Thread: Belts, Pouches and Holsters

for IPSC Production, the XD9 and mags go in an Uncle Mike kydex holster, a double mag pouch that came with the XD, and a Blackhawk double mag pouch.

for IPSC Metallic, the Tanfoglio and mags go in a Safariland holster and a couple of pre-loved Hellweg leather double mag pouches. i'm told i can wear a race holster for Metallic class but i like the challenge and romance of drawing from a Production class holster.

I'm just going to write about what I don't like about the cr speed and daa pouches because they do everything else you can expect from a pouch anyway.

Cr speed:

Takes up too much real estate between the inner and outer belt, seriously, you have this smallish pouch and this huge f*ckn mounting bracket that it joins onto (not as bad as a tek lok) If you have 3 of these pouches together then don't count on your inner belt contacting the velcro for about 6 1/2" its probably OK for those that have a huge waist but I don't, and I can have up to 80 rounds hanging off that 6" without anything keeping it fixed and it sags . I fixed the issue by glueing Velcro to the pouch, now its solid as.

Can't fix the pouch to the belt in a "bullets out" configuration like the daa. I don't shoot this way so it doesn't worry me, but some do.


To change your pouch spacer for different mag sizes, you need to undo the nut that holds the pouch onto the bracket meaning you have to reorientate the pouch to your correct angle when you do it up again. No biggy but not as efficient as the daa.

DAA:

Pouch sits too far out from the waist. It might suit the guy with their guts hanging over their belt but if you're built like a rake then it can be annoying. And if you turn it bullets out then it "seems" to double its distance. Just a personal preference thing really.

Pouch itself takes up more room on outside of belt than a cr speed. User preference.

If you want to move the pouch then you have to get the Allen keys out. Sure, it locks down tight but if you're wanting to shift pouches around then its a pain in the arse to move unlike the cr speed which can be slid on and off the belt without tools. User preference again.

I had a bladetech doh for my shadow but after a multigun match running around with a holstered pistol It felt like the dam thing was going to fly out the holster. Havnt had that issue with the daa race master, once its locked its locked. personal preference again.

They are all much of a muchness. Have a play with peoples gear. If I had to set up a belt again I would go with Cr speed pouches and daa racer/master holster. YMMV.

Buy the stuff from overseas, its way cheaper.

Currently running Double alpha for everything. The daa belts are a lot stiffer than the CR speed ones which is good, I used my old CR belt the other day and felt like i was going to rip my belt off just drawing the gun.

Holster, if I was buying new now I would get one of the DAA alpha X, judging from the ones I've seen they are a Racemaster that has been made better.

I use the Racer mag pouches, in my opinion the racemasters aren't worth the extra cost. The mags seem to slide better out of the plastic than the alloy.