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Jusme wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:04 am I have no info on the Defender holster, but I'm not a fan of having my extra mag(s) in the same location as my gun. Unless you can access the mag, with your off hand, you will have to switch your gun there to reload. Is it real time consuming? Maybe not, but it will take a lot of practice to master. For about the same money, you can get a crossbreed, and a mag holder that can go on the opposite side. This is just my opinion, and worth every penny you paid for it. YMMV.
Guys, these types of holsters are meant to be worn as AIWB, meaning they're at the 12 o'clock position. Gun ends up around 12:30 while the mag is at about 11:30. Thus it's your off-hand that grabs the mag.oljames3 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:29 amJusme wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:04 am I have no info on the Defender holster, but I'm not a fan of having my extra mag(s) in the same location as my gun. Unless you can access the mag, with your off hand, you will have to switch your gun there to reload. Is it real time consuming? Maybe not, but it will take a lot of practice to master. For about the same money, you can get a crossbreed, and a mag holder that can go on the opposite side. This is just my opinion, and worth every penny you paid for it. YMMV.
This. I carry my S&W M&P M2.0 9mm 5inch in a Safariland 7TS ALS openly. Even when I was carrying my Tanfoglio BTA90 IWB, concealed prior to 1/1/16, I have always carried my spare magazines openly, on my support side, in a nylon pouch with flaps. Looks like a multi-tool pouch. I train all my family members to carry their spare magazines the same way; OWB on the support side.
I carry the spare magazines in the same position for training and competition as I do for EDC. The only difference is I us open-top pouches in training and competion. I have used the flap covered pouchesin training and competiton to valid my techniques. Works well for me. I strive to train and practice using the same gear and techniques I use in EDC. At the range, for an all day class with additional spare magazines, I may add suspenders. Otherwise, I wear clothes I would wear in the office.
If you are planning to carry in the appendix position, a combination holster and mag pouch seems to me to be a good idea.
As with most things in life, it comes down to the risks we are willing to manage and which benefits matter most to us.
Carrying AIWB with a magazine pouch attached to the holster makes sense. However, the OP specified IWB, thus the comments concerning IWB with the holster and magazine pouch connected.SigM4 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:36 amGuys, these types of holsters are meant to be worn as AIWB, meaning they're at the 12 o'clock position. Gun ends up around 12:30 while the mag is at about 11:30. Thus it's your off-hand that grabs the mag.oljames3 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:29 amJusme wrote: ↑Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:04 am I have no info on the Defender holster, but I'm not a fan of having my extra mag(s) in the same location as my gun. Unless you can access the mag, with your off hand, you will have to switch your gun there to reload. Is it real time consuming? Maybe not, but it will take a lot of practice to master. For about the same money, you can get a crossbreed, and a mag holder that can go on the opposite side. This is just my opinion, and worth every penny you paid for it. YMMV.
This. I carry my S&W M&P M2.0 9mm 5inch in a Safariland 7TS ALS openly. Even when I was carrying my Tanfoglio BTA90 IWB, concealed prior to 1/1/16, I have always carried my spare magazines openly, on my support side, in a nylon pouch with flaps. Looks like a multi-tool pouch. I train all my family members to carry their spare magazines the same way; OWB on the support side.
I carry the spare magazines in the same position for training and competition as I do for EDC. The only difference is I us open-top pouches in training and competion. I have used the flap covered pouchesin training and competiton to valid my techniques. Works well for me. I strive to train and practice using the same gear and techniques I use in EDC. At the range, for an all day class with additional spare magazines, I may add suspenders. Otherwise, I wear clothes I would wear in the office.
If you are planning to carry in the appendix position, a combination holster and mag pouch seems to me to be a good idea.
As with most things in life, it comes down to the risks we are willing to manage and which benefits matter most to us.
Unless otherwise stated by the OP I would assume that's what he's asking about. That said, if someone was thinking about carrying one at say 3 o'clock then I would echo your statements above.