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And this particular belt that I have is from Bursacare, which we are uh uh authorized uh dealer with, and we recommend this as because it's a good, durable, solid belt.
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Uh, this particular belt here is one of my newer ones, it's about two years old.
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I've got one that's five years old that looks still almost brand new.
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So um just something you want to find, something that's gonna support the holster and the weight of the gun and not sag, bow out, or anything like that.
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They do make nylon holsters, I mean nylon belts or um other tactical belts.
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Um I actually did a podcast uh recently with a friend of our of mine that uh he actually makes uh everyday carry belts, uh EDC Belt Company.
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Uh throw him out there.
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Uh makes a great belt.
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He's um, and again, it's it's the nylon, it's not the leather, but uh each each is their own.
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Some people prefer the nylon, some like leather.
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So it again, there are a lot of options out there, but just find a good quality belt that uh is durable and no will handle the weight of the gear that you're carrying.
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Um, once you move from your belt, you want to look at um your weapon.
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You're you know, there's several different holsters that you can get for your weapon.
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Uh they range from real generic uh everyday holsters to ones that are a little bit more complex.
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You've got actually this one right here.
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Uh again, this is a Versa carry.
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It's one where the pistol slides in here, and then it's got a little magazine pouch that you can carry a spare mag all together.
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Uh, these here, it's uh outside the waistband, uh, goes through the belt, it's got a belt loop here, and then one on the back side of the magazine.
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And again, it's uh leather, so it's gonna be a little bit easier than uh kydex on marking and uh roughing up the finish of your pistol, especially if you have a custom uh Cerakote or gun skin or something, it's not gonna wear that out as much.
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Um, another option, and again a Versa carry, is this uh holster here.
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It's just the actual holster, it's uh tension.
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You can adjust the tension right here for several different weapons.
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Uh, you can actually change the screw placements here to hit your gun specifically.
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Uh, this one you can carry on inside the waistband or outside.
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This here is set up for inside the waistband uh with flips up on the front and the back, or you can remove them and you can use the belt loops for uh outside the waistband carry.
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So uh again, this is a dual purpose one, so it really works uh well if you're playing around and looking for something to kind of see what where you want to carry and how you want to carry.
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And and we have here a kydex holster.
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Um, a lot of people now are moving into like they like the kydex.
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Uh they're very durable, very strong.
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Um just looking at the difference between the kydex and the leather.
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Um, the kydex is gonna hold its form very good.
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It's whenever you use your firearm coming in and out of the holster.
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Um, it's gonna maintain its form good.
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It's easy to find to find, you know, it maintains the form well of the firearm.
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A lot of people like the kydex.
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I would say one of the cons to the kydex is that it does tend to scuff your firearm up.
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Um, I mean, if you if you have if it's your everyday carry gun, you're probably not worried about that, and that's great.
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Um, if you're using a heirloom, let's say uh gun you got passed down to you from your grandfather or father or something like that.
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Maybe it's a collect or a collector gun.
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Umdex is probably not gonna be the best option because you're probably not gonna want to scuff that gun up.
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Right.
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But I'll let Mr.
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Bryan explain a little bit more on the kydex.
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And here's a C and G holster.
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C and G holster.
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Uh where we're also an affiliate with them.
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Uh it's American made.
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Uh they actually have some custom molded, and then they also um have some what they call quick ships that are you know for your basic standard firearms without any attachments.
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This one is actually for a block 43x, and it's actually cut out for if you used a red dot uh site, it's cut out for that as well.
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That's something else, too, if you're looking for a holster, making sure that it's meets your what your gun is carrying, whether you've got uh one that's capable for red dot, like with these right here, these are just standard holsters, so it's not cut out for the red dot.
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So uh you just need to pay attention to that.
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Uh, they make the holsters for if you have a light attachment or laser attachment, they make those holsters, but a lot of times those are custom holsters.
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Um you have to get those specialty made.
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So um, yeah, the kydex is great for inside the waistband because it uh keeps the uh void open to where you can re-holster without digging into your waistband and uh causing injury or an accidental discharge.
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You gonna say something, David?
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Uh oh no, I was just gonna move on to the um other.
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We also have a hybrid holster, a codecin leather.
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Um I might let Mr.
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Brian explain explain that.
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Yeah, this one uh is outside the waistband and it's got a cant to it.
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Um that's something else too, depending on how you're carrying.
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A lot of times, if you're carrying on the your side, you want that forward cant where it's easy to draw the pistol instead of having to come high up, you're able to come forward a little bit and not have to uh worry about coming up so high underneath your armpit or anything for your carry.
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Uh, this would also even work for um your eight or four o'clock carry position just uh off your hip.
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Um I it's what I carry with this one sometimes.
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If I'm not carrying it at the three o'clock, I'm right-handed.
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I'll carry it, use it at the four o'clock position where it's just a little bit behind.
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Your body shape is also going to determine your carry and position and how you carry.
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Um, some people love appendix carry.
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Um it's not one of my favorite carry positions, but I understand why people like it.
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My particular body style, it makes it a little bit difficult.
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Uh, I could carry appendix, uh, would just probably have to get a wedge or something to add to my holster to keep it from flopping out uh forward and uh printing.
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Uh that's something else.
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When you're look, especially if you're doing inside the waistband conceal carry, uh, you don't want your gun to print or people to be able to see that you're carrying a pistol.
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Again, this one's a Versa carry, it's got a tension screw here where you can tighten the and loosen the tension as needed for your particular gun.
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Um again, this one's more block 43, but got the custom opening where it's not going to collapse on you.
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So uh great little holster, and this one even with a red dot, uh it's red dot accessible for the Glock 43.
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Um another inside the waistband is uh again another Versicary.
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This is a a custom mold, or not a custom, but it's a uh hybrid.
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You've got a padded back area on the holster, which is leather and foam, and then you've got the kydex outer shell, and then the steel belt clip that holds the gun or holds the holster in on the belt.
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But this one is uh a dual, like I said, it's kydex and leather.
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Uh great.
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Uh kydex helps keep that uh opening there where the gun will go in and out very easily.
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Uh, it's got a little clip whenever you put your gun in, you'll feel it snap in place and it holds it in place, and all you do is just light twist and pull up and it releases it.
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So um again, a Versicari, we carry these and um another good holster.
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Uh, I really like the Versicari products.
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Uh, I'm I'm a leather person.
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Um I'm getting more accustomed to some kydex products, but um, I've just always enjoyed the the feel and the smell of the leather.
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Uh I old old timer here.
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And then and then along with holsters, and and these are very similar, so uh, we're not gonna spend a lot of time on because the materials are similar.
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Spare mag copies, and you can get them in single, like this one here, or double.
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You can get them in leather or or the codex um or nylon.
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Uh, I prefer codex.
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This right here is uh it's some molded plastic molded plastic um by pit bull tactical, it's actually expands.
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So I'm using a double stack mag here.
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It slides right in to expand out, but it also when I pull it out, I can use it for single stack, like a 1911 right mag.
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So it's a multiple multiple mag as well, it's just a single carrier.
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So all I gotta do is just slide it in there and it snaps on my belt.
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I can use it outside the waistband or inside the waistband.
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Yep.
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This is my go-to mag pouch right here because whatever I'm carrying, um, it takes, you know, like I said, multiple mags or multiple types of mags.
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So whatever gun I'm carrying, I can just slide the mag in there, flip it on my belt, and I'm ready to go.
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Yep.
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And again, we we're a dealer, we have uh these in stock in our store.
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Um, we've got them in the desert tan, the uh military green, and black color.
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So if you're looking for one of those, uh feel free to go to our our website, blueberrytactical.com.
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Uh, we've got the link for Versacary where you can order directly through them through our link.
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Uh our end of company store, uh, we have these listed in there.
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Uh, you can order those and either arrange if you're local, pick up here, or we can ship uh for a small fee to ship it.
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But uh, we do have these in stock.
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So another uh holster concern, or another another holster is a paddle holster.
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Uh, this one's a kydex.
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Um you've got the where it will fit over the belt, you got these little bridges right here where it will keep the gun or the holster on the belt and not pull out whenever you're trying to draw the holster.
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There are some issues some people have with the uh trigger release.
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Um I mean the the release for the this particular holster, this level one holster.
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Some people don't like this little uh thing here uh because whenever you draw your pistol, your finger, you have to keep it on, you know, you can't let your finger drop down because as if you're pulling it and your finger drops down, your finger will end up right over the uh trigger, open trigger guard area.
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And if you're not aware paying uh attention to it, your finger could inadvertently go on to the trigger, which could lead to a negligent discharge.
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But if you have good uh trigger discipline, finger discipline, whenever you draw with this holster, it's gonna come right out on the slide.
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I personally like these.
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This is my uh only time I really wear these are for class or for range, uh, whenever because I don't want to mess up my leather gear, but uh this is a good durable holster for my training at the range.
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Got anything, David?
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Yes, Miss Brian.
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Um, as we're talking about holsters here, and I'd like to move before we get to off-body carry, talk about um you mentioned this is a level one holster, talk about some of the safety concerns, some of the safety features on some holsters.
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Um the safety of carrying in a proper holster, right?
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Even you know, using good good holsters.
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Uh you know, there are many holsters out there, and some are one size fits all, and some of them are good, some of them are um, I mean, and you know, they're all um all of them have their purpose, but some are better than others for certain purposes, right?
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I guess is what I'm trying to say.
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Um, you could mention the level one.
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What are some of the different levels of the holsters?
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And maybe, you know, in a level one, and I know these are multiple questions I would like to have to flesh out a little bit.
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Um, in a level one, you know, this one has the trigger, the trigger finger release for the firearm, which which I have several like that, and I and I like them.
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They're they're good.
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You just have, like you said, you have to be careful when drawing, not to as that finger presses there, not to let it press on into the trigger, right?
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To the trigger guard, um, to the trigger.
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Yeah, um, but also I know some make the thumb ones.
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I've seen some where you come underneath and there's a little thing underneath that allows you to pull right.
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Um, but but what is the different levels?
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And we can talk about this other stuff as we go.
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So, some of the different levels, you start out with uh level zero, which is basically uh uh tension.
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Uh that would be this right here, this uh with the screw, it's a tension screw.
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You tighten it down.
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Uh, and I actually can this when I carry my 43x and have it in there, I can actually turn it upside down and shake it.
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If I violently shook it, then yeah, the gun could come flying out.
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But if there's enough tension that it's not gonna fly out if I was to fall down or something, but it's not so tight in there that it hampers me if I needed to draw.
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It's I can still smoothly draw the weapon.
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Um, you've got like this one right here.
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This is a uh again a level zero uh tension.
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It uses the gun fits in there, and as you tighten your belt, it'll uh tighten down on the gun, and it's just the tension of the belt against your body tightens and secures the gun.
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Not if you're uh active, uh doing a lot of running or stuff, you may not want to you may want to opt for something that has a tension screw or either a level one, which as David's mentioned, you got your thumb brakes, you got uh the little slide lever here, and other options or other types of level one holsters.
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Uh it basically it just means you got to perform one release to get the weapon to draw.
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The typical law enforcement holster uh back when I was in is a level three.
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It took three different uh releases to get the gun out of the holster.
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Um, I think now they even have a level four holster, I believe.
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I I they they very well may.
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I know they're coming out with new stuff every day.
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I know for and I'll say this, I think for um everyday carry, I think I wouldn't want to carry anything more than a level one level one.
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Um and I don't mind the level zeros, it just depends on how I'm carrying.
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Uh uh if I'm carrying oh if I'm open carrying for some reason, then I like to have uh have a level one for retention purposes.
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Uh you know, but and and that's not all the time, but but a lot of times.
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If I'm carrying concealed, you know, a level level zero with with with attention may be okay, you know, if they're outside the pants or something like that.
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I mean it just depends.
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It it just depends, and it's something that I think you know you've got to find what works best for you, what's the most comfortable for you.
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I mean, none of this is uh one is uh one size fits all.
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Um you know, there's a lot of prudence, discretion, and and individual opinion, I guess, that that goes into how we carry.
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And and even for me, I I carry different ways at different times, you know, depending on clothing style I'm wearing, where I'm going, uh the weather, the climate.
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I mean, there's a lot of things to take into into account with this.
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Um once again, just make sure you're carrying it safely.
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And then I can't stress out enough.
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Um, if you carry, you know, and practice the way you're carrying.
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So if you're carrying the level one with the trigger, practice carrying that so you're not um start over.
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You know, as you're drawing, as you're coming out after you press the release, that finger's not slipping into the trigger well.
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Um, just make sure you practice with with the way you carry.
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And also so that way you can be smooth and proficient um drawing your drawing your weapon and you know, slow is smooth and smooth as fast.
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And you want to be as smooth as possible.
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That's what well, something that and I teach in my concealed carry classes, I make a point to tell people is whenever you are looking to find your your carry position, once you determine this is where I like to carry, this is where I'm gonna start carrying, practice, make sure your firearm is clear, uh, it's unloaded, there's nothing in the chamber, and you know, put your gun in the holster, and then just ten times every day, slowly reach for your gun, pull it out, present the gun on target, and then go back to the holster.
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What you're looking to try to do is to not look down at your holster, either coming out or or going back in.
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You want to keep your eyes focused on what you perceive as a threat because if you take your eyes off of that threat and they see it, they may be able to react and attack you before you realize they have moved.
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So start doing 10 times a day a practice draw, cut slowly coming out.
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Uh, each time you come out, work a little bit faster and re-holster faster.
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It'll build what we call that muscle memory that uh you build up to where you instinctively do something without even having to think about it.
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Your brain says, draw a weapon, you're not standing there.
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Okay, I need to pull or clear my garment, grab the pistol, and it it becomes second nature to you.
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So just uh again on that note, uh practice how you're gonna carry and practice uh drawing and re-holstering that that weapon.
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Now I think we can move on to off-body carry.
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Yeah.
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Um Mr.
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Brian, if you want to explain off-body carry uh and show some of the products that we have.
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Um Okay.
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Um yeah, this here is uh for ladies, uh, they make the standard purses, they make cross-draw purses or cross-body purses.
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Uh these are designed to where you can carry, you've got your pockets for your everyday stuff that you put in.
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But depending on your left or right-handed, this one's amphidextrious.
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Uh, you got access on both sides.
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But if you ever need to draw your pistol, you just pull the zipper down, reach in, and if you look inside, you'll see a holster in there.
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You your gun fits in that holster and it secures it where it's not flopping around in there and anything getting into that uh trigger area.
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So whenever you're carrying it, all you've got to do is reach in, pull it out, and present your your um weapon on your your thread.
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And then it also just discreetly keeps it in there where it's not in your main parts of your your purse where you're digging in for change keys, uh wallet or something, and inadvertently putting your finger on a trigger of a gun that's just playing around in there.
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Um really recommend finding a purse that or crossbody uh purse that uh you really like, uh different styles, colors.
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Uh just find what you like and make sure it just securely uh holsters your gun as well as uh you're able to get it and it works with your your lifestyle.
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Don't ever just put a gun inside the bag and just throw it in there because that could be a disaster if uh something got into the trigger area.
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So that's uh different styles, uh different websites.
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Uh I've I could list several here, but uh if you have any questions on uh purses for the off-body carry for the ladies, um let us know.
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I can recommend a few that uh I've seen that I like their quality and stuff, and hook you up with that.
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And other off-body carry options.
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Um you have your backpack, you have holsters in the backpack.
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Um you have banking pack holsters and we actually, yeah, we've got one right here.
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A lot of people back in my time in the 80s when I was in law enforcement.
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Uh, this was the the new niche.
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Uh people really like doing carrying these.
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Uh you can uh go jogging, not have to worry about uh putting uh outside or inside the waistband holster.
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Just put your gun in the holster in here, zip it up, and go what do whatever.
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You got air extra pockets and stuff or first aid kit, keys, wallet, uh whatever.
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This particular one, uh, you actually got a magazine uh holder right here, so to attach a holster over here to put your gun in and zip it up, and then you've got it accessible whenever you could wear it where it's in the front on the side, or you could spin it around in the back.
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I wouldn't spin it around in the back unless it's just gonna be for a short time because you don't want you're not able you don't have eyes in the back of your head, so you can't see somebody coming up, but it's a good alternative body uh carry for when you don't have a um a belt or you're wearing gym shorts or something, you can still be uh safely armed and it works real good for certain aspects, especially for the hot weather when you're wearing shorts and you don't want to carry a t-shirt, or you know, so it's a little bit harder to carry concealed whenever you're wearing light or not a lot of clothing.
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