speshul Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Had a quick question on what everyone here likes to use for a holster. I have been looking at some blackhawk brand holsters that have a belt holster with a quick disconnect that you can move from your hip to a mount on the ALSE vest. I was just wondering if you guys had other recommendations for what you used on a deployment. I'm MEDEVAC so hopefully I can find something that can be moved quickly without a lot of interference inside the cockpit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharyouTree Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I went with the blackhawk hip holster with a paddle mount that I wore when I wasn't flying. It's been like 2 years, but I'm PRETTY sure that I just moved the gun to the issued holster that I had mounted on my overlay. (Sidenote, if you somehow get the choice between overlay and regular vest, TAKE THE VEST.) Comfortable when I wasn't flying, didn't have to spend an arm and a leg for the quick disconnect stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Lyman Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 I wore mine on my leg/thigh. I bought an ACU canvas holster that strapped on my leg and hooked on my belt. For carrying in PT uniform I used a separate shoulder holster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElJay Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 Do any of you current pilots have the inside track on which handgun has a leg up in the competition? I'm hoping the Sig P320 is selected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akscott60 Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 I use a Safariland ALS for my M9. Drop and offset belt mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apacheguy Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Do any of you current pilots have the inside track on which handgun has a leg up in the competition? I'm hoping the Sig P320 is selected. With all the budget cuts, I doubt there will be a replacement. If they had started in 2005 there would've been plenty of funds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highside7r Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I've used both the vest mount and the hip, similar to the Safariland mentioned. With the vest mount, I had 2 holsters to quickly swap from walking around the FOB to launching for a mission. Last rotary deployment just used the slim M9 hip holster with no body armor/vest doning issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBuzzkill Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Not sure how it would work in other seats but my holster was always fine on my hip. I think it's a Blackhawk something or other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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