Holster Cant

[Piney]

Greetings--

My letter to Santa included a new OWB holster for my G34

I'm soliciting comments on cant-- forward (FBI) or straight ?

I carry my IWB holster with a forward cant as it seems to hide better. THis holster is for IDPA shoots so hiding it isnt an issue.

Thanks--

[longtooth]

Competition, I stick w/ my carry weapon & holster.
For the change you will probably like stright better.
See if you can find a straight one to try.

[Texasdoc]

I shoot IDPA and for what its worth go with a Straight at the belt line type holster. its easier to use and IMHO more comfortable.


300shooter

[Kalrog]

I actually find the FBI cant to be more comfortable and easier to conceal. Can you try both and see which one works best for you?

[Skiprr]

Piney:

Try our friend Gregg Garrett at Comp-Tac. You can get the best of both world's with the settable cant holster. Since the cant is adjusted with bolts that you have remove from your belt and adjust, it doesn't violate the IDPA settable cant rule. And if you pay seven bucks more to get the "deluxe" rig, you get an optional paddle with it. You'll probably want the belt-threaded holster for competition (because I don't know if the paddle add-on would extend the gun too far from your body to be legal), but you may want the paddle for concealed OWB carry in cooler weather when you can wear a coat.

Just my .02...

[nitrogen]

I actually find the FBI cant to be more comfortable and easier to conceal. Can you try both and see which one works best for you?

I find that FBI cant works better especially when I have to sit a lot.

[txinvestigator]

Whatever stye you use, be sure to check it for your ability to smoothly draw the weapon.

I have seen many people change holsters after attending training and realizing that their "comfortable" carry mode is not worth a flip for getting the weapon into action. ;)

[SRVA]

For competition, get the straight holster.

[casselthief]

so, then you can change the title to this topic to Holster Can!!!

[40FIVER]

For competition, get the straight holster.

I'm confused. How would a straight up vertical draw be better than a forward canted draw for any situation?

[Piney]

For competition, get the straight holster.

I'm confused. How would a straight up vertical draw be better than a forward canted draw for any situation?

From what I understand, the theory is that a straight up draw is faster because the barrel doesnt have to rotate as far forward to quickly come to a horizontal (ie firing) position.

Im used to drawing from my CTAC, which is set to a fwd cant. The suggestion of getting a settable cant model may be the answer.

[Skiprr]

From what I understand, the theory is that a straight up draw is faster because the barrel doesnt have to rotate as far forward to quickly come to a horizontal (ie firing) position.

Yeppers. If you look at some of the Open class "race rigs" in IPSC competition (like the Ghost Holster: http://www.ghostholster.com/), they actually cant them barrel-forward...for that very muzzle-to-target travel distance. 'Course, they also let the holsters ride lower than is IDPA legal.

With a high-riding conceal holster, I actually like a 15-degree FBI cant. It just seems easier for me to accurately get to the gun under clothing that way. And besides, I won't have to worry about an extra three-tenths of a second in delay of presentation time affecting my scores for a long time. Reloading mistakes mess me up far more than getting the gun out of the holster.